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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]