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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (1 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of appointments booked and paid for more than 28 days in advance of a NCT test per test centre; and the amount of revenue this generated in 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date, in tabular form. [5049/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Naval Service (1 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 118. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount of time he envisages the LE Róisín and LE Niamh will remain in operational reserve due to staffing shortages; and if the staff shortages in the naval service will affect the deployment of the two new ships due to arrive from New Zealand in the coming months. [5048/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (1 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 166. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the meeting of a group (details supplied) and officials from his Department on 30 September 2022 which despite repeated requests from the representative group no follow up has been provided. [5046/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 256. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the purported 552-week waiting list for children awaiting tonsilitis assessment and surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5047/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update regarding the independent review group into the allegations made by a group (details supplied). [4773/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Will the Minister provide an update regarding the independent review group that is inquiring into the allegations made by Women of Honour?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: The Minister said this report will be given to him "later in the week". It is Thursday. Is there a specific day for when this report will be provided? At the time Fianna Fáil voted against the Sinn Féin motion for a statutory independent inquiry, we were told that speed was of the essence. I put it to the Minister that the Government gave a commitment to completing this report...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Why then give the commitment of within a year?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: The vast majority of people who serve in our Defence Forces are good people, even thought there are those who have had horrendous and horrific experiences. The failure to publish this report in the timeframe that was given by the Government is a very poor reflection. When the Minister was in Lebanon he was quoted as saying it was his intention to make sure that the recommendations contained...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I apologise. Things moved a little quicker than expected. The number of new recruits to, and discharges from, the Defence Forces has been repeatedly mentioned in this House over the past ten to 15 years. I ask the Minister to outline what is the tipping point where he and the Department review all the efforts to date regarding retention and recruitment. Will they have an honest review...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Question No. 8

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: We have heard that various industries, from the pharmaceutical industry to the air industry to security companies to logistics companies, are head-hunting people out of the Naval Service. What we do not hear, and certainly what we do not see, is a corresponding intensity from the Government to be able to counter these challenges because they are very real. Earlier when responding to Deputy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: They are being mothballed. Once they are delivered to Ireland a plan will be developed to achieve initial operating capability for two inshore patrol vessels coming from New Zealand. I have to put it to the Tánaiste that waiting until we are looking at another two ships being mothballed and unable to put staff on them is not a coherent plan. It is not any form of a plan. The staffing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Clearly you are not. You are still-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: No-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: There was no criticism. You have assets but you are failing to invest in the-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: It is still below most European countries.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: You are failing to mention the allowances. Until conditions are better-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: What the Tánaiste failed to mention is that while the pay may be slightly increased, the allowances and conditions are not being increased in line with comparable countries' defence forces or militaries. This is a fact. The Tánaiste can go and look it up if he needs to but it is a fact. We are haemorrhaging a level of skill from the Defence Forces, particularly the Naval Service...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: It was not dismissed.