Results 1-20 of 4,253 for speaker:Sorca Clarke

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of Ireland’s GNI allocated to official development aid in 2024. [36483/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a breakdown of Ireland’s official development aid spending in 2024, between bilateral and multilateral channels, including funding to international organisations such as the UN, EU and the World Bank. [36484/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of Ireland’s official development aid in 2024 allocated to climate adaption and mitigation programmes in low-income countries; and whether this is additional to the existing aid budget, as per international commitments. [36485/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of Ireland’s official development aid in 2024 allocated to global health initiatives, sexual and reproductive health, and gender equality programmes, per region, in tabular form. [36486/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide the current annual cost of the Local Link programme in rural areas; and if any assessments have been done on its effectiveness in reducing social isolation for older people and people with disabilities. [36482/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average waiting time for a child with ASD to be allocated a place in a special class, including the length of time children are waiting on their local school’s SNA and resources list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36446/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average waiting time for social housing allocation in each local authority in 2024 and 2025; and the average length of stay in emergency homelessness accommodation. [36445/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 179. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current average processing time for join family visa applications made by non-EU spouses of Irish citizens; and his Department’s plans to address current backlogs. [36442/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 215. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current waiting time for children’s therapy services, speech and language, occupational therapy, physiotherapy under the early intervention scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36444/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 250. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for general adult psychological counselling, including HSE primary care psychology and GPs referring to mental health services; and the steps being taken to reduce waits to within three months. [36443/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 251. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for children’s therapy services, speech and language, occupational therapy and physiotherapy under the primary care scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36444/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 252. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of public funding that has been allocated to the NTP fund in 2024 and 2025; and the amount of that funding that has been used for outsourcing public patients to private hospitals. [36448/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 253. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time, by hospital group and speciality, for inpatient and day-case procedures; and the five longest specialties in terms of average wait time. [36449/25]

GPO and Moore Street Regeneration as a 1916 Cultural Quarter: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: When we speak of the GPO and the Moore Street area, we are not just talking about buildings and laneways, but of the cornerstone of our rebel history in a city that fought an empire. The GPO is not architecture; it was the battleground of striking for Irish independence. It is a monument to selfless sacrifice, and, when heavily shelled by the British forces, leaving much of it in ruins, it...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2025 (1 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 291. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the fiscal space projected to be available in Budget 2025 for new current and capital spending. [35452/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (1 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post primary schools with access to a dedicated mental health professional; and the estimated cost of providing one to every school. [35470/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (1 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 556. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been any formal review of interagency coordination between sexual assault treatment units, Gardaí, and social services in the cases of group sexual assault, particularly where minors and vulnerable adults are involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35383/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (1 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 645. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any costing has been done on integrating early years mental health supports into childcare settings, including inpatient child therapeutic interventions or staff training. [35471/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 666. To ask the Minister for Health the overall percentage of the health budget currently allocated to mental health; and the increase in funding (as a percentage of GDP or GNI) that would result from a €500 million additional allocation.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35464/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Product Labelling (1 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 688. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on any engagements her Department has had at an EU level concerning cancer warning labelling on alcohol products in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35299/25]