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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (2 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan considering many persons in counties Longford and Westmeath are still without access to fibre optic broadband. [28534/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (2 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is fully satisfied with staff appointments and the methods of interviews used in the western and north western areas of Inland Fisheries Ireland over the past three years. [28526/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (2 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement that his Department has had with the relevant stakeholders in relation to the refugees arriving from Ukraine and the coordination of services, supports and resources which are presently being delivered in an ad-hoc manner by volunteers attempting to meet the needs of those fleeing the Russian invasion. [28548/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (2 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement that his Department has had with the relevant stakeholders in relation to the refugees arriving from Ukraine and the coordination of services, supports and resources which are presently being delivered in an ad-hoc manner by volunteers attempting to meet the needs of those fleeing the Russian invasion. [28547/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (2 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the engagement her Department has had with the relevant stakeholders in relation to the refugees arriving here from Ukraine and the co-ordination of services, supports and resources which are presently being delivered in an ad-hoc manner by volunteers attempting to meet the needs of those fleeing the Russian invasion. [28549/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ukraine War (2 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 364. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement that his Department has had with the relevant stakeholders in relation to the refugees arriving from Ukraine and the coordination of services, supports and resources which are presently being delivered in an ad-hoc manner by volunteers attempting to meet the needs of those fleeing the Russian invasion. [28546/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: That is a very interesting point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Before we begin, members now have the option of being physically present in the committee room or may join via Microsoft Teams from their Leinster House offices. Members may not participate in the meeting from outside of the parliamentary precincts. If joining on Teams, I ask members to mute their microphones when not speaking and use the raise-hand function to indicate. I ask members to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I thank Dr. Barry for her comprehensive opening statement. I invite Professor Murphy to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I will now open the meeting up to members. As I said previously, they can also participate virtually. There are number of members participating through Microsoft Teams. I should also state that while Deputy Bacik is not participating, she is on Teams and will be keeping an eye on proceedings as Cathaoirleach. I ask members to indicate that they wish to contribute through the raised hand...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Senator Warfield has had to leave. I have a couple of questions from him and a couple from me. I believe the following questions from Senator Warfield are for Dr. Murphy. She spoke of the UNICEF target of 1% of GDP spend on childcare. What is the social and the economic cost of not acting on that recommendation? We always speak of these things as being a cost, but what is the cost of not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: It might have been my delivery of that question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I apologise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: There was a very specific reason I asked that question. There is a man in my constituency who I would know quite well whose career is a carer. That is his job and what he does. He would also have caring responsibilities outside of his job. However, his employer has come to him repeatedly to take on additional work because the clients they work with, particularly older men, would prefer to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Would Deputy McAuliffe like to ask some questions before I go back to Senator Higgins?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: We are not going to have a repeat of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: We will return to Senator Higgins. Does she have supplementary questions she would like to put to our witnesses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: That is brilliant. I will ask one final question before I bring the meeting to a close. I would like to touch on the €2.4 billion in tax relief for pensions and the €15 billion Professor Murphy mentioned. This might be going slightly outside the frame of today's discussion. What is Professor Murphy's opinion on the importance of gender-based budgeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Briefly.