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Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
1358. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if all staff have been redeployed back to regional drug and alcohol task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19330/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Departmental Staff
Sorca Clarke
1471. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the salaries and expenses paid to advisers, Ministers and-or Ministers of State in his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [19748/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Departmental Staff
Sorca Clarke
1950. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the salaries and expenses paid to advisers, Ministers and-or Ministers of State in her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [19752/22]
Wed, 6 Apr 2022
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Education Policy
Sorca Clarke
172. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice if, in the context of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022, consideration has been given to the establishment of a judicial college given the prevalence of same in other jurisdictions and the potential role of same given the identified training needs in relation to proposed and existing legislation. [18425/22]
Wed, 6 Apr 2022
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Organ Donation
Sorca Clarke
189. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if the proposed human tissue Bill providing the legal basis for an opt-out system of organ donation will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18426/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Tourism Promotion
Sorca Clarke
288. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the membership of the tourism recovery task force has changed; if this task force has made recommendations to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18398/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Tourism Promotion
Sorca Clarke
289. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding allocated to the Tourism Ireland Regional Co-operative Marketing Fund, which seeks to encourage new access and maximise the potential of existing air and sea services to those areas outside of Dublin, in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [18399/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Invasive Species Policy
Sorca Clarke
292. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the development of a new national invasive species management plan as outlined in the Programme for Government considering that an invasive species of alpine newt has been found in three counties in Ireland. [18401/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Housing Provision
Sorca Clarke
363. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement his Department has had to date with Longford County Council and an approved housing body in relation to an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18136/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Housing Provision
Sorca Clarke
364. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons from outside of the local authority area that were allocated social housing in Athlone, Mullingar, Moate and Kilbeggan, County Westmeath in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18137/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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National Parks
Sorca Clarke
395. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an education liaison officer has been appointed in each of the national parks to work with schools across the country (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18400/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Traffic Management
Sorca Clarke
442. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he will liaise with officials in his Department regarding granting access to a location for a person (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18178/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Disability Services
Sorca Clarke
845. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children with Down syndrome in counties Longford and Westmeath that are currently waiting on speech and language therapy; and the length of waiting time by provision centre in tabular form. [18130/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Disability Services
Sorca Clarke
846. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children with Down syndrome in counties Longford and Westmeath that are currently attending speech and language therapies. [18131/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Disability Services
Sorca Clarke
847. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children with Down syndrome in counties Longford and Westmeath who's in-person speech and language therapy session was delivered via online or telephone in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [18132/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Disability Services
Sorca Clarke
848. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen in person for speech and language therapy. [18133/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
849. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to develop care pathway for persons diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; his plans to recruit specialists or specialist multidisciplinary teams to deal with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18134/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
850. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the action that has been taken to ensure that the shortage of neurology nurse specialists in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital is addressed given that this hospital is the main neurology centre for persons in counties Longford and Westmeath; and the engagement he has had with an association (details supplied) in relation to its campaign for 100 extra neurology nurse specialists across Ireland which includes eight extra nurses for the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. [18135/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Medicinal Products
Sorca Clarke
853. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the criteria for which atropine 0.01% eye drops prescribed for myopia to limit the risk of damage to eyes and potentially detached retinas is not on licence and therefore not covered by the drug payment scheme (details supplied). [18179/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Sorca Clarke
945. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a request by an association (details supplied) for a national register of farm and forestry contractors by his Department in association with the Revenue Commissioners; and the engagement he has had with this body on this issue to date. [18315/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Food Industry
Sorca Clarke
946. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he and his Department are taking to ensure food supply in Ireland in winter 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18316/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Freedom of Information
Sorca Clarke
974. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount collected on an annual basis since the Freedom of Information Act 2014 commenced in respect of fees attached to freedom of information requests submitted to her Department in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18138/22]
Thu, 31 Mar 2022
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Common Agricultural Policy
Sorca Clarke
190. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered revising the State's CAP strategic plan to remove the proposed age limit on enhanced TAMS for women farmers. [16972/22]
Wed, 30 Mar 2022
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Health Services Staff
Sorca Clarke
134. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the grades of employment or posts as designated by order of the Minister that are excluded from contesting a local election. [16822/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Court Judgments
Sorca Clarke
105. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the action her Department will take to address the issue of non-engagement by undersheriff's offices in regard to Circuit Court judgments. [16236/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Jury Service
Sorca Clarke
141. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice if she will review the practice of not paying travel expenses for those called for jury duty considering the current cost of fuel and the lack of public transport options particularly in rural Ireland where a prospective juror can have 140 km or more round trip to the court. [16237/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Work Permits
Sorca Clarke
177. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review the State’s employment policy which permits non-EEA citizens to work as carers in hospitals and nursing homes but not in home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16670/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Public Transport
Sorca Clarke
235. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with Irish Rail regarding the inability to book all train travel online given the increased costs associated with purchasing tickets in the station and the dramatic increase in the cost of petrol and diesel recently. [15977/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Banking Sector
Sorca Clarke
270. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance if the senior executive accountability regime to deliver heightened accountability with the banking system as outlined in the Programme for Government has been established; if a report has been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16391/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Public Sector Pensions
Sorca Clarke
290. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons who are in receipt of a public and civil service pension who are over the ages of 66, 68 and 70 years. [16565/22]
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]