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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (3 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department tracks the number of children living in emergency homeless accommodation who have missed school days or changed schools mid-year; the supports that are in place for educational continuity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36698/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (3 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school students who do not have access to a personal digital device at home. [36700/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (3 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools in DEIS band 1 areas that currently have waiting lists for junior infants; and the plans in place to increase capacity in areas with growing school age populations. [36705/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Emergency Accommodation (3 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 288. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the specific health measures in place for international protection applicants residing in emergency accommodation (details supplied) where a co-resident has tested positive for Covid-19; if there are protocols to ensure isolation and medical care for those sharing rooms and communal spaces with infected individuals; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (3 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any Departmental research has been undertaken into the mental health impacts of climate-related crop failure or weather events on farmers; if psychological supports are integrated into CAP advisory services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36699/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 314. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the current round of TAMS applications will be processed; when approvals will issue; and if the Department will commit to faster turnaround times going forward. [36701/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 315. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average waiting time for payments under the young farmer capital investment scheme in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36702/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers currently awaiting approval and payment under the organic farming scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36703/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (3 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 324. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time for access to the ECCE scheme places per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36704/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (3 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 344. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for children aged 2-6 to access speech and language therapy services in each health region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36706/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the witnesses. I will launch straight into questions because we have lost four minutes compared with previous commentators. I want to follow up on something Mr. Gloster touched on regarding insourcing and outsourcing for assessment of needs. In response to a query put to it about a tender taking eight months to get a reply, the HSE advised it wanted to look at this and that it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: That would be the outsourcing; is any insourcing used for assessments of need and mental health care?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: Does Mr Gloucester have any indication as to the extent to which that is happening?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: It was a response to a parliamentary question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: Is Mr. Mulvany disputing the €93 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: Let me ask the question again. Of the outsourced mental health budget provided by the State, what are the services that are being provided and who are the biggest providers of those services?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: Supplementary to that, how much of that money is spent on eating disorder treatments in the UK?