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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (14 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 369. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a report has been completed on whether the voluntary guidelines in Ireland’s National Plan on Business and Human Rights has had an impact on improving respect for human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61976/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is planned to introduce health regulations in relation to the holding of in-person third-level examinations between the end of November and Christmas 2021 in the Technological University of the Shannon, Athlone in view of the risk that the institute might become a super-spreader events and cause Covid-19 to be reintroduced by students...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: EU Special Representative: Mr. Eamon Gilmore (14 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: I thank Mr. Gilmore for his time and his statement. They are very much appreciated. On the 15% of stipulations in the Colombian Agreement that have yet to be initiated, is there something that is making them more challenging to implement? Is there something unique relating to why they are there? Like many other people, I find inertia incredibly frustrating. Where progress is being made...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will remove the proposed age limit for women to receive increased TAMS grant aid. [60802/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (9 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 115. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether his Department can be central to helping reimagine and redevelop town and city centres. [60859/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Living Wage (9 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 144. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of his Department's work on the implementation of a living wage. [60860/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (9 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 329. To ask the Minister for Health the requirement for persons who have previously tested positive for Covid-19 and hold a valid HSE recovery certificate in relation to the new international travel Covid-19 testing measures. [61002/21]

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petitions on Unauthorised Developments (9 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: I thank our contributors. I also thank members of the committee for allowing me to ask questions. Their hospitality is most welcome. I am somewhat familiar with this situation, having been a member of Westmeath County Council for a term. I recall looking at some of the files pertaining to this, under the watchful eyes of one of the executives of Westmeath County Council. The sheer...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petitions on Unauthorised Developments (9 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: Will Mr. O'Sullivan express an opinion on this? Under section 157(4)(aa) of the relevant planning Act enforcement action may be taken against unauthorised quarrying and unauthorised peat extraction at any time. Is there merit in examining the widening of this to include our lakeshores and unauthorised development that could ultimately have a very profound negative impact on special areas of...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petitions on Unauthorised Developments (9 Dec 2021)

Sorca Clarke: I wish to make a brief comment and ask Mr. Barrett a question. He spoke about bringing this issue to this committee. This reinforces the importance of the Committee on Public Petitions. Where members of the public run into repeated barriers or difficulties with State bodies, local authorities or whatever the case may be, there is an avenue for them to bring petitions before the committee....

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

Sorca Clarke: No, the child. If you have a child-----

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

Sorca Clarke: No, this is for children who are out for 17 days.

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

Sorca Clarke: This is for 17 days.

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

Sorca Clarke: Has the Taoiseach had engagements with the schools? Will the parents be able to access financial supports?

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]