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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (27 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 205. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department is considering an increase in the daily budget for catering in the Defence Forces, given the increase in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46778/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (27 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 206. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies per trade per Barracks; and the details of the most recent recruitment drive or competitions for each in tabular form. [47030/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (27 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who have no access to school transport, by county in tabular form. [46575/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health Promotion (27 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress update on the Primary School Healthy Eating Education Programme as outlined in the Programme for Government. [47031/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 321. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will authorise the payment of eligible social welfare payments into an account (details supplied) given the limited banking choices that are available in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47029/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 471. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently awaiting an occupational therapy assessment in each LHO area in CHO8; the number waiting for treatment in each LHO area in CHO8; and the number in each category waiting for more than 12 months. [46779/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 472. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently waiting for a bed in a residential unit in each LHO area in CHO8; and the number of persons waiting for more than 12 months in tabular form. [46780/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the rollout of the National Broadband Plan by county in tabular form. [46379/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Schemes (22 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of successful and unsuccessful applications for the local authority home loan by county in tabular form. [46378/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the witnesses for their time on what is a really wet and windy morning. It is the first of what I hope are few to come. I will focus on two specific areas. The first is the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC. We now have the lowest level of unemployment, essentially, since records began. The WRC is a vital component of workers' rights sitting in tandem with those going to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: And in a timely manner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I absolutely agree with Dr. Bambrick. Even from the perspective of the rights of workers, as in the inspectors themselves, that level of workload has to lead to burnout. It is not the healthiest workplace to be in if you are constantly almost fire-fighting to get through the cases that are sitting in front of you. In the scenario where the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, is under...

National Retrofit Plan: Motion [Private Members] (20 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: The Minister has heard from my colleagues about the failures to date. I will list another one. In early August 2020, Kevin and Yvonne Conroy left their home just outside Mullingar to have a deep retrofit programme done. Today, almost 26 months later, they remain out of their home. Words simply cannot describe the severe emotional and financial distress experienced by this family, whom...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (20 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures that he is taking to tackle the increase in homelessness in recent months. [45603/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (20 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider reintroducing a ban on evictions given the rising numbers of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45605/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement that she has had with Bus Éireann and private bus operators regarding the lack of places for pupils availing of school transport. [45604/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (20 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 510. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement that he has had with representatives of general practitioners regarding work practice changes since Covid-19; the availability of face-to-face appointments specifically for medical card patients. [45602/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: A response to a parliamentary question put by my colleague, Deputy Ward, showed yet another increase in the number of children awaiting psychological treatment. Of the 13,000 waiting on treatment, more than 11,000 of them are children, almost 4,000 of whom have been waiting over a year for an appointment. This represents a 7% increase between January and May this year. This is not...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Am I to take it that the Tánaiste is saying that the HSE did not provide accurate content in the reply to that parliamentary question?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I am, for the next couple of minutes anyway. Parents up and down the country are feeling badly let down as thousands of children have been left without a place on school transport. Many parents who relied on this service have been left high and dry after being told their children no longer have seats on the school bus. Incredibly, the public and Deputies are being told by Bus...