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Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: We all want to ensure that, as we transition to the new children's hospital, it provides the best quality care with the highest standards of governance, management, ethics, open disclosure and communication between families and medics. However, we simply cannot say that was provided to the children and families failed by the scandal of unnecessary hip surgeries at CHI. A scandal that goes...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: Parents across the country have been telling me of the difficulties they are experiencing in the context of their children accessing appropriate mental health care. They talk to me about hurdle after hurdle and being handed off from one service to another service, with no actual proper service being provided for their children. One parent told me how their child had been refused support,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: With the greatest of respect to the Minister of State, a suicidal child meets the criteria.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how she intends to address to concerns of students and parents regarding the grade inflation in recent years and the potential impact on Leaving Certificate students graduating in 2025. [17091/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the announced reduction in pupil teacher ratio will be introduced for the coming school year, where a school could potentially loose a teacher, only to be forced to recruit additional teachers the subsequent year, due to significant population growth in the area, and given the difficulties of recruiting teachers. [17153/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (3 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 292. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to general inpatient hospital wards with a primary diagnosis of mental health difficulties in each of the years 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the average length of time children spent in general wards with this diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16330/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (3 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 293. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies in mental health services, by CHO area, at the end of 2024, and the number of vacant posts in mental health services at present, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16331/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (3 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 294. To ask the Minister for Health the number of job vacancies present in CAMHS in December 2024; if all of these vacancies are to be filled; the CAMHS staffing levels of today versus December; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16333/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (3 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 295. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new development jobs in CAMHS that are planned for each CHO area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16334/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (3 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people seen by the Psychology in Primary Care children's service in 2024 and to date in 2025, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16335/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (2 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 260. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the tailored mental health supports available to people with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, in line with international best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16003/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 272. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the waiting lists for CAMHS for the months of January, February and March 2025, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15859/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 277. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 7 February 2025, where it stated that recruitment is underway for an adult eating disorder team in Dublin South West/Kildare and the Midlands, and a CAMHS eating disorder team in Mid-West in 2025, when she envisages seeing patients, the number and the breakdown of staff required for each team, the types of...

Support for Householders, Businesses and Farmers Affected by Storm Éowyn: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: I echo what has been said regarding the response of the emergency services and those on the front line. I include in that another group, namely, the people who went out of their way who make sure their neighbours were safe. They are very rarely recognised. I know of one instance where an elderly man had been without contact with any other human for three days before his neighbours went out...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Eating Disorders (1 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 831. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the rollout of eating disorder teams; the funding allocated to the rollout for 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15850/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Eating Disorders (1 Apr 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 833. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults that presented to accident and emergency departments with eating disorders in 2024 and to date in 2025. [15853/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (27 Mar 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 would include a ban on trade in services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14759/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 Mar 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 378. To ask the Minister for Health the specific and tailored mental health supports available to people living with FASD, in line with international best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14709/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 Mar 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 256. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs in Longford and Westmeath that take medical cards. [14500/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (25 Mar 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 199. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that are being taken to address the growing issue of textile waste in Ireland; and the further steps that are being taken to reduce the level of over consumption and promote recycling and upcycling of clothing. [13689/25]