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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2021)

Sorca Clarke: The programme for Government commits to developing end-of-life services. Can the Taoiseach then explain the shameful treatment of the South Westmeath Hospice Committee? It is a voluntary committee that has been treated with utter disdain by the HSE and that is now resorting to legal advice. A written undertaking was given to this committee by the HSE that, should St. Vincent's Care Centre,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2021)

Sorca Clarke: As leader of the Government, will the Taoiseach please act in this regard? It is the most urgent of issues.

Private Rental Sector: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2021)

Sorca Clarke: Free sale, fixity of tenure and fair rent were the three Fs demanded by the Land League many years ago. Yet here we are today, with many renters in a very similar situation to that of their ancestors. In my constituency of Longford-Westmeath, the average rents may be below the national average but they are rising quickly. As one constituent put it to me, "It is only upwards that they go."...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Birth Certificates (5 May 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 405. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the arrangements in place for those who need a birth certificate to be able to obtain one in circumstances in which they do not have access to a bank card for online or phone payment. [23102/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Birth Certificates (5 May 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 406. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which a person who needs a birth certificate for social protection purposes can currently obtain one at the reduced fee. [23103/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ombudsman for Children (5 May 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 427. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of complaints currently with the Ombudsman for Children by county in tabular form; if the age of complaint that has yet to receive a reply will be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22610/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 May 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 497. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system undertaken by his Department in 2019; and if he will consider extending the availability of the FreeStyle Libre to all persons with type 1 diabetes. [22574/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 May 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 498. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria regarding the availability based on age of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system with a view to extending the availability of the FreeStyle Libre to all persons with type 1 diabetes and based on clinical need not of age. [22575/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (5 May 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 574. To ask the Minister for Health the conditions, diseases or ailments that are currently part of the pre-natal screening programme. [22899/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reviews (5 May 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 618. To ask the Minister for Health when the boarding out scheme was last reviewed by the HSE. [23104/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (4 May 2021)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the Minister for his time. I will not go over comments made or questions asked by other contributors but I will touch on something the Minister mentioned around the sexual violence investigation. That is absolutely welcome. While highlighting and acknowledging sexual violence as a weapon of war is a positive first step, we need to see action and accountability. That will be key...

National Autism Empowerment Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2021)

Sorca Clarke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue. It affects thousands of families throughout the country. Like my colleague, Deputy Wynne, I am proud to say that I am an autism mammy. There is a perception that living with someone with autism is a constant burden and that it is always difficult or draining. That is simply not true. People with autism are among the most amazing people we...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (28 Apr 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason and the legislation under which dash cams are to be removed from a vehicle prior to a driving test commencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21563/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Search and Rescue Service Provision (28 Apr 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe in addition to the second quarter of 2021 for when the tender for the search and rescue contract will go out to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21564/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (28 Apr 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 559. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in County Westmeath who failed to complete the leaving certificate cycle in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [21519/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (28 Apr 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 560. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in County Longford who failed to complete the leaving certificate cycle in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [21520/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (28 Apr 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 561. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in County Westmeath who failed to complete the junior certificate cycle in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [21521/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (28 Apr 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 562. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in County Longford who failed to complete the junior certificate cycle in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [21522/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Apr 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 741. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department plans to allocate funding to pre-apprenticeship training programmes that work predominantly with early school leavers and offer them a pathway to mainstream trade apprenticeships. [21509/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Apr 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 742. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports his Department will put in place for early school leavers who wish to pursue a trade but do not meet the minimum educational standards for mainstream trade apprenticeships. [21510/21]