Results 941-960 of 3,980 for speaker:Sorca Clarke

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (14 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has conducted a socio-economic impact assessment on the effects of the British-Australian trade agreement on Irish agriculture. [38631/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the current structure of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board is sufficiently independent to ensure maximum confidence that any allegations concerning doping, animal welfare abuses or other illegitimate activities are adequately investigated. [38523/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (15 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to address the imminent crisis in the horticulture and mushroom sectors. [38522/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: RACO (29 Jun 2021)

Sorca Clarke: I thank our guests for their time and expertise. We often hear "crisis", "emergency" and other really drastic words being thrown about but if there is anything that will focus the minds of the public on the Defence Forces at the minute, it is the RACO exit survey. It is absolutely stark. One of the contributors to that survey, under the theme of further roles and impact, to my mind, hit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Pre-Budget Submission: Dóchas (14 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: I thank our guests for coming in, for sharing their experiences and for updating us on their programmes across the world. I absolutely agree with what Ms Keatinge said in her opening statement, which was that this has been no ordinary year. It has not been an ordinary year for any of us but the support provided to local communities on the ground by groups such as Ms Keatinge's will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Emigrant Support Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: I fully agree with the statement Ms Kennelly made earlier about how Covid has exacerbated existing conditions for those who are migrants, regardless of whether they are legal or illegal. If Covid has shown us anything, it has really rocked us to our core and exposed how reliant we are on friends and family. When you are away from home or in a foreign country, that lack of familiarity can be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines to Developing Countries: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the witnesses for their time, for their honest words and for putting Covid into a more global perspective than a national perspective. I find it morally reprehensible for any pharmaceutical company to engage in extortion of poorer countries by price gouging. I cannot think of a worse action by any company at a time like this. Dr. Nabarro is correct that people are the solution, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys and Update on Afghanistan: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence (31 Aug 2021)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the Minister for coming before the committee. Starting with the day the Minister brought this memo to the Cabinet, he mentioned that a considerable number of memos were put before the Cabinet then. Was that date brought forward for any reason? Why it was on that day that this matter was brought forward? Why wait until the last days of the Dáil to bring this in if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys and Update on Afghanistan: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence (31 Aug 2021)

Sorca Clarke: I find it difficult to believe that before coming to this meeting, the Minister did not have his ducks in a row and did not know what text messages had come in from whom and when. I also find it difficult to believe that it is standard practice for people to delete text messages. I respectfully suggest that the Minister invest in either a new phone or some cloud back-up because that is not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (27 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 647. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units available for Traveller accommodation by county in tabular form. [39607/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (27 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 1503. To ask the Minister for Health the number of workers employed by his Department and in each office or agency under the aegis of his Department that earn less than the living wage of €12.30 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33601/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 1955. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department has spent to date regarding Covid-19 awareness-raising campaigns in national newspapers. [35993/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 1956. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns of Covid-19 in regional newspapers. [35994/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 1957. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns of Covid-19 in national radio stations. [35995/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 1958. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns of Covid-19 in regional radio stations. [35996/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 1959. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns of Covid-19 in local radio stations. [35997/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 1960. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns of Covid-19 on social media. [35998/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 1961. To ask the Minister for Health if the staff of a service (details supplied) will receive backpay or compensation for the stoppage since 2012 of the incremental pay increases since to which they were contractually entitled. [35999/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 2031. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a date for surgery. [36328/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Workers Register (27 Jul 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 2032. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by HIQA relating to social workers in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36329/21]