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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 751. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications under the domestic lead remediation grant scheme since its introduction in 2016, per local authority, in tabular form. [27950/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (13 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 892. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of illegal narcotic seizures and the monetary value of each seizure in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, per county, in tabular form. [27728/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Communications (13 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 1020. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cross-departmental engagement his Department has had with the Department of Education regarding the scoping inquiry, as announced by the Minister for Education in March 2023, into allegations of historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders. [27213/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 1122. To ask the Minister for Health when the drug, Ozempic, used to treat obesity as a consequence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) will be available to medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27210/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (13 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 1184. To ask the Minister for Health the nursing homes that have already exited the fair deal scheme and the nursing homes that have applied to exit the fair deal scheme, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27729/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (13 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 1186. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes that have exited the fair deal scheme and ceased operating in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, per county, in tabular form. [27731/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (13 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 1185. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement his Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund in relation to the fair deal scheme as it applies to nursing homes. [27730/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 1221. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement his Department has had with the INMO in relation to the latest figures outlining the number of patients on trolleys awaiting a hospital bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27952/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (13 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 1374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement he has had with TUS, Athlone in relation to student accommodation for the upcoming academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27951/23]

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the Chair for allowing me in to ask questions today. It is very much appreciated. I want to go back to something discussed earlier. I do not want to put too much pressure on Ms Lyons but I cannot leave without asking this question. I ask it in a dual role, both as a parent of a child who has gone through a Gaelscoil before moving on to an English-medium secondary school and as the...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Some of it, I would hope.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Did any expression of interest for an aonad come from any of the schools in Mullingar?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Nor am I. It is not a trick question. I am not aware of one either.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by those utilising the atypical visa process, including delays in processing which is causing particular difficulties for those working in the nursing home sector; the steps she will take to address the obstacles within the atypical visa department; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Emergency Planning (14 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he has had with other Government Departments regarding the European Commission’s Copernicus Emergency Management Services (EMS) issuance of a warning on 8 June 2023 stating that Ireland is at an extreme risk of wildfires; the contingency plans that are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Education Costs: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — primary and post primary education in this State is intended to be "free" under the Constitution and in legislation, but the reality is profoundly different; — the cost-of-living crisis continues to put parents and students under significant financial pressure; — according to the most recent Irish League of Credit...

Education Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I echo what Deputy O'Reilly said about the need to actually support this motion. Education is the last great equaliser of society. While it is no load to bear, the opportunities it presents, particularly to those who were born into disadvantage, cannot be overestimated. I will briefly touch on some comments made by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the witnesses for giving their time so freely, which is much appreciated. It is important that we hear different views on this issue. Dr. Mulligan is correct when she says this is complex and that is where those different views are so important to this committee because these are the views of so many other people in our communities and across the State. Nobody has a consensus on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: That is where my question focuses. Are we creating additional constitutional issues by loosening the blanket ban?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (20 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 619. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the review of community pharmacies services. [29175/23]