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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are sufficient numbers of new apprenticeships to meet the targets of the new national home retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12492/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority home loan scheme applications that were received from Westmeath County Council for 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and the number that were granted in the same period. [12490/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority home loan scheme applications that were received from Longford County Council for 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and the number that were granted in the same period. [12491/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 726. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women awaiting gynaecology appointments by hospital, in tabular form. [13123/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 727. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a gynaecology appointment by hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022. [13124/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 728. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who were diagnosed with cervical cancer following gynaecology consultation in 2021 and to date in 2022. [13125/22]

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Second Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: This is another very significant piece of legislation to deal with those legacy issues from the horrific events of the mother and baby institutions. We support the introduction of this Bill primarily around that statutory basis and framework to authorise interventions at Tuam where manifestly inappropriate burials took place. I have some concerns. The Minister touched on some of them, but...

National Driver Licence Service: Motion [Private Members] (2 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I welcome the opportunity to speak about this issue, which again highlights the Government's persistence in taking plans designed for cities and almost inflicting them on parts of rural Ireland. Not a week goes by without at least one person in my offices, be that in Mullingar, Longford or Athlone, at their wits' end over broadband not being able to access a decent connection. Yet again we...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 61. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration has been given to extending the Covid recognition payment to other workers who continued to attend work during the pandemic such as clerical staff in Covid community assessment hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11512/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that gardaí have been told the new uniform is unsuitable for court appearances; his views on whether this represents value for money given the estimated cost of provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11511/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Naval Service (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 242. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of customs patrols that were cancelled or rescheduled as a result of crewing problems in the Naval Service in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10886/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Naval Service (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 243. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are plans to increase the number of Naval Service vessels thereby increasing the scope to patrol Irelands waters given the proposed new patrol boats will replace Revenue Commissioner cutter RCC Faire and the RCC Suirbhéir which are approaching the end of their service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10887/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Naval Service (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance when the tendering process for the provision of a Customs cutter for Revenue Commissioners is expected to commence [10888/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 265. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement his Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the review of the policy framework within which credit unions operate; when this review is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11758/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Priorities (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 289. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding evaluating and managing the environmental, economic and social impacts of procurement strategies within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11759/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 291. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the review of the organisational and governance structures of Údarás na Gaeltachta, including the selection and election process to the Board as outlined in the Programme for Government [10891/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the establishment of an offshore maritime area as Ireland's seventh national park as outlined in the programme for Government has been examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10889/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Presidential Elections (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 383. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to hold a referendum on extending the franchise in Presidential elections to Irish citizens living outside the State as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11756/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 392. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding prioritising the emigrant support programme to ensure that the most vulnerable members of the overseas communities are supported as outlined in the Programme for Government [11757/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (1 Mar 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 568. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the review and update of the International Education Strategy for Ireland recognising the importance of overseas students and academics to the higher education sector as outlined in the Programme for Government has begun; when the review is expected to be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11754/22]