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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (19 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: This vacancy was first advertised in December 2019. This is not a new issue. The management of the hospital knew this retirement was coming down the line. In fairness to the nurse, she stayed on to support those families who are heavily reliant on the service and speak incredibly highly of the team in place there. I want to put this into perspective. I spoke to the parent of a child...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (19 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: I welcome the commitment the Minister of State has given. Retaining the service at Mullingar makes sense not only from a moral point of view but also from a fiscal perspective. Children learn very early to manage their diabetes and it is a habit that follows them into adulthood. When they become adults, that habit reduces the cost to the HSE in terms of the number of hospitalisations and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (19 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the requirement of a digital signature for collection of social welfare payments has been reintroduced; and if she will report on the guidance upon which this decision was based given the level 5 restrictions in place nationwide. [37485/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Welfare Payments Administration (19 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 303. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the requirement of a digital signature for collection of social welfare payments has been reintroduced; and if he will report on the guidance upon which this decision was based given the level 5 restrictions in place nationwide. [37484/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (19 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 304. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many women from across the country who are awaiting urgent breast ultrasounds and mammograms are arriving to their appointment only to be informed that there are no slots available and they will be issued with a follow-up assessment in the coming weeks; and if he will engage with BreastCheck and other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 305. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the HSE per hour to section 39 agencies for personal assistants. [37487/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (19 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 306. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent closure of the only general practitioner practice in Rathwire, County Westmeath; and if he plans to provide a general practitioner service in the area. [37489/20]

Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: The original aim of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 was to make the process more transparent and accountable. It has failed to reach that threshold by a country mile. It has been said to me on countless occasions by smaller groups and activists that it could reasonably be argued that the Act was designed to ensure they are penalised disproportionately compared to professional lobbyists...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority (24 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the night-time low level flight on 3 November 2020 which left the East Midlands Airport, Derby, England at 11.02pm and spent more than four hours flying back and forth across County Westmeath and neighbouring counties before returning to UK airspace and landing at Nottingham Airport at 5.45am; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (24 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 454. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Army barracks in Ireland; and the staffing levels and capacity of each, in tabular form. [38170/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (24 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 455. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of naval bases in Ireland; and the staffing levels and capacity of each, in tabular form. [38171/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (24 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 456. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Army barracks that provide living quarters. [38172/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (24 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 457. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the occupancy of the Army barracks that provide living quarters. [38173/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (24 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 458. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the last time there was a vacancy in the living quarters provided by the Defence Forces. [38174/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (24 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 459. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to set out the number of medical discharges by rank and by discipline in the Defence Forces in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [38547/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (24 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 460. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the median age of those discharged from the Defence Forces on medical grounds in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020. [38548/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (24 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 461. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Naval Service who have spent between zero to 60, 61 and 75, 76 and 81 and more than 82 days at sea in tabular form. [38549/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (24 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 462. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of qualified or specialised members of the Defence Forces who have left the service in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the specialised area of each. [38550/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (24 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 465. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to set out the average number of hours worked by members of the Defence Forces by rank and barracks in tabular form. [38614/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (24 Nov 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 466. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the documented overtime worked by members of the Defence Forces by rank and barracks in tabular form. [38615/20]