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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]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Hospital Facilities
Pat Buckley
1039. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the extension and refurbishment of 33 beds at Kanturk Community Hospital, County Cork will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54650/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Hospital Facilities
Pat Buckley
1040. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when works will be completed on the 50-bed replacement unit at Youghal Community Hospital, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54651/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Hospital Facilities
Pat Buckley
1041. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the refurbishment and extension plus 71 beds will be completed at St. Patrick’s Community Hospital, Fermoy, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54652/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Forestry Sector
Pat Buckley
759. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the ongoing failure of his Department to consistently meet forestry licence issuance and afforestation targets. [53139/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Budget 2023
Pat Buckley
760. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in Budget 2023 to support young farmers. [53140/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Pat Buckley
100. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if her Department has plans to extend the roll-out of additional DEIS school status to additional schools in east Cork that were not included in the last round of expansion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52149/22]
Thu, 29 Sep 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Pat Buckley
265. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the Covid payment will be made to the staff of a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47812/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pat Buckley
548. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) who needs urgent surgery will be on a waiting list for the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45854/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Marine Accidents
Pat Buckley
239. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will publish the results of a recent feasibility study which was carried out at Ballyandreen, Ballycotton, County Cork at the site of a vessel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43069/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Pat Buckley
796. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Defence when the Defence Forces will receive the €1,000 Covid payment [43886/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Naval Service
Pat Buckley
798. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Defence the number of Irish Naval Service ships that are currently in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44047/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Naval Service
Pat Buckley
799. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service seamen and seawomen that have been recruited in each of the years 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44048/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Naval Service
Pat Buckley
800. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Defence the number of officers that have been appointed to the Naval Service in each of the years 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44049/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Pat Buckley
1271. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if proposals have been brought to Cabinet regarding the redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes; when this process for payment will commence; the process for these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43887/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Health Services
Pat Buckley
1726. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of new long-term and short-term respite beds that have been approved and allocated in each of the electoral areas in east Cork in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42843/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Health Services
Pat Buckley
1727. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of new long-stay and short-stay mental health respite beds that have been approved and allocated in each of the electoral areas in east Cork in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42844/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Home Care Packages
Pat Buckley
1886. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a service will provide additional hours of care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43483/22]
Wed, 13 Jul 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pat Buckley
465. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) who needs urgent surgery will be on a waiting list for the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38199/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Rail Network
Pat Buckley
273. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if the contracts for electrification of the Cork to Midleton and the Cork to Cobh railway lines have been signed; if his Department has signed any procurement contract to purchase new electric trains to service both railway lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37582/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Rail Network
Pat Buckley
274. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has ringfenced moneys from the European Union stimulus plan (details supplied) to fund the new rail work in Cork; the amount that has been ringfenced; if this will also include a number of new railway stations along the existing lines on the Cork to Cobh and the Cork to Midleton railway lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37583/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Rail Network
Pat Buckley
275. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport when his Department will have approval of all procurement contracts for new electric trains and carriages for the Cork to Midleton and the Cork to Cobh railway lines to be signed off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37584/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Housing Policy
Pat Buckley
376. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in some local authority areas including Cork County Council, recipients of the increased disability allowance payment will have this included in their means testing if they are also in receipt of HAP and will lose out on this increase through their rent contribution; the steps that he is taking to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37026/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Housing Policy
Pat Buckley
377. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work that he is undertaking to ensure that HAP recipients benefit from increases in other social protection payments that they are entitled to and that means testing of income in relation to HAP does not cancel out such increases in future. [37027/22]
Wed, 6 Jul 2022
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Budget Process
Pat Buckley
54. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to a pre-budget 2023 submission from an organisation (details supplied) asking for an investment of €941,000 for in-home care, outreach care and mental health supports for children and adults with epidermolysis bullosa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36598/22]