Pat Buckley

349. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to increasing the betting tax in order to fund sport; and if he intends to increase the betting tax in order to provide additional funding to soccer. [16771/25]

609. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on his current approach to flat regeneration; the way in which he intends to support local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16768/25]

610. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of additional units that must be provided before stage 2 funding for Pearse House, Dublin 2 can be released; and if he has considered removing the protected structure status of Pearse House to allow the local authority to complete. [16769/25]

611. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify comments made on 5 March 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16792/25]

765. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full details of the dog control functions that have already been taken over by his Department; and the full details of the way in which and who will be inspecting dog breeding establishments. [16770/25]

820. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the delay issuing a speech, language and occupational therapy appointment for a child (details supplied). [16960/25]

357. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action that will be taken to protect Irish authors and their copyrighted material in the face of both piracy and the use of pirated material by a company (details supplied) to train its GenAI protocols (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15472/25]

362. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if, in relation to a school extension (details supplied), which has been approved, she will intervene in the case and allow the school to go ahead and build a two-storey extension, which is the most suitable option. [14977/25]

425. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education to use legislative powers to compel every school in an area (details supplied) to open special classes to ensure there are enough school places for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15685/25]

437. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if she will intervene in the case of a child (details supplied) and allocate them a place in an early intervention class. [15823/25]

832. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount three hospitals (details supplied) earned in car parking fees in 2024. [15851/25]

200. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason a specific non-Governmental organisation (details supplied) has an office in the National Concert Hall; to outline how long this organisation has had this office; and if the state is financially responsible for the upkeep of this office. [14753/25]

288. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that the current wait time for an appointment with a Dublin City Council housing advisor is seven weeks; whether he believes this wait time is acceptable; and if he will outline steps he is taking to decrease these wait times. [14750/25]

289. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the staffing levels in the Housing and Community Department of Dublin City Council, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; whether he believes the current staffing level is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14751/25]

325. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí in Pearse Street and Kevin Street Garda stations at the end of each of the past five years, in tabular form; the number of community Gardaí at these stations at the end of each of the past five years; whether he believes these numbers to be sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14752/25]

94. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average waiting time to be allocated a council property from Cork County Council. [14295/25]

236. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if targeted funding can be introduced for rural home care delivery for and area of Cork and Kerry, CHO 4, given that this region has the highest number of people on the waiting list for home care and that the waiting lists for home care, on average, are more than five times higher outside of Dublin. [14286/25]

236. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider opening a driving test centre in Fermoy, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13527/25]

264. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the reason pensioners (details supplied) have not received an increase in their pension since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14032/25]

304. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to confirm that Mogeely, County Cork, will be included under tranche two of the OPW flood protection scheme. [14187/25]

452. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the development at the Glass Bottle site in Ringsend; to outline the number of social or affordable homes that he expects will be delivered; and to provide a timeline in which he anticipates they will be available for tenants. [13606/25]

614. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to publish the heads of the Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill; for an outline of the issues he intends to address in the Bill; the consultations he intends to hold; and if he will provide for pre-legislative scrutiny. [13608/25]

839. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health for an update on the introduction of a certificate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14105/25]

897. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if work has begun on the control of dogs and dog breeding establishment miscellaneous Bill; how he intends to amend the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Acts; the consultations he intends to hold; and if he will provide for pre-legislative scrutiny. [13607/25]

141. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to include an area (details supplied) in the intervention (amber) area for fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10651/25]