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Wed, 8 Feb 2023
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International Protection
Sorca Clarke
289. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he and his Department will take to increase information provision to communities in relation to new international protection accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5907/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
5. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update regarding the independent review group into the allegations made by a group (details supplied). [4773/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
39. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the arrangements that have been made to ensure that former members of the Defence Forces who were involved in the Covid-19 response, for example, administering vaccines, and met the criteria to be categorised as frontline workers, will receive the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4775/23]
Thu, 2 Feb 2023
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Departmental Properties
Sorca Clarke
67. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update regarding the proposed transfer of lands from his Department to the Land Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4774/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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National Car Test
Sorca Clarke
79. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number of appointments booked and paid for more than 28 days in advance of a NCT test per test centre; and the amount of revenue this generated in 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date, in tabular form. [5049/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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Naval Service
Sorca Clarke
118. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount of time he envisages the LE Róisín and LE Niamh will remain in operational reserve due to staffing shortages; and if the staff shortages in the naval service will affect the deployment of the two new ships due to arrive from New Zealand in the coming months. [5048/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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International Protection
Sorca Clarke
166. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the meeting of a group (details supplied) and officials from his Department on 30 September 2022 which despite repeated requests from the representative group no follow up has been provided. [5046/23]
Wed, 1 Feb 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Sorca Clarke
256. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the purported 552-week waiting list for children awaiting tonsilitis assessment and surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5047/23]
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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Transport Policy
Sorca Clarke
537. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the meeting of the Kinnegad Steering Group and officials from his Department on 30 September 2022, where, despite repeated requests from the representative group, no follow-up has been provided. [4735/23]
Thu, 26 Jan 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Sorca Clarke
286. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents in which a person was arrested by a member of An Garda Síochána who had apprehended the suspect having pursued them on foot in each of the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form. [3894/23]
Thu, 26 Jan 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Sorca Clarke
319. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of Section 39 agencies that have not submitted the necessary paperwork which would ensure payment of €1,000 pandemic bonus to frontline workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3895/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
342. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the refurbishment works that were carried out at Gormanston Camp during 2022; if each of the capital works are completed or ongoing; and the refurbishment works that will be carried out at this camp during 2023. [3251/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Public Sector Pay
Sorca Clarke
405. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the engagement she has had with Department officials to resolve the issue of pay increases for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3186/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Children in Care
Sorca Clarke
420. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had with Tusla - the Child and Family Agency in relation to the lack of step-down places, resulting in children being kept in secure units for longer than is necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2725/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Substance Misuse
Sorca Clarke
492. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with the HSE since the cessation of the Midlands Youth Drug and Alcohol Services Extern service on 31 December 2022; the timeline for the commencement of the new service, considering young people in the midlands have been without this vital service and support since before Christmas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2726/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Sorca Clarke
603. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will issue to a person (details supplied). [3187/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Sorca Clarke
613. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of young adults on the waiting list for respite services in County Longford. [3247/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Hospital Staff
Sorca Clarke
614. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE orthopaedic staff nurses working at both CHI Crumlin and Temple Street in the years 2020 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [3248/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Sorca Clarke
615. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total capital funding provided to each level 4 hospital in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [3249/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Hospital Staff
Sorca Clarke
616. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE genetics nurses working in the cancer genetics department of St. James's Hospital in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [3250/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Sorca Clarke
647. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been brought to the memo from the HSE sent to early learning, childhood service providers and schools to be distributed to parents and guardians regarding the flu vaccine for children aged 2 years to 12 years, and the accompanying schedule for vaccination centres providing this vaccine; the reason pharmacies providing the flu vaccine to children are excluded from mention in this memo and not considered as an alternative to vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3372/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Rail Network
Sorca Clarke
166. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement that he has had with Irish Rail in relation to the ongoing overcrowding issue on trains from Mullingar to Dublin on the morning trains given that those trains consist of only four carriages. [63507/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Rail Network
Sorca Clarke
167. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the potential of reopening Killucan train station in County Westmeath. [63508/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Road Projects
Sorca Clarke
169. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the proposed N4 realignment regarding the potential routes, timelines and community engagement. [63522/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Housing Provision
Sorca Clarke
479. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement he has had with Tuath and Longford County Council in relation to the properties at Colmcille Terrace, Granard, County Longford. [63509/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Vacant Properties
Sorca Clarke
482. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full-time vacant homes officers in County Westmeath, in tabular form. [63552/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Vacant Properties
Sorca Clarke
483. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided for a vacant homes officer in County Westmeath, in tabular form. [63553/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Vacant Properties
Sorca Clarke
484. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the vacant home schemes and policies are sufficient in addressing the vacant homes issue in County Westmeath. [63554/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Vacant Properties
Sorca Clarke
485. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he receives regular updates on the number of homes applied for through the vacant homes scheme in County Westmeath; and, if so, if he will provide figures. [63555/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Vacant Properties
Sorca Clarke
486. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of money requested by those in County Westmeath under the voids programme in 2020; the number of units proposed to be refurbished in County Westmeath; the amount allocated to County Westmeath from this fund in 2020; and the number of units to be refurbished in County Westmeath in tabular form. [63556/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Vacant Properties
Sorca Clarke
487. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full-time vacant homes officers in County Longford, in tabular form. [63558/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Vacant Properties
Sorca Clarke
488. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided for a vacant homes officer in County Longford, in tabular form. [63559/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Vacant Properties
Sorca Clarke
489. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the vacant home schemes and policies are sufficient in addressing the vacant homes issue in County Longford. [63560/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Vacant Properties
Sorca Clarke
490. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he receives regular updates on the number of homes applied for through the vacant homes scheme in County Longford; and, if so, if he will provide figures. [63561/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Vacant Properties
Sorca Clarke
491. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of money requested by those in County Longford under the voids programme in 2020; the number of units proposed to be refurbished in County Longford; the amount allocated to County Longford from this fund in 2020; and the number of units to be refurbished in County Longford in tabular form. [63562/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
632. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the last time that the age limit for entry into each of the sectors of the Defence Forces was reviewed; if it was undertaken with comparison to international practice; and when the next age review regarding entry is due to take place. [63528/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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School Funding
Sorca Clarke
692. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if any consideration has been given to increase the funding allocated to primary and secondary schools to allow them to provide adequate heating and hot water to pupils, particularly during the current Arctic weather. [63495/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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National Educational Psychological Service
Sorca Clarke
693. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of NEPS assessments available to primary schools in counties Longford and Westmeath in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the number carried out; and the value and number funded by her Department outside of these allocations in the same period in tabular form. [63502/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
770. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the supports available to a child (details supplied). [1583/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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State Pensions
Sorca Clarke
909. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1584/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Childcare Services
Sorca Clarke
953. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the regionalisation of community childcare offices. [63499/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Childcare Services
Sorca Clarke
954. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered the advantageous location of the Westmeath community childcare office in Mullingar in terms of size, location and accessibility for a regional office service. [63500/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Childcare Services
Sorca Clarke
955. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that has been applied for or is being considered in relation to the Grange building childcare facility in Mullingar, County Westmeath. [63501/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Family Reunification
Sorca Clarke
1074. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the current list of countries for which family reunification programmes exist; and the other countries that are being considered for entry to or removal from the programmes. [63503/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Health Services Staff
Sorca Clarke
1233. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when an appointment for speech and language therapy in the medical centre, Ballyminion, Longford will issue to a person (details supplied). [63496/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Sorca Clarke
1234. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for speech and language therapy appointments in County Longford. [63497/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Health Services Staff
Sorca Clarke
1235. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of speech therapists assigned to County Longford; if that number is sufficient to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63498/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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Departmental Inquiries
Sorca Clarke
1241. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if his Department have provided him with the details of the proposed inquiry into the historical licensing and use of Sodium Valproate; and if so, when he intends to bring a Memo for Government on this issue. [63529/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Sorca Clarke
248. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing time for applications for exceptional needs payments; the steps that she is taking to shorten the waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62847/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Sorca Clarke
269. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when applications will be accepted for Innovate for Ireland, a new partnership between industry and the Government to recruit and retain research talent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62845/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Sorca Clarke
300. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is taking to ensure all front-line workers employed by a Section 39 have received the promised pandemic bonus of €1,000 before Christmas 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62846/22]
Wed, 14 Dec 2022
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Traveller Accommodation
Sorca Clarke
81. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of successful and unsuccessful applications to the caravan loan scheme in relation to supporting the provision of Traveller-specific accommodation by county in tabular form. [62486/22]
Wed, 14 Dec 2022
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
241. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the services currently available to those diagnosed with Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder; the way families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; if he will provide an update on discussions between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62368/22]
Wed, 14 Dec 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Sorca Clarke
257. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the special Covid pandemic bonus will be paid to healthcare staff who worked for private companies on the front line during the Covid pandemic given the length of time that has passed since the announcement and the valuable work that these staff carried out in the private sector during the pandemic. [62432/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Trade Missions
Sorca Clarke
89. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current schedule for trade missions for 2023; if any adjustments will occur given the ongoing fuel crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62127/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Industrial Development
Sorca Clarke
114. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons employed within IDA and Enterprise Ireland-backed companies in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62126/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Insurance Coverage
Sorca Clarke
249. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the continued lack of insurance providers for community groups; if consideration has been given to the State providing cover in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62140/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
331. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence whether the Defence Forces Colour Vision Working Group established to review the colour vision requirements for joining the Defence Forces has completed its review; if a report has been presented to the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62139/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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International Protection
Sorca Clarke
466. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the areas of counties Westmeath and Longford that are currently undergoing works or that are being examined as suitable refugee or IPAS accommodation. [62317/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Flexible Work Practices
Sorca Clarke
478. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of staff who have applied to work from home on a part-time or permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62141/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Citizenship Applications
Sorca Clarke
516. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice when a decision can be expected on an application by a person (details supplied) for citizenship. [62156/22]
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Hospital Appointments Status
Sorca Clarke
527. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will issue to a person (details supplied). [62157/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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National Car Test
Sorca Clarke
16. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the waiting time by centre for NCT services; the steps he has taken to reduce the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61397/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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School Transport
Sorca Clarke
62. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of extra school transport places that have been provided since the initial allocation in September 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61396/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Sorca Clarke
84. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the waiting times for those applying for the exceptional needs payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61395/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Library Services
Sorca Clarke
186. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of public libraries that have reduced the floor space allocated to the display of books in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61394/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Departmental Meetings
Sorca Clarke
227. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when meetings will resume between his Department and FACE Ireland which previously occurred every quarter. [60469/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Sorca Clarke
228. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the inspector’s report into (details supplied), its finances and structures which found amongst other discrepancies that funding was not ring-fenced for its intended purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60470/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Sorca Clarke
229. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has engaged with (details supplied) following the publication of the report by the inspector on behalf of the charity's regulator; if he is satisfied that the correct processes, procedures and financial plans are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60471/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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School Enrolments
Sorca Clarke
289. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of children now enrolled in a college (details supplied) following a section 29 appeal whereby they could not secure a place in a school in Mullingar due to oversubscription.
[60431/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
296. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the supports and resources that are available to children with dyspraxia in primary schools in counties Longford and Westmeath. [60473/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
297. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the supports and resources that are available to children with dyspraxia in secondary schools in counties Longford and Westmeath. [60474/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
605. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children who are awaiting an assessment for dyspraxia by county in tabular form. [60472/22]
Tue, 29 Nov 2022
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National Broadband Plan
Sorca Clarke
183. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the rollout of the national broadband scheme. [59553/22]
Tue, 29 Nov 2022
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Community Employment Schemes
Sorca Clarke
388. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the gratuity payment to community employment supervisors who have applied has been awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59551/22]
Tue, 29 Nov 2022
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Departmental Data
Sorca Clarke
542. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students with a disability who have begun third level education by county in the academic year 2022-2023, in tabular form. [59554/22]
Tue, 29 Nov 2022
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Horticulture Sector
Sorca Clarke
798. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the effects the continued shortage of peat is having on the mushroom and horticulture sectors; and the measures his Department is implementing to support these sectors. [59552/22]
Thu, 24 Nov 2022
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
6. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the measures that his Department is taking to implement parity of healthcare between officers and enlisted personnel in the Defence Forces. [58288/22]
Thu, 24 Nov 2022
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
29. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he has seen the interim report by the independent review group into the allegations by a group known as the Women of Honour and others; if he intends to publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58290/22]
Thu, 24 Nov 2022
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
32. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the specific action his Department has taken in relation to the recruitment of aircraft technicians given the levels of vacancies that currently exist in the Air Corps and the buoyant Irish aviation market. [58289/22]
Thu, 24 Nov 2022
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Education Policy
Sorca Clarke
65. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the supports and or supervision that are available for teachers who are dealing with trauma and traumatised students on a regular basis. [58416/22]
Thu, 24 Nov 2022
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Educational Disadvantage
Sorca Clarke
71. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools with DEIS status by county in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [58415/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Northern Ireland
Sorca Clarke
40. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the new British Prime Minister since his appointment. [54854/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Sorca Clarke
147. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the British Prime Minister at the British-Irish Council meeting. [57254/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Housing Schemes
Sorca Clarke
268. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grounds on which a local authority can evict an RAS tenant since the introduction of the eviction ban. [57255/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Housing Schemes
Sorca Clarke
303. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grounds in which a RAS tenant can be evicted from a property since the introduction of the eviction ban on 30 October 2022 until 31 March 2023. [57896/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Sorca Clarke
418. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will review the household benefits package, given the energy and cost-of-living crisis. [57256/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Sorca Clarke
461. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department intends to review the household benefits package with a view to increasing same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57897/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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International Protection
Sorca Clarke
475. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of IPAS contracts and the expiration date of each contract by county in tabular form. [58150/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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State Properties
Sorca Clarke
493. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans or proposals for modular homes in Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [58154/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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State Properties
Sorca Clarke
494. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans or proposals for modular homes in Connolly Barracks, Longford, County Longford. [58158/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Sorca Clarke
496. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the case of people attending training with the National Learning Network but were transferred from a long-term disability payment to a training allowance and are now being excluded from the €500 lump sum payment announced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57257/22]
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
765. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the alternative interim arrangements that his Department will implement, given that the Midlands Youth Drug and Alcohol Service is to cease at the end of 2022 (details supplied). [58149/22]
Wed, 16 Nov 2022
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Defence Forces
Sorca Clarke
15. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level steering board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, to oversee the implementation of the high-level action plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [54853/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Flood Risk Management
Sorca Clarke
216. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the River Shannon Management Agency Bill 2020. [56742/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Flood Risk Management
Sorca Clarke
217. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the maximum amount of water, without increasing the risk of flooding, has been released through Ardnacrusha and Parteen weirs to date in 2022. [56743/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Flood Risk Management
Sorca Clarke
218. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of pinchpoints in the Shannon Callows area that have been removed to facilitate the natural flow of water in times of flooding. [56744/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Flood Risk Management
Sorca Clarke
219. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of pinchpoints between Athlone and Meelick that have been removed to date in 2022. [56745/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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School Curriculum
Sorca Clarke
358. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of second level schools by county that have facilitated an education programme (details supplied) in the years 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [56746/22]
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Teacher Training
Sorca Clarke
359. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of second level teachers who have taken part in teacher training programmes funded and delivered by organisations (details supplied) in the years 2021 and to date in 2022. [56747/22]