Results 41-60 of 65 for garda speaker:Pat Buckley

Mental Health Policy: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2020)

Pat Buckley: ...issue seriously. I again appeal to the Minister of State to please take this issue seriously because, let us be honest, there is a tsunami of suicides coming down the road. I spoke to members of An Garda Síochána who found the body of a young fella last week near here. He died from suicide. The figures are another problem. The figures we get are two years old. One must...

Flood Prevention Policies: Motion [Private Members] (4 Nov 2020)

Pat Buckley: ...issues at the moment. I have spoken with the area engineers on this. They are appealing for help and funding. The one thing we are very lucky with is the community spirit. The Civil Defence, the Garda and the emergency services all pulled together. If we can pull together in times of emergency surely as a body we can sit down in a committee and pull together to prevent this. Let us...

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2020)

Pat Buckley: ...bill, for example. It is the only hub left in some of our towns and villages. Our amendment referred to having a one-stop-shop. They are the only meeting places in many areas because they have lost their Garda stations, shops and pubs, and rural transport is very limited. It might be the only chance that people have of getting out to meeting people once a week. It is a vital service....

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: ...the previous Dáil, I tabled parliamentary questions on the subject. It is alarming how many Defence Force families claim family income supplement. It must make things very difficult. An Garda Síochána stopped at a car on the Ringaskiddy side of the naval base and noticed a young man sleeping in his car. The man was from Wexford and he could not go home because he was...

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (2 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: ...with 2,500 members of the vinters' association, this works out at approximately €6,400 each, which is not going to help anybody. I welcome the fact that the clause that would enable members of An Garda Síochána to enter people's homes has been removed. I am looking forward to the next Stage of the Bill, when we can get into its content. I wish the Minister luck and I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (30 Jul 2020)

Pat Buckley: ...admissions in 2019; the percentage of the involuntary admissions following a referral by a family member; the percentage of the involuntary admissions following referral by a member of An Garda Síochána; and the percentage of the involuntary admissions following referral by a doctor. [20650/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2019)

Pat Buckley: The same issue arises in regard to the hard-fought for CCTV system in Midleton in east Cork, in that An Garda Síochána does not want to take on responsibility for its maintenance and the municipal district in east Cork, formerly Midleton Town Council, has a major issue with it as well. There is a new CCTV operational in the town, which took a lot of fundraising to get up and...

Business Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (13 Mar 2019)

Pat Buckley: .... I will raise a couple of issues to show what I mean by "prudent". Insurance companies often settle motor accident claims out of court. Let us suppose that two people are involved in a motor accident, An Garda Síochána is called and it is reported to the insurance company. The purported perpetrator is often left out of the equation and the case is settled between the Garda...

Rural Crime: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: The most recent report from An Garda Síochána, entitled Policing with Local Communities, made for some very interesting reading. Its recommendations only support what others have said here tonight. Some of these recommendations mirror the concerns of the general public. Under the heading "Rural Crime and the Fear of Crime", it states:During this inspection, a number of local...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (29 Nov 2018)

Pat Buckley: ...after Christmas in Cork unquestionably matters. The staff are very hard working. Surely their loyalty to An Post matters. In recent months we have seen the closure of many rural post offices, pubs and Garda stations which has left rural communities feeling very isolated. On many occasions I have raised in this House the issue of rural depopulation. Now there is the possibility of...

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: ...gone. Paying €5 off the ESB or any other bill is now gone. We are losing services. Another issue is rural isolation. The post office was probably the last remaining local hub because the Garda station and the pub are gone and now the post offices and shops will possibly be gone. For some people living in rural areas, the post office might be the only point of one-to-one...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (7 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: 413. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations open in the Cork north and west Garda divisions in each year since 2009; and the name of each. [35473/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Information and Communications Technology (7 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: 414. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in the Cork north and west Garda divisions that had access to broadband in each year since 2009. [35474/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Information and Communications Technology (7 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: 415. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in the Cork north and west Garda divisions that had access to high-speed broadband in each year since 2009. [35475/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (10 Jul 2018)

Pat Buckley: 319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda custody suites in operation nationally [30704/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Early Intervention and Talk Therapy: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Pat Buckley: ...want to watch a soccer match, they go to a soccer match because it will be on that pitch. The only thing that seems to be recurring here is an overreliance on the emergency services, GPs, the Garda and the fire service. God forbid, as the last resort probably one of the hardest things to do is go back and tell one's parents in the belief that a problem shared is a problem halved, but...

Strategic Communications Unit: Motion [Private Members] (20 Mar 2018)

Pat Buckley: ...two wheelchairs for constituents last week. That says a lot about how bad this country is. We need a reality check on this. The €5 million could fund aspects of mental health care. It could help to pay our Garda and members of the Defence Forces. It could help fill potholes in east Cork. Money can be spent in much better ways, but this Government prefers political spin over...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Data (1 Feb 2018)

Pat Buckley: 316. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Garda personnel who received family income supplement in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [4993/18]

Disclosures Tribunal: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: ...the doubters. It states:We have endured eight years of great suffering, private nightmare, public defamation and state vilification arising solely from the determination of Maurice to ensure that the Garda Síochána adheres to decent and appropriate standards of policing in its dealings with the Irish people. Our personal lives and our family life, and the lives of our five...

Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: ...2017, I read that rural people stated that they wanted more resources put into community policing, stiffer sentences for repeat offenders and closer consultation between local authorities and An Garda Síochána. Only last week, the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, met the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association, ICSA, president, Mr. Kent. They were discussing the national...