Results 1-6 of 6 for other and baby speaker:Pat Buckley

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Pat Buckley: Yes, and it beggars belief. I know the lady, Emily O'Reilly, because we have worked with her previously. She is very thorough. I do not know whether it has been flagged with the European Ombudsman. It goes back a while before her tenure, so it might have been dealt with by a different ombudsman. I would suggest that if she does not have that information, we might flag it up with her as...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief (23 Nov 2023)

Pat Buckley: Considering this is about flood relief, I acknowledge that I met the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, in Midleton at the entrance to Tir Cluain estate and Moore's Bridge on the Sunday. I want to give a synopsis of why we are here tonight. These are the words of one of the volunteers in the hub in Midleton, County Cork: The events of Wednesday 18 October 2023 will forever be engrained...

Committee on Public Petitions: Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman (16 Feb 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...oversight in that regard. When one tries to reach out to access information or help for families, it is not available. To cut a long story short, I reached out to the European ombudsman on this issue and was told it has no remit. It sends you back to the Mental Health Commission or some other organisation. You get the run-around, with no oversight. Is there a way to create an...

Covid-19, Mental Health and Older People: Statements (29 Apr 2021)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for her opening speech and for her honesty. We can sometimes have a fairly heated debate in here, but when progress of any kind is made it must be welcomed. It would be remiss of me not to congratulate the Minister without Portfolio, Deputy McEntee, on the birth of her baby boy this morning. I wish to touch on the surge capacity requirements in mental health...

Third Interim Report from the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Pat Buckley: ...the opportunity to speak. I commend the commission on its work. However, I am very concerned about the delays. Many Members have referred to victims, but in my eyes they are also heroes for standing up and speaking the truth. More importantly, they are heroes for seeking the truth. What sticks in my craw is that there appears to be delay after delay. Another Deputy mentioned...

Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: If one thing is clear about how we must proceed to address the shameful scandal of abuse, neglect and imprisonment represented by the mother and baby homes which operated in this State it is that we must as a principle accept and believe the word of the survivors of these crimes. I believe the survivors of places like Bessborough, Bethany and other homes. I know some survivors personally....