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Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (30 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: I want to acknowledge and be associated with the sentiments expressed by the Minister about the level of abuse and the impact of that abuse, not only on the survivors at the time but in the decades that have passed since. Some of them still carry very deep scars today. When the Residential Institutions Redress Board was established the scheme was limited to 139 institutions. We know...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: Good morning to our guests. They are very welcome. It is wonderful to have them here. I am very much in favour of these informed choices. They are such a wonderful opportunity, especially for students who are at secondary level. Quite recently, the Technological University of the Shannon at Athlone had a science, technology and engineering programme for schools, STEPS, engineering...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: I want to know who they are, what they are doing and where they are doing it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: Earlier it was mentioned that the intention was to increase the number of intakes a year from two to three. How many instructors have been hired for those roles? Geographic discrepancies exist for apprenticeships when it comes to apprentices completing the academic part of their course. Will Mr. Brownlee please outline the geographic discrepancies? I am based in the midlands and I know of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004. [18958/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average teacher to pupil ratio in special schools in Ireland. [19017/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the recommended class size average in special schools in Ireland.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19018/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average teacher-pupil ratio in special classes in Ireland. [19025/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the recommended class size average in special classes in Ireland. [19026/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee Paying Schools (30 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of public funding provided to fee-charging schools in 2021 and 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19305/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide details of the number of SEAI warmer homes applications received in the past three years for County Longford; and the number of these applications that were approved, in tabular form. [17420/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 144. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline, in relation to the ongoing investigation into historic abuse allegations in the Defence Forces, how those who now wish to engage in the process for the first time can do so; and if legal representation is required. [17348/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 145. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his Department's capital underspend, if any, in 2023; and his Department's projected spend in 2024. [17418/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (23 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Iarnród Éireann will have onboard catering facilities fully restored on trains in time for the busy summer period. [17408/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils availing of SEN supports in integrated settings in mainstream primary schools and post-primary schools in the past five years. [17344/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a date for when the permanent school building project at a school (details supplied) is due to proceed to tender; if she can explain in detail the delay behind the project not proceeding to tender already; if she will name the projects from lot 7 that have proceeded to tender, if any; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an extension of the planning permission has been lodged for a school (details supplied). [17390/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the anticipated number of additional school places for primary, post primary and special schools for school building projects in County Offaly during 2020 to 2023, in tabular form. [17402/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of capital funding her Department provided to (details supplied) in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the nature of the refurbishment works carried out at this station during this period, in tabular form. [17403/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (23 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of WTE structural engineers employed by her Department as of 15 April 2024; and if she will provide same figures as of 30 September 2021, in tabular form. [17404/24]