Results 41-60 of 493 for cork speaker:Pat Buckley

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Weather Events (19 Oct 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...town, handing them out. That is the community spirit we need. It is all about communication which is the most important thing here. I hope that by working together we can get this right for everybody in east Cork. Then we can truly, genuinely start addressing where we went wrong, and it is to be hoped this will never, ever happen again. I thank the Minister of State for his time.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...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 section for unauthorised developments and, unfortunately, I have not received...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (21 Sep 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...to raise this matter for the following reason. People are going on about the carbon footprint. For one thing, there is a carbon footprint in running 13 daily services from Youghal all the way to Cork city and all the way back. I understand many of these services do not run at peak time but the peak services are probably the most important for connectivity. The express route is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (21 Sep 2023)

Pat Buckley: ..., for connectivity. It would service Youghal, Killeagh, Castlemartyr and go into Midleton. Unfortunately, the response I got from the NTA was that, building on the work developed as part of the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy 2040, the park-and-ride design office, PRDO, is carrying out a demand analysis to identify the zones on the main traffic corridors. It goes on to say...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Accommodation for Travellers: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...of fear, distrust, or is it a lack of education? It is about trying to harmonise things. The Chair referred to the Ombudsman for Children report, No End in Site, on the Spring Lane halting site in Cork. I like the Ombudsman for Children's report because it is brutally honest and raises issues. Many of these issues seem to stem from the lack of trust and education between Departments....

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: 825. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the proposed reduction in hours of SouthDoc services based in Fermoy, County Cork; the rationale for this reduction; and details of the planned timeline. [35415/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...for Health what efforts he and his Department are making in conjunction with the HSE to ensure the best levels of out-of-hours GP care for regional towns and rural areas, especially in the east Cork area. [35416/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: 827. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make a commitment to work with his Department and the HSE to stop the planned reduction of out-of-hours GP services under SouthDoc in east Cork. [35417/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: 828. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the funding provided for SouthDoc out-of-hours services in the east Cork area for the year 2023. [35418/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: 829. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the funding provided for SouthDoc out-of-hours services in the east Cork area for the year 2022. [35419/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: 830. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the funding provided for SouthDoc out-of-hours services in the east Cork area for the year 2021. [35420/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: 831. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the funding provided for SouthDoc out-of-hours services in the east Cork area for the year 2020. [35421/23]

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

Pat Buckley: .... There are also parliamentary questions and you name it, not to mention the petititons. Ms Curtis is right. She mentioned suicides. Between 2000 and 2002, there were 69 suicides in east Cork. There were women aged 63, 54 and 33, and the rest were all male. That indicates the need. There was a 22-bed system, with 20 full-time beds and the two short-term-stay beds. It is a...

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

Pat Buckley: ...You should treat the person, not the problem. That is the issue here, and people outside of this committee should take that on board. I appeal to the HSE, especially the new board of the HSE for Cork and Kerry, to come down to the area. Ms Curtis is right that everybody should sit down at the table. As I have said before, we all make mistakes, but we should be brave enough to put up...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (13 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...water system last week as a Topical Issue matter. The boil water notice has been lifted, but it was affecting 10,000 people. I would support inviting in those who are accountable and responsible in Cork County Council and Irish Water. I certainly agree with the recommendations of that petition.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (13 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: I agree. There is a lot of work in that, given the response runs to more than eight pages. The responses from the Secretary General and the assistant chief executive of Cork City Council seem to be good enough. We will wait and see what the response of the petitioner is. I agree with the recommendation.

Investment in Football: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...a soccer match. We did not come out favourably from it. There is a very good story in sport helping communities and what it gives back. I am very proud of having taken part in a soccer match in Cork City FC's grounds in Turners Cross that involved Munster rugby players, Cork hurlers and footballers and Cork City League of Ireland stars. It was for raising awareness of mental health....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (12 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: 70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department can use powers under section 10 of the Roads Act 1993 as amended to reclassify the R624 N25 to Cobh road in east Cork to a national primary or national secondary route, in order that State funding can be used for the upgrade of construction of a new bridge at Belvelly Bridge, Cobh and also carry out improvement works...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (11 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: 852. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no person has had access to the Orthodontic Dental School and Hospital at Cork University since March 2023; the reason patients are being told that this practice will continue indefinitely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34381/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (11 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: 853. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the dental treatment services scheme is available to medical card holders in Cork but the Cork University Dental School does not participate in the scheme and charges patients private fees for dental treatment; the reason for same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34382/23]