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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: I appreciate that, but considering the vast difference that is there at the moment and the length of time construction takes, there will be a reliance on private supply for the foreseeable future in many areas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: Is it the case that there has not been any engagement with the owners? Has there been any engagement with them to see if they have plans to upgrade the accommodation that is there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: Has any commitment been given by any of these investors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: No.

Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises that: — every child has the right to education; — this time of the year is characterised by stress and panic for many parents as they fight to secure an appropriate school place for their child next September; — the battle to secure an appropriate school place is too often followed by further battles to secure the...

Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: Every child has the right to an education. That right needs to be universally applied regardless of any child's additional need for support. I will go back to the Minister of State's opening contribution to this debate. She said there was a 386% increase in the number of special classes and went on to say that "While the capitation rate in mainstream schools was raised to €45 in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown, in relation to the summer programme, of the number of children in each of the primary inclusion scheme, post-primary inclusion scheme and special school scheme respectively in 2023 and expected in 2024, in tabular form. [25726/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the rate of payment for the primary inclusion scheme and the post-primary inclusion scheme from €30 to €45 per week. [25727/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who availed of the home-based summer programme in 2023 and expected to avail of it in 2024; and the number of children who were eligible for the programme in each of these years. [25728/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (13 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Oideachas cén fáth go bhfuil líon na n-áiteanna ar an mBaitsiléir san Oideachas trí Mheán na Gaeilge (Bunmhúinteoireacht) in Institiúid Oideachais Marino laghdaithe go 40 i mbliana ó 60 mar a bhí sé anuraidh, i gcomhthéacs an ghanntanais...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 338.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Korean is being considered as a Leaving Certificate subject. [25381/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 339.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria considered when introducing a foreign language as a Leaving Certificate subject and if there is a threshold in terms of student numbers. [25382/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (11 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 489.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to explain why schools, newly designated as DEIS in 2022, are solely eligible either for a hot meal (if they are a primary school) or a cold lunch (if they are a post-primary school) and not for a breakfast club; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25451/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (11 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 490.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria determining the declining of funding for a breakfast club for the six DEIS Urban Band 1 schools. [25452/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (11 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 837.To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of new GPs in Kinnegad, Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25309/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (11 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 838.To ask the Minister for Health the proposals for families living in rural areas if waiting lists for local GPs are full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25310/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Sanctions (18 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if discussions will begin on applying another round of tough sanctions on Russia at the next EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting. [25900/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Emergency Planning (18 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the progress of the public warning system. [25901/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 96. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of qualified civilian fitness instructors employed by the Defence Forces in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [25889/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Jun 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 99. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of each category of train tickets that were sold between Dublin Connolly and Longford in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [25897/24]