Results 201-220 of 2,357 for speaker:Pat Buckley
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: Just to say that it is nice to see some progress being made. The issue has been ongoing for a long time. It has been very stressful. I congratulate the secretariat staff on their work. I agree with it.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: I am happy enough with it.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: I agree with the recommendations but I will be very interested in the petitioner's response. The petition mentioned the Disability Act two or three times but it also mentioned the optional protocol. We had a chance in 2018, when we ratified most of the UNCRPD, to ratify the optional protocol but did not do so. The excuse from the HSE is weak. It is saying that it cannot provide the service...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: Yes, that would make sense. At least then we would be able to ascertain the level of demand.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: I suspect there are two waiting lists. There is the original waiting list and then there is a waiting list to get on that waiting list.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: Yes.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: Agreed
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: Agreed.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: It is agreed. The response is substantial.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: I agree the correspondence from the HSE should be forwarded to the petitioner for comment. Is there a second recommendation?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: That is perfect. Agreed.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: That's agreed.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: Five thousand is a large figure.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: We went through a lot of amendments when we set up the memorandum of understanding for this committee. I was passionate that this is possibly the only committee left in the Oireachtas that is lastchance.com. This is where we give people outside the Houses their voice. Everyone is entitled to have an opinion, to be heard and it is a decent way of debating and thrashing out the issues....
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: This has been going on for a long time. I remember one time when we discussed it I said I would write to my own council. I have put the question to it and I mentioned authorised and unauthorised developments on its section of Waterways Ireland waterways. In fairness to Cork County Council, it came back very fast in response to authorised developments but there was supposed to be another...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: Let us see what is going on.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (18 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: 71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make a statement of solidarity with people of Gaza and Palestine during this terrible time for them and to condemn the illegal actions of Israel in its continuing regime of occupation, land theft, apartheid and collective punishment which has led to nearly one million Gazan children being without food, water and power. [45755/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Budget 2024 (18 Oct 2023)
Pat Buckley: 236. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to move forward the implementation of increases to payments made by his Department in Budget 2024 to January 2024 instead of November, given the hardship facing many families due to the continuing cost of living crisis; the rational for the decision if not; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Reform of Mental Health Services: Discussion (28 Sep 2023)
Pat Buckley: I hear Mr. O'Sullivan's pain. I was lucky enough to be spokesperson on mental health in the last term so I am well aware of budgets and where money should be spent and where it is actually being spent. There are choice words that I would not use in this committee because I would not be allowed to use them. I see Mr. O'Sullivan's point about CORU. Whatever number it will be, you have to...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Reform of Mental Health Services: Discussion (28 Sep 2023)
Pat Buckley: Absolutely not.