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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the establishment of an offshore maritime area as Ireland's seventh national park as outlined in the programme for Government has been examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10889/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Presidential Elections (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 383. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to hold a referendum on extending the franchise in Presidential elections to Irish citizens living outside the State as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11756/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 392. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding prioritising the emigrant support programme to ensure that the most vulnerable members of the overseas communities are supported as outlined in the Programme for Government [11757/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 568. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the review and update of the International Education Strategy for Ireland recognising the importance of overseas students and academics to the higher education sector as outlined in the Programme for Government has begun; when the review is expected to be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11754/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Reform (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 569. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timetable for the development and implementation of a standardised system of accreditation of prior learning taking account of previous education, skills, work experience and engagement in society as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11755/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 625. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of time that must pass before a healthcare professional is eligible to reapply for inclusion on the National Recruitment Service panel in cases in which they were removed from the panel during the recruitment process. [10892/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Israel's Apartheid against Palestinians: Amnesty International (22 Feb 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the Chair. I thank our guests. As Mr. Higazi said, the circle put in place by the report captures where we are today very well. Amnesty International is not the only group to come forward with a report like this. Other reports have come from very different perspectives and from people with very different backgrounds. In terms of this report's place in that group, it is important,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Israel's Apartheid against Palestinians: Amnesty International (22 Feb 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I have a follow-up question taking in the human rights aspect. The report indicates the geographic scope is essentially Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories but another piece of work was done by Amnesty International on Palestinian refugees in host countries. I believe it was in 2007. What reports have since been received on the position of refugees abroad, their perception of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 826. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority capability review has been implemented to date [10890/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are sufficient numbers of new apprenticeships to meet the targets of the new national home retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12492/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority home loan scheme applications that were received from Westmeath County Council for 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and the number that were granted in the same period. [12490/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority home loan scheme applications that were received from Longford County Council for 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and the number that were granted in the same period. [12491/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 726. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women awaiting gynaecology appointments by hospital, in tabular form. [13123/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 727. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a gynaecology appointment by hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022. [13124/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 728. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who were diagnosed with cervical cancer following gynaecology consultation in 2021 and to date in 2022. [13125/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (10 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposed solution to ensuring both road safety, maintenance and repair of the road in circumstances in which a rural road is not taken in charge by the local authority and also does not meet the criteria as set down under the local improvement scheme as they serve only houses or buildings occupied or used by persons not engaged in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current capacity for early intervention classrooms and ASD units in each school in counties Westmeath and Longford in tabular form. [13598/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of refused applications for school transport by county in 2019, 2020 and 2021 on the basis of the school not being the nearest school in tabular form. [13600/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child will qualify for school transport in cases in which a child cannot access their nearest school due to a lack of places. [13601/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (10 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 328. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of places available in Montessori or ECCE pre-school with AIMS support by provider in counties Westmeath and Longford, in tabular form. [13599/22]