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Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Direct Provision System
Sorca Clarke
147. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the plan to abolish direct provisions centres across the State. [50732/22]
Wed, 12 Oct 2022
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Departmental Funding
Sorca Clarke
30. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a grant will be made available to those households upgrading to a wood pellet stove; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50696/22]
Wed, 12 Oct 2022
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Rental Sector
Sorca Clarke
77. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of inspections of rental accommodation by local authority that have taken place in 2021 and to date in 2022; and the number of inspectors allocated to carry out inspections of rental accommodation in each local authority in tabular form. [50695/22]
Wed, 12 Oct 2022
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Departmental Data
Sorca Clarke
114. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of supplementary welfare allowance applications to date in 2022, by county; the number of applications awarded; the number refused; the total amount paid out; and the reason given for the payments, in tabular form [50694/22]
Wed, 12 Oct 2022
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Forestry Sector
Sorca Clarke
221. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the continued shortage of wood pellets for use in wood pellet stoves and the impact this will have this winter on householders who have removed solid fuel heating systems and rely on wood pellet stoves to heat their homes. [50697/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Cost of Living Issues
Sorca Clarke
186. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration will be given to providing the proposed €600 energy credit to those living off-grid and fuelling their own generators for electricity supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49796/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Tax Reliefs
Sorca Clarke
257. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to increasing the rate of remote working relief in view of the increase in inflation and cost of living. [49451/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
357. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence given the retention and recruitment crisis in the Defence Forces, and considering their experience and knowledge, the involvement that veterans and serving members have in recruitment in the Defence Forces. [49449/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
358. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the efforts he has made to stem the exodus of personnel from the Defence Forces. [49450/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Appeals
Sorca Clarke
505. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide clarification as to the social welfare recipients who are eligible for the lump-sum payment announced as part of Budget 2023. [49795/22]
Thu, 6 Oct 2022
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Human Rights
Sorca Clarke
60. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken with the Iranian Ambassador to Ireland (details supplied) regarding the death in custody of a person who was arrested for wearing their hijab incorrectly, the subsequent protests across Iran and any concerns that he may have for Irish citizens currently residing in Iran. [49011/22]
Thu, 6 Oct 2022
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Northern Ireland
Sorca Clarke
62. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement that he has had with the newly appointed UK Secretary of State regarding the outcome of the election and the establishment of the Northern Ireland Assembly in Stormont. [49012/22]
Thu, 6 Oct 2022
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Naval Service
Sorca Clarke
68. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the engagement that he has had with military management and his Department regarding a report that five apprentice electrical artificers who upon completion of their block placement were offered permanent employment and their defence contracts were bought out by the company with whom they were on placement. [49359/22]
Thu, 6 Oct 2022
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
81. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the complaint made to the European Committee of Social Rights registered on 9 August 2022 by the European Organisation of Military Associations and Trade Unions against Ireland to seek just conditions of work and to achieve adequate compensation for members of the Defence Forces who work on public holidays and to secure overtime payments for additional hours worked; his views on this complaint; and the actions he and his Department plan to take to rectify this situation. [49009/22]
Thu, 6 Oct 2022
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Departmental Funding
Sorca Clarke
90. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence in view of the increase in capital funding of €35 million in budget 2023, his plans for national security investment under his remit. [49010/22]
Thu, 6 Oct 2022
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Sorca Clarke
227. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he will publish the complete list of capital works planned following the announcement of an additional €35 million in capital funding in Budget 2023. [49052/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Sorca Clarke
131. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach what bilateral meetings he held during the recent UN General Assembly week. [48251/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Departmental Staff
Sorca Clarke
162. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the whole-term equivalent staff by job title working in the geological survey division of his Department as of 1 January 2021 and 27 September 2022, in tabular form; the number of vacancies currently in this division; and when will these vacancies be filled, in tabular form. [48244/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Bus Services
Sorca Clarke
199. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number and location of sheltered bus stops that have been installed since 1 September 2021. [48233/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Tax Credits
Sorca Clarke
243. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the arrangements that have been made for those renting a room in the landlord's property in cases in which there is no obligation for the property owner to register with the Residential Tenancies Board to ensure that they can avail of the newly introduced rental tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48588/22]