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Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
389. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if the closed Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath has been considered as potential accommodation for those fleeing the war in Ukraine. [15976/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Burial Grounds
Sorca Clarke
390. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider meeting with a person (details supplied) who has requested the rededication of a grave. [15978/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Ukraine War
Sorca Clarke
394. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if any consideration has been given to sending military equipment to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16392/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
395. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the process and criteria for a non-commissioned officer to be retrospectively promoted; and the number of occasions that same has happened in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [16568/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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School Transport
Sorca Clarke
397. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter in relation to Bus Éireann school transport (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [16567/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Ukraine War
Sorca Clarke
407. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the steps that are being taken to ensure that primary and secondary schools have adequate supports and resources to provide Ukrainian children fleeing war the mental health support that they need. [15973/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Ukraine War
Sorca Clarke
408. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if a plan is in place to provide English language education or translation services to Ukrainian children in Irish primary and secondary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15974/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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School Transport
Sorca Clarke
446. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when, given the dramatic rise in transport costs, the school transport scheme rates will be reviewed to ensure that the vital assistance it provides to parents of children with special educational needs is not eroded by the rising costs of fuel. [16569/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Sorca Clarke
457. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to the Exchequer if the living alone allowance was to be extended to retired single public and civil service pension holders who met the requirements of living alone. [16566/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Sorca Clarke
491. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the proactive actions that have been taken to inform recipients of payments made by bank transfer that due to the closure of a bank (details supplied) alternative bank details will need to be provided to ensure that there is no interruption to payments. [16666/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Sorca Clarke
492. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time that it takes to change bank account details on the mywelfare app given the imminent need for welfare recipients to provide alternative bank details due to the closure of a bank (details supplied). [16667/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Sorca Clarke
493. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reviewing the eligibility for social welfare on the binary basis of days worked and consider a cumulative hours worked basis which could encourage many workers in the home care sector to accept additional hours without being penalised. [16672/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Citizenship Applications
Sorca Clarke
530. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the current staffing levels of the section responsible for the processing of citizenship applications; and the plans there are to increase same given the expended period of time beyond normal that some applicants have been waiting. [16570/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Courts Service
Sorca Clarke
551. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of section 47 assessment and reports that have been challenged to the regulatory body of the assessor. [15969/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Court Judgments
Sorca Clarke
560. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the action her Department will take to address the issue of non-engagement by undersheriff offices in regard to Circuit Court judgments. [16079/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Sorca Clarke
652. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for orthopaedics in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway. [15971/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Sorca Clarke
653. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has been waiting over six years to be seen by orthopaedics in Merlin Park University Hospital Galway; and the immediate action that will be taken to address the damage caused. [15972/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Sorca Clarke
654. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the €1,000 payment as announced on 19 January 2022 for healthcare workers will be paid. [15975/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Health Services Staff
Sorca Clarke
721. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation whereby section 38 funded staff working overnight only get paid the sleepover rate which is the minimum wage even if staff are required to work and be on the floor during those times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16389/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Care Services
Sorca Clarke
825. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of a national statutory support scheme for the licensing and regulation of home care providers. [16668/22]