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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when, given the dramatic rise in transport costs, the school transport scheme rates will be reviewed to ensure that the vital assistance it provides to parents of children with special educational needs is not eroded by the rising costs of fuel. [16569/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 457. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost to the Exchequer if the living alone allowance was to be extended to retired single public and civil service pension holders who met the requirements of living alone. [16566/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 491. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proactive actions that have been taken to inform recipients of payments made by bank transfer that due to the closure of a bank (details supplied) alternative bank details will need to be provided to ensure that there is no interruption to payments. [16666/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 492. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time that it takes to change bank account details on the mywelfare app given the imminent need for welfare recipients to provide alternative bank details due to the closure of a bank (details supplied). [16667/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (29 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 493. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider reviewing the eligibility for social welfare on the binary basis of days worked and consider a cumulative hours worked basis which could encourage many workers in the home care sector to accept additional hours without being penalised. [16672/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (29 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 530. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current staffing levels of the section responsible for the processing of citizenship applications; and the plans there are to increase same given the expended period of time beyond normal that some applicants have been waiting. [16570/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (29 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of section 47 assessment and reports that have been challenged to the regulatory body of the assessor. [15969/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 652. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for orthopaedics in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway. [15971/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 653. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has been waiting over six years to be seen by orthopaedics in Merlin Park University Hospital Galway; and the immediate action that will be taken to address the damage caused. [15972/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 654. To ask the Minister for Health when the €1,000 payment as announced on 19 January 2022 for healthcare workers will be paid. [15975/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 721. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation whereby section 38 funded staff working overnight only get paid the sleepover rate which is the minimum wage even if staff are required to work and be on the floor during those times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16389/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (29 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 825. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of a national statutory support scheme for the licensing and regulation of home care providers. [16668/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (29 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 827. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the right to receive care in a nursing home on a statutory basis; if he will consider giving the same statutory right to receive care at home, which is the preferred option of the majority of older persons in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16671/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (29 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 826. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct his Department officials to review the current practice by which his Department obstructs the payment of travel time to tendered service providers in the home care sector even though they provide it to their own staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16669/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 890. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures implemented to alleviate the financial burden placed on farmers due to rising fertiliser costs. [16390/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 134. To ask the Minister for Health the grades of employment or posts as designated by order of the Minister that are excluded from contesting a local election. [16822/22]

Women's Health Action Plan: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this key issue of women's healthcare. In March 2021, I asked the Minister a parliamentary question specifically about gynaecology waiting lists. At that time, there were 30,180 women waiting on an outpatient department appointment. This figure did not include inpatients and was for outpatients alone. In his reply, the Minister referenced the impact of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (31 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered revising the State's CAP strategic plan to remove the proposed age limit on enhanced TAMS for women farmers. [16972/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (5 Apr 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 288. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the membership of the tourism recovery task force has changed; if this task force has made recommendations to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18398/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (5 Apr 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 289. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to the Tourism Ireland Regional Co-operative Marketing Fund, which seeks to encourage new access and maximise the potential of existing air and sea services to those areas outside of Dublin, in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [18399/22]