Pat Buckley

587. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will take steps in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) who is being denied carer's allowance on the grounds that they receive a fostering allowance from a fostering agency that is not funded under section 38 of the Health Act 2004, but the agency has a contract with Tusla; if this anomaly will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7462/25]

736. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will take steps in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) and ensure that they are granted access to dietetic support. [7173/25]

793. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth `her plans to reduce the waiting times for assessment of needs in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7884/25]

809. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a list of all youth clubs in east Cork. [8066/25]

940. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting elective surgery with addresses in the Cork east constituency. [7882/25]

941. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that are waiting for homecare support in Cork east; the number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in Cork east; the average number of hours granted to each successful applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7883/25]

203. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding noise level limits for car exhausts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5665/25]

222. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the measures he plans to clear the backlog of driver test applications in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5949/25]

443. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what funding was made available to Cork County Council in 2024 in terms of returning vacant housing units to council housing stock and making them available for allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5945/25]

445. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans for a referendum on lowering the voting age to 16 years-of-age, given no reference was made to it in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5951/25]

531. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice whether noise level limits for car exhausts are being enforced by An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5665/25]

639. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department ever provided funding to a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5660/25]

652. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a list of all family resource centres in east Cork. [5954/25]

653. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional funding will be made available in 2025 for family resource centres to cover their programme costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5955/25]

700. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to take urgent action to address the crisis in mental-health care (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5557/25]

724. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist teams and dedicated inpatient beds in County Cork for patients suffering from eating disorders. [5735/25]

737. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that there is currently no public health nurse in Midleton, Cork, meaning that the children of this area are suffering as this nursing shortage means they are missing out on vital checks; and if she can take urgent action to ensure that this shortage is addressed without further delay. [5797/25]

742. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health for an update on staff shortages in the Cork east public health nurse network; if vacant positions have been filled; if a full service is now available in all parts of Cork east; and if not, the areas which remain impacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5821/25]

784. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in the east Cork area and the areas they cover; the current number of vacancies and the areas without a public health nurse service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5984/25]

19. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for the Revenue Commissioners to issue a VAT refund to persons in an area (details supplied) who are forced to purchase bottled water as they live in a boil water notice area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4669/25]

211. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the temporary waiver in respect of development contributions to local authorities for those building houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5401/25]

132. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide free sanitary products in all public buildings under the remit of the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4947/25]

199. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay with a carer’s allowance application for a person (details supplied); and when the applicant can expect to receive a decision. [4975/25]

130. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport his plans, if any, to tackle congestion in Cork city which is now the 38th most congested city in the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3950/25]

226. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to confirm, in relation to applications to a scheme (details supplied), the amount applicants will be reimbursed for already-installed barriers; when these payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4777/25]