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Written Answers — Department of Health: Ukraine War (2 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 364. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement that his Department has had with the relevant stakeholders in relation to the refugees arriving from Ukraine and the coordination of services, supports and resources which are presently being delivered in an ad-hoc manner by volunteers attempting to meet the needs of those fleeing the Russian invasion. [28546/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the witnesses for their time this morning. I would like to expand on some of the things Mr. Peelo and other contributors touched on around the social welfare supports that are in place. Maybe we can pull this out a little further. The criteria that exist fail to grasp the reality lived by a number of lone parents, who may go on to become cohabiting parents or a married couple, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Ms Byrne touched on AIM and said that providers have taken those additional costs on the chin. The staff are delivering the service to the children and providing the early years education. On funding for that service, has there been any significant moves on the non-delivery of services? Multiple applications need to go into different Departments for funding and the various streams that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Numerous guests have appeared before the committee and have spoken at length about what is almost a pigeon holing of students at second level in terms of options and who that influences their career choices. Childcare is an female-dominated profession. If we want to see more men as providers of childcare, what needs to happen aside from wages? How do we make this an attractive career...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: The media was referenced in the citizens' assembly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Is that more reflective of society's attitude to care than the availability of training courses? I agree that it is the biggest issue facing the sector and needs to be rectified but is there a role for society and the rest of us in terms of how we value care and those who work in early childhood care and education?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Is it not just?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: We spoke about affordability and availability. I want to return to the accessibility part, particularly outside our major cities. If we are looking at a five-year plan, if we want to be able to give parents certainty and if we are committing to a vision of where we want to be a number of years hence, one of the biggest issues in terms of accessibility is how the child physically gets from...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 3. To ask the Taoiseach the engagement that he or his Department have had with the British Government and Prime Minister since the Assembly elections in Northern Ireland on 5 May 2022. [24925/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 4. To ask the Taoiseach the engagement that he or his Department have had with the political leaders in Northern Ireland following the Assembly elections. [24924/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Tomorrow, the wider Defence Forces community, including veterans, spouses, families and friends, will again campaign on behalf of serving members for the implementation of the working time directive. For well over a decade now, successive Governments have known they were in breach of employment rights legislation. There have been years of talking about implementing this directive and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (31 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement that he has had with all of the stakeholders regarding the concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) concerning the post office commercial service contract July 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27492/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Industry (31 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement that his Department has had with representatives of construction industry regarding the expected delays to building projects due to the increase in building and fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27493/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 590. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in counties Longford and Westmeath who have completed a one-day competency-based driver level one assessment, which allows gardaí to drive patrol cars but not turn on their sirens or flashing blue lights in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [27776/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 591. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in counties Longford and Westmeath who have completed the competency-based driver level two assessment, which allows gardaí to pursue vehicles at high speeds, use the sirens and turn on the flashing blue lights in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [27777/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 592. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in counties Longford and Westmeath who have not completed either level one or level two of the competency-based driver assessment. [27778/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 593. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in counties Longford and Westmeath who have faced disciplinary action for using the siren or flashing blue lights without a level two competency-based driver assessment, in tabular form. [27779/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (31 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 728. To ask the Minister for Health the number of workers in his Department and in each office or agency under the aegis of his Department that are not employed directly but are employed by a private company. [27775/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (26 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 11. To ask the Minister for Health if he will immediately implement a fast thorough review of the existing National Maternity Hospital given that it will be some time before the new national maternity hospital is built (details supplied). [26034/22]