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Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Tax Code
Sorca Clarke
166. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will consider a review of the 9% VAT rate for those hotels charging exorbitant rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36270/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
322. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the engagement that he has had with the Department of Defence on the shortage of qualified engine room artificers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35997/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
372. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the funding that is available through her Department for the provision and training costs for rapid prompt boards for children on the ASD spectrum at home and in school. [36176/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Social Welfare Appeals
Sorca Clarke
383. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the status of the disability allowance appeal for a person (details supplied). [35257/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Employment Support Services
Sorca Clarke
409. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is being pursued by JobPath to have his or her new employer complete forms and provide details relating to rates of pay when JobPath had no hand, act or part in the person securing this employment and did not assist in securing the necessary training before employment commenced; the purpose of these forms; and the intended use of the data. [35827/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Sorca Clarke
469. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the problems with the FÁS apprenticeship programme including delays of over one year in apprentices receiving their qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36271/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Disability Services
Sorca Clarke
770. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the action plan for the disability capacity review which was due to be published by December 2021 will be published given the need for a strategic approach to addressing the un-met need highlighted in the capacity review. [35786/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Disability Services
Sorca Clarke
851. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the funding that is available through his Department for the provision and training costs for rapid prompt boards for children on the ASD spectrum at home and in school. [36175/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Abortion Services
Sorca Clarke
878. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure the provision of abortion services remain free, safe and protected. [36272/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
58. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the engagement she has had with parents' advocacy groups to address their concerns relating to the shortage of special needs assistants. [28493/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
68. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a comprehensive update on the engagement and progress regarding the investigation associated with Women of Honour in the Defence Forces. [34169/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
72. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the specific recruitment drives that have taken place in respect of school leavers and graduates from third level education; and if there were targeted campaigns in respect of areas of known understaffing in the Defence Forces. [34161/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
91. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of transfers to alternative barracks that have been refused due to concerns in relation to staffing levels and the inability to replace experienced personnel. [34160/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Departmental Priorities
Sorca Clarke
148. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that his Department plan to take to assist with the repair of the home of persons (details supplied); when the work will commence; if assurances will be provided to them that they will not be made liable for any remedial work carried out to their home to reinstate the damage caused by the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33994/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Energy Infrastructure
Sorca Clarke
149. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of retrofit funded schemes that have been awarded to a company (details supplied) since the pilot scheme commenced in 2017, by county; the number of complaints that have been made by householders who have employed contractors and builders listed on the SEAI website including the company during the 2017 to 2022 period by county; the annual spend incurred by the State to reinstate the damage caused to homes by work carried out by contractors listed on the SEAI website and allegedly qualified for working on the retrofit scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33995/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Departmental Priorities
Sorca Clarke
150. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that have been put in place to address the damage caused to homes as a result of persons employing contractors and builders listed on the SEAI website whose work has subsequently been substandard and resulted in damage and substandard work to the homes of persons when done as part of the retrofit scheme; and the damages or court action, if any that has been initiated against a person (details supplied) as a result of complaints and subsequent site inspections of work carried out by their firm including the work that they carried out on the home of persons. [33996/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Energy Policy
Sorca Clarke
151. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the qualifications that a building firm must have to be listed on the SEAI website; the criteria that a builder and contractor must meet to be listed on the SEAI website; if this provides a guarantee that the listed contractor will meet the minimum statutory building guidelines relevant to the retrofit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33997/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Departmental Priorities
Sorca Clarke
152. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that despite commitments that he has made to persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath to ensure that the remaining remedial works on their home have not yet been implemented resulting in this couple having to remain living in alternative accommodation; the reasons that the SEAI has yet to arrange for work to be completed on their home that has been badly damaged as a result of the work carried out by a company; if his Department has plans to compensate this couple for the serious distress, expense and inconvenience they have experienced since employing an SEAI listed contractor to carry out work to retrofit their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33998/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Departmental Priorities
Sorca Clarke
153. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of retrofit contracts that have been awarded to a company (details supplied) since the commencement of the retrofit scheme; the number of complaints that have been raised regarding the work carried out by the company and its contractor; the due diligence that was carried out by the SEAI on this contractor before awarding them millions in State funding for the retrofit scheme; the reason that in February in 2021 the decision was taken to terminate all contracts with the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33999/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
Sorca Clarke
153. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of interventions made by the Irish consulate and embassy staff on behalf of Irish citizens that have lost or had their passport stolen when they were in a foreign country in 2022. [32983/22]