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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 950. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if women’s refuges are working with other agencies, such as healthcare and social services, to provide a more holistic approach to survivors of domestic violence. [46472/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 951. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently incarcerated due to drug-related offences or addiction-related issues, per prison, in tabular form. [46483/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 952. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has any plans to review or update prison policies in line with international best practices, particularly regarding rehabilitation and reducing reliance on incarceration. [46484/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 953. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Government’s short- and long-term plans to reduce recidivism. [46485/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 956. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what strategies are being employed to reduce recidivism rates and ensure successful reintegration of prisoners into society; and to provide a list of organisations that work in same. [46492/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 954. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what mental health and addiction treatment services are available in prisons; and the measures necessary to ensure they are effective. [46486/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 957. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of emergency calls to An Garda Síochána reporting domestic abuse during 2024. [46534/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1150. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average number of overnight respite beds for children and adults across Ireland; the county with the most overnight respite beds for children and adults; and the county with the lowest number of overnight respite beds for children and adults. [46451/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1152. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider extending paternity leave to longer than two weeks. [46464/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1162. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to address the unequal burden of unpaid care work, which often falls on women. [46502/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1163. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to encourage more men to take paternity leave and share care-giving responsibilities, in order to reduce the gendered impact on career progression. [46503/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1155. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth besides gender pay gap reporting, what steps his Department is taking to close the gender pay gap; and how his Department plans to ensure equal pay for equal work across all sectors. [46493/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1159. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can provide data on how the gender pay gap varies across different sectors, industries and levels of seniority. [46499/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1160. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a specific group in particular that faces the greatest gender pay disparities (for example, women with disabilities, migrant women, and LGBTQ+ persons). [46500/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1161. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans on extending the reporting of gender pay gaps to smaller businesses. [46501/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1164. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how he plans to monitor and evaluate progress on gender pay equality; and what metrics will be used to measure success. [46504/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1156. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures Government is taking to support single mothers in balancing work and caregiving responsibilities, especially in relation to affordable childcare and social supports. [46495/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1157. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his Department’s top priorities for advancing women’s rights in the next five years. [46497/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1158. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how his Department measures progress on gender equality and women’s rights; and how his Department plans on holding itself accountable for meeting its goals. [46498/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (22 Jan 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1165. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the pilots for enhanced in-school therapy supports in the 16 special schools in Dublin and Cork; and if he will provide the number of extra speech and language therapists and occupational therapists, per school, who are working in those schools because of the pilot, in tabular...