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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (8 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost to the Exchequer to maintain the post office network at existing standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60879/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 89. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment, jobseeker’s allowance and jobseeker’s benefit payments will revert to collection in post offices; if so, when this is expected to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60877/21]

Dublin Fire Brigade: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: First, I commend my colleague, Deputy Paul Donnelly, on bringing forward this motion. It is a privilege to speak on it. The Minister mentioned a number of fire stations, namely, those in Ballybay, Ennis and Swords. I take this opportunity to remind him that the country is not a doughnut. There is a centre to it, which, I believe, is commonly referred to as the midlands. We also have fire...

Dublin Fire Brigade: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: Long before the media brought us the visual impacts of tragedies on our screens, it was understood that firefighters are cut above. I am struck by a memory of when I was very small in school. We visited a fire station and were told that the most important thing you could do in a fire was to get out and stay out. The people of whom we are speaking here this evening actually run into burning...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill because it provides important measures to ensure age and health status do not lead to price discrimination. However, it would be a real dereliction of my duty as a TD if I did not take the opportunity to outline the current state of healthcare provision in my constituency of Longford-Westmeath. I think all parties in the House have at some...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (7 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 129. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the planned statutory sick pay scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59992/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 202. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Covid restrictions support scheme will be extended for publicans and nightclub owners whose business hours have been restricted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59993/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter regarding the mask mandate (details supplied). [60296/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 616. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can expect a date for allocation to a full-time residential care facility as recommended at a multi-discipline team meeting held on 19 November 2021 which included representations from disability services, older persons and primary care services. [60423/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (7 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 617. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to return home with the necessary homecare support system in place until such a time when a place in a full-time residential care home is secured. [60424/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 641. To ask the Minister for Health the distribution of the booster vaccines to general practitioners by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60562/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (7 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 714. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants and funding available under the community section of her Department; if consideration has been given to increasing supports considering community and voluntary organisations cannot currently fundraise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60561/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Irish Coalition for Business and Human Rights (7 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: It is hair-raising to have another Sorcha present; it has made me jump slightly on several occasions. I thank all of our guests for their very detailed explanations and opinions on what is happening in the world. I get very perplexed and somewhat confused because we often hear the repeated refrain of how we are now a global economy and that we need to think about work, business and...

Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: In light of the restrictions to the pandemic unemployment payment announced earlier, I ask the Minister to urgently publish details of payments to those involved in the arts and entertainment sectors, including people working front of house and in supporting roles, and those who will be affected by the introduction of 50% capacity at indoor events. This will be a major hammer blow...

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this Bill. Sinn Féin has submitted a number of amendments. I will focus on one for the moment, which reads: "Require regulations made under the Acts to require the approval of the Houses of the Oireachtas or, where urgent, the Joint Committee on Health, with approval of the Houses following as soon as possible." What member of a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: In the programme for Government, the Government speaks of fairer and affordable care and extending medical cards to those with a terminal illness, but there is little to no evidence of that for a constituent of mine, Ms Madden, who has a very modest income with the Department of Education. Despite having breast cancer, which has spread, and having undergone aggressive, life-saving treatment,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: Absolutely.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: It is not in place, though. That is the issue.

Workplace Ventilation (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: At its core, the Bill will give workers the right to fresh air and require employers to ensure proper ventilation is in place to enforceable standards to help in the ongoing fight against Covid. We have known for more than a year that Covid is an airborne virus and that clean air is crucial in preventing its spread, making measures such as ventilation and air filtration critical. This is of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (1 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 372 of 17 November 2020, the actions taken to date, the interim outcomes, the recommendations made and the final decision in relation to income eligibility for social housing supports in each local authority area. [59209/21]