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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (12 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 349. To ask the Minister for Health the way a child with a diagnosis of ataxia telangiectasia can access clinical trials outside of Ireland. [24039/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (12 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 362. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he and his Department have had with those in the agrifood sector who are struggling with fuel and inflationary costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24040/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I thank Ms Neville and Ms Exton for attending. It is a pleasure to have them here, and it is very important that they are here. I have a couple of questions for them. Many submissions are sent to various committees. I do not tend to rank the ones that are most impressive, but that presented by Ms Neville and Ms Exton is up there. What some groups take 14 pages to say, they have captured...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I will be brief because there are others who have not yet contributed. I want to touch briefly on recommendations 26 and 30 and the importance of that gender neutral career information, but also the impact that having a lack of variety of options to study at second level is having an impact on third level. We heard from the third level sector. This is something that it has recognised as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: They are being pigeonholed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Those are academic opportunities. In terms of those who take additional courses outside of school to then progress onto third level, do our guests have any feedback as to what that actually looks like in terms of their lived day? If there are individuals who are non-binary or their gender is very under-represented in the third level institute that they are going to, how comfortable are they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: What does Ms Exton study?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Ms Neville has answered the question I was going to ask.

Defamation Act 2009 Review: Statements (11 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I welcome the time to contribute to this important debate. As recognised in the report, the Constitution provides a number of rights that offer protection against defamation but also against a complaint of having made of defamation, including the right to freedom of expression, the right to protection of a good name and reputation and the right of access to the courts. I was disappointed...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: The extent of the Minister's affordable housing plans in Longford-Westmeath has been laid bare. They are soul-destroying for anybody who needs a local authority-delivered home. Yesterday was the first time I have ever seen a reply to a parliamentary question discussed in such detail in a local shop, and the commentary was absolutely damning. Not one affordable home for Longford was...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Communities Abroad (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the last meeting of the Interdepartmental Committee on Diaspora Policy was held; if engagement has taken place since with groups that work with returning Irish citizens to address the shortcomings experienced in the areas of visa processing times for non-European Union spouses, foreign birth registrations and the application of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers that have used Bus Éireann route 115 Mullingar to Dublin in both directions in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [23106/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 297. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of full-time qualified roofers and tilers employed by the OPW as of 1 January 2021 and 1 May 2022, in tabular form. [23102/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 463. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of applications and the number that were commissioned under the Naval Services direct entry scheme in each of the years from 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [23120/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 554. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost if the disability allowance increased by €5 per week. [23108/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 608. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a 10% increase in full-time undergraduate speech and language therapy students. [23103/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 609. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a 10% increase in full-time undergraduate occupational therapy students. [23104/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 610. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a 10% increase in full-time undergraduate psychology students. [23105/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 638. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 657 of 22 February 2022, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to answer the question. [23109/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 639. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drones owned by An Garda Síochána and the number currently in use as of 3 May 2022, [23110/22]