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

Pat Buckley: ...witch-hunt. It is not about that. It is about gathering the information. As I always say, it is basically about gathering all the ingredients and baking the right cake. You cannot make an apple tart without apples. It is as simple as that.

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...how important this is. Of all the stories, one particular story stood to me, namely, that of a lovely man who had the ability to go to the shop on his own and get his bottles of water and a few apples. Ms Curtis knows who I am talking about. He could get on a bus and travel somewhere and come back. I spoke to him outside the courthouse at the top of the town, where there is a little...

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Pat Buckley: ..., and that is the reason for my hopes regarding CAMHS. The majority of staff, let us be honest, are in the service because they care. It is not because their jobs are easy. If you bake an apple tart with no apples and it does not taste like an apple tart, you ask yourself what is wrong. Jesus, you do not go back and make the same mistake again. What is happening just drives me mad....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...and so on are looking at that and already we are meeting resistance because of money messages. I say to them: "But we have the plan." Again, I said off the record earlier that this is like making an apple tart. We put the flour, the sugar, the butter and the eggs into the bowl. We do not have apples yet. We will see if it will turn out to be an apple tart. If you do not plan...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: .... Further regulation is needed in that regard. I do not wish to bash landlords. As many Deputies stated, there are some fabulous landlords as well as fabulous tenants. However, no matter where one goes, there are always a few bad apples. The Bill strengthens the rights of both landlords and tenants. It offers security to tenants such that they know that a property will meet a...

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Pat Buckley: In my constituency of east Cork, many families are employed by Apple. Do not get us wrong, we are delighted to have the company there. It has provided very good paying work for many local people over the years. However, the people in my constituency need more than these jobs and the income tax the workers pay. Like all other Irish people, they rely on myriad public services and...