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Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Weather Events
Pat Buckley
285. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection when a family (details supplied) will receive payment for the recent flooding in east Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49334/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Middle East
Pat Buckley
94. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); and what efforts he and the Government will make to see that they are safely returned to Ireland. [47298/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Visa Applications
Pat Buckley
805. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who is currently in Gaza in the midst of the Israeli bombings; if she will provide a rationale for why his visa application to visit his family in Ireland was rejected; if she will review this application to provide the person with the support to leave Gaza to visit his wife Nada and their children in Ireland. [47621/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Middle East
Pat Buckley
71. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs 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]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Budget 2024
Pat Buckley
236. Deputy Pat Buckley asked 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 matter. [45749/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Waterways Ireland
Pat Buckley
346. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Waterways Ireland has entered into any contracts of confidentiality with land owners, jetty owners or marina owners in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41497/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Waterways Ireland
Pat Buckley
347. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to supply the number of contracts of confidentiality that were signed between Waterways Ireland and landowners, jetty owners, and marina owners, in tabular form for the years 2013, 2014, 2015,2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41498/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Waterways Ireland
Pat Buckley
348. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many serving members are presently on the Board of Waterways Ireland, and if he will provide contact details for each member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41499/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Pat Buckley
825. Deputy Pat Buckley asked 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]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Pat Buckley
826. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister 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]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Pat Buckley
827. Deputy Pat Buckley asked 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]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Pat Buckley
828. Deputy Pat Buckley asked 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]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Pat Buckley
829. Deputy Pat Buckley asked 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]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Pat Buckley
830. Deputy Pat Buckley asked 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]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Pat Buckley
831. Deputy Pat Buckley asked 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]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Pat Buckley
832. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide details of any impact assessments or reports carried out in regard to SouthDoc services in Fermoy and the potential risks of the planned reduction in hours. [35422/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Pat Buckley
833. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of figures relating to the use of SouthDoc out-of-hours services in Fermoy in the past five years respectively, including 2023. [35423/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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Road Projects
Pat Buckley
70. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport 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 on the R624 in conjunction with the relevant local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34509/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Dental Services
Pat Buckley
852. Deputy Pat Buckley asked 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]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Dental Services
Pat Buckley
853. Deputy Pat Buckley asked 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]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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School Admissions
Pat Buckley
324. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if pupils (details supplied) will have a school place after the summer break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32749/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Park-and-Ride Facilities
Pat Buckley
234. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA or TII have considered a park-and-ride-style model of transport to run from Youghal, County Cork, to the train station in Midleton, County Cork, so as to facilitate a proper public transport corridor to Cork city via the train to Cork city and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29809/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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School Funding
Pat Buckley
337. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education the reason the capitation grants differ so much from primary school (€183) to second level school (€316); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29772/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Mental Health Policy
Pat Buckley
340. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if her Department is considering the full roll-out of mental health supports for schools in Ireland; if the establishment of mental-health supports on-site in schools is being considered, with 544,788 primary pupils (details supplied), which equates to €20 per pupil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29860/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Pat Buckley
286. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will be open for students at the beginning of the 2023-24 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26074/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pat Buckley
757. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) will be waiting three years or more for an operation on their knees despite the fact that their health and mobility has worsened over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26159/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Pat Buckley
292. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the opening of a new school (details supplied) planned for this September; if she will reaffirm her commitment to seeing the school opened and fully operational in time for the next school year; if she will confirm this personally with the school committee providing it with a clear opening date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24370/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Road Projects
Pat Buckley
193. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if he will explain the rationale and reasoning behind issuing a section 24 letter to the TII as part of the roads allocations to County Cork for 2023, which effectively overruled TII’s proposal to fund the Mallow Relief Road to the amount of €1.4 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19406/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Housing Provision
Pat Buckley
248. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in east Cork in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and planned number to be delivered in 2023 with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18684/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Disabilities Assessments
Pat Buckley
526. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many assessments of needs cases for children with disabilities have been outsourced to the national treatment purchase fund in 2020, 2021 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15291/23]
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Pat Buckley
375. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education the reason a young child (details supplied) with special education needs cannot get a school escort even though their school transport has been sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7388/23]
Thu, 9 Feb 2023
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Emergency Services
Pat Buckley
137. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an arrangement between the fire services and the HSE and the National Ambulance Service to provide a first response service nationally exists if there are no first responders in an area where there is a retained fire service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6293/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Ambulance Service
Pat Buckley
497. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the results of a pilot scheme launched on 1 October 2022 was a feasibility study of the ambulance service bringing patients to Mallow General Hospital instead of Cork University Hospital in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2743/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Departmental Reviews
Pat Buckley
18. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has commenced the comprehensive independent evaluation recommended by the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council into the cumulative impact of a range of measures which it states represent a cost to employers through administration burdens and resourcing and which could be particularly burdensome for SMEs; and if the evaluation has not commenced, when work will commence. [63403/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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National Car Test
Pat Buckley
224. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to reports that some vehicle insurance companies are suggesting that vehicle owners should obtain a certificate of road worthiness from a mechanic while awaiting an NCT due to the backlog of NCT tests, in order that the insurance would honour the policy; the reason that this is happening; the rationale for this; if this is legal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61988/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Public Inquiries
Pat Buckley
622. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he intends to establish an independent public inquiry into the high numbers of deaths at a nursing home (details supplied) in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62172/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Pat Buckley
353. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) living alone will not qualify for the living alone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60430/22]
Thu, 24 Nov 2022
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School Enrolments
Pat Buckley
123. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing issue of the very high number of primary students with no secondary school places in east Cork; her plans to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58183/22]
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
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Official Apology
Pat Buckley
78. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to secure a State apology for persons (details supplied) who were shot by Free State forces in Kilmainham Gaol on 17 November 1922. [58194/22]
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
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Official Apology
Pat Buckley
79. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to secure a State apology for the wrongful execution of a person (details supplied) who was shot by Free State forces. [58195/22]
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
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Official Apology
Pat Buckley
80. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to secure a State apology for the wrongful execution of Irish republican army volunteers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58196/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Coastal Erosion
Pat Buckley
248. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the national coastal change management strategy steering group on coastal erosion at Pilmore Beach, County Cork; and the details of the plans for long-term measures to address this continuing problem which has only had stop-gap measures applied to date which have not provided lasting protection for the local coastline. [57528/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Coastal Erosion
Pat Buckley
255. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will urgently request senior Office of Public Works engineers to assess the works that were recently undertaken to arrest coastal erosion at Pilmore Beach, County Cork and to determine if further remedial works are required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57527/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Land Issues
Pat Buckley
794. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department can clarify if Coillte plans to sell land for a development (details supplied) in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57972/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Disability Services
Pat Buckley
534. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his Department will recognise that autism assistance dogs should have the same recognition as dogs for the blind; if his Department will consider providing Government funding in line with the way ]guide dogs in Ireland are funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56299/22]
Wed, 9 Nov 2022
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Rail Network
Pat Buckley
18. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if the new proposed dual railway lines from Cork to Cobh and Cork to Midleton will have new carriages which will be fully compliant with the Disability Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55781/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Departmental Properties
Pat Buckley
858. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has made any proposal to purchase a site (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54627/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Hospital Facilities
Pat Buckley
1027. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the completion of the modular extension to Mallow Hospital, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54624/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Hospital Facilities
Pat Buckley
1028. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the original design of the extension to Mallow Hospital altered from its original design; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54625/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Hospital Facilities
Pat Buckley
1038. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the new replacement 50-bed unit on the grounds of Midleton Community Hospital, County Cork will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54649/22]