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Pat Buckley

Sinn Féin Cork East TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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454
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
25,737
words spoken in the chamber
Across 72 contributions
421
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
154
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 454 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 72 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 21 0
February 2025 46 5
March 2025 32 4
April 2025 27 3
May 2025 39 5
June 2025 25 6
July 2025 46 5
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 28 4
October 2025 32 2
November 2025 17 3
December 2025 17 10
January 2026 22 4
February 2026 26 8
March 2026 12 3
April 2026 16 0
May 2026 12 3
June 2026 15 1
July 2026 2 1
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 1 2
October 2026 18 3

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 25 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Cork East 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Pat Buckley Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Social
530. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address the pay disparity affecting regional administrators in the Citizens Information Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35711/25]
Pat Buckley Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Children
658. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare places currently available in the constituency of east Cork [36033/25]
Pat Buckley Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Children
659. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new childcare places that have been opened in the constituency of east Cork for the years 2020 to 2025 respectively. [36034/25]
Pat Buckley Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Children
660. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers that have closed; the childcare places that have been lost as a result of these closures in the constituency of east Cork in each of the years 2020 to 2025, respectively.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36035/25]
Pat Buckley Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
771. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of registered GPs in east Cork who accept medical cards. [35592/25]
Pat Buckley Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
787. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to confirm the number of registered dentists in the Cork East constituency. [35694/25]
Pat Buckley Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
788. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of dental practices that are currently accepting new medical card patients in the Cork East constituency as of now, and at this same point in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35695/25]
Pat Buckley Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
816. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the new wing of Midleton Community Hospital will be officially open; the date for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35960/25]
Pat Buckley Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
817. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the old Midleton Community Hospital will be used for any specific alternative community services once the new hospital in Midleton is completed and open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35961/25]
Pat Buckley Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
818. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if it is possible to give the kitchen area in the old Midleton Community Hospital to the local meals and wheels in Midleton (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35962/25]
Pat Buckley Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
819. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when works will begin on the existing site of the Owenacurra mental health respite centre in Midleton, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35963/25]
Pat Buckley Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
862. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider awarding discretionary medical cards to women who underwent pelvic mesh implant surgery and were left with crippling, life-changing complications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36215/25]
Pat Buckley Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
863. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will carry out an independent inquiry into mesh implants, to establish the facts, the extent of harm, and develop a registry of the individuals affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36216/25]
Pat Buckley Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
352. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to consider extending the temporary special leave with pay scheme for healthcare workers with prolonged and chronic effects of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35178/25]
Pat Buckley Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Education
404. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) in east Cork will not be given an extra Autism class for 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33852/25]
Pat Buckley Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Education
85. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to instruct a school (details supplied) to open a special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33133/25]
Pat Buckley Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Housing
93. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a grant exists to provide deaf people with smoke and carbon dioxide alarms designed specifically for hearing impaired people. [33116/25]
Pat Buckley Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Climate
167. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm who owns the land a facility (details supplied) is situated on. [32138/25]
Pat Buckley Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Education
454. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to increase the primary capitation grant by €75 per pupil to ensure schools can meet elevated running costs and reduce the burden on parents. [32654/25]
Pat Buckley Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Education
455. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to reduce primary school class sizes to 19 pupils. [32655/25]
Pat Buckley Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Education
456. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a new national small school’s project will be introduced. [32656/25]
Pat Buckley Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Education
457. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to introduce special educational needs coordinators to support students with a disability in transitioning through all educational settings. [32657/25]
Pat Buckley Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Children
706. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will allocate funding to an organisation (details supplied) from the 2026 National Service Plan for a programme to directly employ nine senior physiotherapists nationally to enable 1,458 people living with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions to receive group physiotherapy programmes and to deliver 3,726 individual…
Pat Buckley Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
815. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to address the shortage of services (details supplied) in north Cork as a matter of urgency. [32130/25]