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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)
Sorca Clarke: I thank the witnesses for their time and expertise. It is invaluable to have them here so we can tease out these issues. I wish to focus on one specific area contained in the opening statement. It concerns the level of wage replacement. What is the norm in other jurisdictions where parental leave is in place regarding employer obligations and the rate of State parental leave payments? It...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)
Sorca Clarke: I refer even to the indexation of people's earnings.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)
Sorca Clarke: That would be interesting. The reason I ask this is because I do not think anyone is unfamiliar with the current cost of living. These things almost ebb and flow. I refer to the situation where there may be a cap on the amount of money that a father, especially, can take home when on leave. When we talk about gender equality, we do not just talk about it from the perspective of women; we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)
Sorca Clarke: It is the cold, hard realities.
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (14 Jul 2022)
Sorca Clarke: 532. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that a person (details supplied) has been waiting almost two years for the return of medical information to the deciding officer in order for a decision regarding their disablement benefit can be made and given the protected length of time for documents to be returned to the deciding office; and if she will...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (14 Jul 2022)
Sorca Clarke: 861. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) to the treatment abroad scheme. [39546/22]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)
Sorca Clarke: I thank the witnesses for their time and expertise. It is fantastic to have them here. I have a question for Dr. Sullivan. There is an acknowledgement that supporting gender equality in schools requires a systemic response. Curriculum and assessment provision is just one aspect of this. With regard to delivering this, what interaction does the NCCA have with other aspects of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)
Sorca Clarke: And the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)
Sorca Clarke: Mr. Slattery spoke about pathways. An issue that has been highlighted repeatedly to the committee is the lack of availability of choice, particularly in second level schools. This is having a detrimental impact, particularly on subjects that are not necessarily academic based. We have been told that from entry to secondary school students are pigeonholed and their career options are being...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)
Sorca Clarke: I thank Mr. Slattery.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)
Sorca Clarke: It was not inadequate. Many of them-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)
Sorca Clarke: -----had not received any form of RSE.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)
Sorca Clarke: My question was on what it looks like.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)
Sorca Clarke: I thank Ms Honan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)
Sorca Clarke: I am finished.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)
Sorca Clarke: Can I ask a question for clarification?