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Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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National Security Committee
Sorca Clarke
341. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the Fuzhou overseas police service station which has opened on Capel Street Dublin, as part of the overseas 110 initiative by the Chinese government to open virtual police outposts around the world; if this virtual police station was registered with the Irish authorities; if any Chinese national living in Ireland has been persuaded through this office to return to China to face criminal charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52926/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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National Security Committee
Sorca Clarke
342. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Ethiopia since the Prime Minister’s national security adviser (details supplied) described the relationship between the two countries as at its nadir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52927/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Sorca Clarke
468. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider the qualifying criteria for the fuel allowance in cases in which a person who is in receipt of a qualifying payment will not get fuel allowance if their spouse or partner is in receipt of a social welfare payment that is not one of the qualifying payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53250/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Sorca Clarke
469. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the application for an exceptional needs payment by a person (details supplied) who is appealing the decision to refuse their application for assistance to cover the fuel costs they are incurring travelling to Beaumont and St. Luke’s Hospitals for treatment. [53251/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
657. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the services and or supports that are available to women in hospital following a miscarriage, in relation to pregnancy loss and stillbirth per CHO area; and the referral pathways upon discharge in tabular form. [53249/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Fodder Crisis
Sorca Clarke
748. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement that he and his Department have had with an organisation (details supplied) regarding winter finishing and the impact that the rise in feeding costs will have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52928/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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School Staff
Sorca Clarke
124. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools identified as non-compliant with the provisions of the 2015 Arbitration Agreement in relation to school secretaries and caretakers employed by the schools through the capitation grant scheme from 2019 to date in 2022, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52454/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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School Staff
Sorca Clarke
125. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of voluntary secondary schools and private schools which receive assistance in the form of the capitation grant to provide for secretarial caretaking services from 2019 to date in 2022, by county in tabular form; the system used to decide the allocation to each school to allow them to meet the particular needs of their school; the supervision utilised to ensure that persons employed in these roles are appropriately renumerated and have the relevant employment conditions applied in each situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52455/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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School Staff
Sorca Clarke
126. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the amount made available to pay school caretakers in respect of the capitation grant scheme from 2019 to date in 2022, by county in tabular form. [52456/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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School Staff
Sorca Clarke
127. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the amount made available to pay school secretaries in respect of the capitation grant scheme from 2019 to date in 2022, by county in tabular form. [52457/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Energy Conservation
Sorca Clarke
190. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a grant will be provided for the installation of wood pellet stoves in residential properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51345/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Ukraine War
Sorca Clarke
377. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if consular assistance is being provided to Irish citizens in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine; if any Irish citizens in Russia have sought advice from his Department or embassies; and if there are plans to issue advice regarding travel to Russia. [51731/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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School Transport
Sorca Clarke
427. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the consideration being given to the residents of counties Longford and Westmeath who await places on school transport, given the additional funding available to the school transport scheme to provide temporary additional capacity. [51346/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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School Transport
Sorca Clarke
462. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the engagement that she has had with Bus Éireann, private bus operators and school boards of management in relation to the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51730/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
475. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if it is the intention to increase the grant payment for behavioural support to a school (details supplied) given that this post is not considered a public service post and has not increased in 17 years while school employees such as SNAs and teaching staff are due to receive a 6-7% pay increase in the coming 12 months. [51958/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
476. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if it is the intention of her Department to fund the position of behavioural analyst for a school (details supplied) after June 2023 when the current contract is due to expire; and the amendments or considerations that have been given to ensure that the notification date of rolling contracts forward is made to the school at an earlier point in the year to allow for planning by the school. [51959/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Library Services
Sorca Clarke
890. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of members of the National Library Service in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, by county in tabular form. [51347/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Offices
Sorca Clarke
14. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if additional staff have been recruited or seconded to community welfare sections in INTREO offices to deal with the additional applications for supplementary welfare allowances; and if not, if she plans to bring in additional staff to deal with the extra workload. [50731/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Community Employment Schemes
Sorca Clarke
90. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the time allowed on community employment for those aged over 50 years. [50730/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Sorca Clarke
101. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that he is taking to address the staffing crisis in the childcare sector to ensure the continued provision of adequate childcare across the State. [50733/22]