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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the witnesses for coming in. It has been a very interesting session between our other guests this morning and our guests this afternoon. I thank them for their time. One of the issues that was raised this morning, and I do not want to focus only on guidance counsellors because I do not think that everything here is in their realm of responsibility, is whether there is a role for an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: How important is it that issues such as this be discussed at a citizens’ assembly on the future of education, which is a commitment in the programme for Government?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: I thank Mr. Purser. I appreciated his input.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: Mr. Purser made a valid point. I raised this issue with our previous witnesses. Co-operation exists in other areas. That there is none in education is an anomaly. It is having a major impact on the lives of people, North and South, who want to learn, work and research together in the other jurisdiction. It is something we need to rectify.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Period Poverty (7 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 128. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on any recent engagements with the inter-Departmental Period Poverty Implementation Group; and the details of any progress that has been made to implement the recommendations of the discussion paper. [5463/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (7 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills as per the Cycle Against Suicide campaign, if she will consider reviewing schools’ wellbeing curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4981/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (7 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 230. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans she has to reduce the inequalities that exist between male and female players in an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5415/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (7 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 231. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made to balance the total number of male and female athletes participating in gaelic games, balanced media coverage, the attendance levels at matches and equal representation across county boards; the amount of funding that has gone towards this in the past five years; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Olympic Games (7 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 232. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of women and men accredited to the Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games in key network operation centre leadership roles (details supplied) in 2016, and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5417/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 361. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the ratio of psychologists to prisoners, per prison at the end of 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5419/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 362. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners on waiting lists to access prison psychology services and addiction services in 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5420/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (7 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 363. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of women’s refuges across the island of Ireland, per county; the names of the services; the amount of funding that has been made available to these services in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5433/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 364. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of emergency phone calls received by An Garda Síochána relating to domestic violence in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5435/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 520. To ask the Minister for Health how many speech and language therapists are currently working in each health district; how many positions are currently vacant; and how current number compare to each of the past five years. [5221/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 545. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that are available to people who are dealing with sudden and traumatic deaths of a friend or family member. [5436/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Period Poverty (7 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 547. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the HSE period poverty scheme. [5462/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Period Poverty (7 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 548. To ask the Minister for Health the supports and funding available to those who are experiencing period poverty, particularly those who are homeless, those living with addiction, minorities including Travellers, Roma and refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5464/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 316. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many gardaí in County Longford have successfully completed the CBD2 competency-based driving training 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4681/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (31 Jan 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of requests for a meeting made to her Department by an organisation (details supplied), by year, in 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and how many meetings have taken place, in tabular form, per year, for the same period. [4584/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (31 Jan 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what representative groups were engaged with in the production of the new guidelines on restraint and seclusion. [4585/24]