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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (5 Jul 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 770. To ask the Minister for Health when the action plan for the disability capacity review which was due to be published by December 2021 will be published given the need for a strategic approach to addressing the un-met need highlighted in the capacity review. [35786/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (5 Jul 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 851. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that is available through his Department for the provision and training costs for rapid prompt boards for children on the ASD spectrum at home and in school. [36175/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (5 Jul 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 878. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure the provision of abortion services remain free, safe and protected. [36272/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement she has had with parents' advocacy groups to address their concerns relating to the shortage of special needs assistants. [28493/22]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Reports on Service by the Defence Forces with the UN and Permanent Structured Cooperation Projects: Motions (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I agree with the Minister.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Reports on Service by the Defence Forces with the UN and Permanent Structured Cooperation Projects: Motions (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the Minister and his officials for their time today. The outstanding reputation that the Minister referred to is well earned and well deserved. We need not forget the struggles and loss of life that our Defence Forces have endured on overseas missions and that have led to their professional and humane peacekeeper reputation. I wish to examine this report from a slightly different...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Reports on Service by the Defence Forces with the UN and Permanent Structured Cooperation Projects: Motions (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: In relation to members of the Reserve the Minister mentioned, does he see them taking on a greater role in terms of specialist expertise or areas of specialist expertise? On cybersecurity, are there any plans for a greater management role within the National Cyber Security Centre for the Defence Forces?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Reports on Service by the Defence Forces with the UN and Permanent Structured Cooperation Projects: Motions (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Transport.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Reports on Service by the Defence Forces with the UN and Permanent Structured Cooperation Projects: Motions (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Into the overall structure.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Reports on Service by the Defence Forces with the UN and Permanent Structured Cooperation Projects: Motions (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Very much so.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I take the Minister’s point on a co-ordinated response to a potential event of significant humanitarian impact in Africa, which he gave as an example. My response is that the third paragraph of the Minister’s statement refers to developing military crisis management: not humanitarian response crisis management but military. This is the final sentence in the third paragraph of...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: The Minister gave the impression that this was all humanitarian.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: That was the example given by the Minister, not by me. When reading the statement it refers to: “existing security and defence arrangements”, “enhanced military capabilities”, ensuring that our troops are equipped and then there is a reference about reflecting modular innovative technology, none of which I believe anybody would have an issue with. However, my...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: But, does that then-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: To bring us back on track again, that then goes back to my question of why now, before the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces has gone to Cabinet?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I have to emphasise that it was premature to bring this before the committee before Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces had gone to Cabinet-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: We think that-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: We disagree on the position or time-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: -----but I want to emphasise that point. It appears that the cart has been put before the horse in this regard.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: The Minister has had the report on the Defence Forces since early in the year.