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Defamation Act 2009 Review: Statements (11 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I welcome the time to contribute to this important debate. As recognised in the report, the Constitution provides a number of rights that offer protection against defamation but also against a complaint of having made of defamation, including the right to freedom of expression, the right to protection of a good name and reputation and the right of access to the courts. I was disappointed...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: The extent of the Minister's affordable housing plans in Longford-Westmeath has been laid bare. They are soul-destroying for anybody who needs a local authority-delivered home. Yesterday was the first time I have ever seen a reply to a parliamentary question discussed in such detail in a local shop, and the commentary was absolutely damning. Not one affordable home for Longford was...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Communities Abroad (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the last meeting of the Interdepartmental Committee on Diaspora Policy was held; if engagement has taken place since with groups that work with returning Irish citizens to address the shortcomings experienced in the areas of visa processing times for non-European Union spouses, foreign birth registrations and the application of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers that have used Bus Éireann route 115 Mullingar to Dublin in both directions in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [23106/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 297. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of full-time qualified roofers and tilers employed by the OPW as of 1 January 2021 and 1 May 2022, in tabular form. [23102/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 463. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of applications and the number that were commissioned under the Naval Services direct entry scheme in each of the years from 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [23120/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 554. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost if the disability allowance increased by €5 per week. [23108/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 608. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a 10% increase in full-time undergraduate speech and language therapy students. [23103/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 609. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a 10% increase in full-time undergraduate occupational therapy students. [23104/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 610. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a 10% increase in full-time undergraduate psychology students. [23105/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 638. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 657 of 22 February 2022, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to answer the question. [23109/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 639. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drones owned by An Garda Síochána and the number currently in use as of 3 May 2022, [23110/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 640. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Garda National Immigration Bureau as of 1 May 2021 and 1 May 2022, in tabular form. [23111/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 641. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of stables by location available to the Garda mounted unit excluding the stables currently in the Phoenix Park. [23112/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 642. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda interventions involving persons with self-harm or harming others due to mental health issues; and the resources that have been made available to ensure that An Garda Síochána is adequately trained to deal with these complex situations and that they have access on 24/7 supports of appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 643. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the age of the trucks attached to the Garda water unit. [23114/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 644. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unmarked vans attached to the Garda collision forensic investigation unit as of 1 May 2021 and 1 May 2022, in tabular form. [23115/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 765. To ask the Minister for Health the treatments available in the public health services for persons with leber congenital amaurosis and early onset of severe retinal dystrophy. [23116/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 766. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who presented to the accident and emergency department in Mullingar Hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [23117/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 May 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 767. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for Jigsaw; the average waiting times in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022 in CHO 8 in tabular form. [23118/22]