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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: This morning, some parents in my constituency received the following message from their local school: "If someone in your household has Covid-19 and cannot isolate from others, your child would need to stay at home for 17 days even if they feel well and get a negative PCR test." This refers to something that public heath advisers and the HSE refer to as constant exposure or ongoing exposure,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: I will indeed. I am referring to what is called constant exposure or ongoing exposure. Will homeschooling be facilitated for those children who are required to stay out of school for 17 days? Second, where a parent is required to be at home to provide vital care for a child, will that parent have access to the pandemic financial supports, whether illness benefit or the PUP?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Consultations (8 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 28. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions that have been taken in relation to the engagement and consultation with retired workers' organisations given to Dáil Éireann during the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; and the progress of such engagement and consultation to date. [60590/21]

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

Sorca Clarke: 39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a commitment to delivering Government services through the post office network has been sought by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60878/21]

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,...