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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the additional supports that may be required by children experiencing homelessness, children living in areas with high levels of crime, children in care or residential settings, new entrant pupils and other pupils who do not speak English as a first language were taken into consideration when revising this model. [6657/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for prioritising literacy and numeracy profiles of schools estimated from the results of standardised testing. [6659/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 367. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she last met the CEO of the National Concert Hall; and when she is next scheduled to meet the CEO. [6227/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of WTE conservation rangers attached to the National Parks and Wildlife Service as of 6 February 2024; and if he will provide the same figures as of 1 February 2021, in tabular form. [6226/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 437. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost if the fuel allowance was increased by a further two weeks. [6214/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 438. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the maximum rate of disability allowance and State pension contribution by €14 per week from 1 September 2024. [6215/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 462. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, by rank attached to the Garda water unit as of 2 February 2024; and if she will provide same figures as of 1 March 2021, in tabular form. [6223/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Referendum Campaigns (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 540. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider deferring the forthcoming referenda on family and care to permit further and better debate and discussion on the subject matter in view of the very short timeframe allowed for debate. [6468/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach, who is most welcome here at this committee meeting, as are the guests in the Public Gallery. It is always interesting when there are more people in the Public Gallery than there are members of the committee. It usually means there is something topical being discussed. I like the idea of a one-stop-shop for information and of social media...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: For a bit of perspective, was this at a time when you were already pursuing state exams, which come with a level of stress?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: This was an unknown factor that was having a real impact on the decisions you were going to be able to make.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: Okay. That stress just kept coming.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: I do not like the term "buddy system" but between the organisations the three witnesses represent, is there a willingness to support a closer working relationship between education providers both North and South, even if that was on an informal basis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: I do not believe that we should only do one thing at one time. We are able to do multiple things at multiple times. Whether that is the development of an appointed contact coupled with the informal, we will get to where we want to be a lot quicker than by focusing on one thing only. In terms of breaking down the myths and the barriers in understanding, specifically around the CAO, what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: That is a very good point. I will ask Mr. O'Mahony a final question. In terms of collaboration between universities, whether in relation to the shared academic programmes or the research partnerships, how important is that in his opinion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: With the discretion of the Chair, I have one final question. I was speaking to a third year student yesterday from Tipperary. She is now in a position where she is looking at college places. How early does this conversation need to start in the academic programme? Personally, I would not be a fan of leaving it until two months before an application deadline. In my opinion, it should...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the witnesses for coming in. It has been a very interesting session between our other guests this morning and our guests this afternoon. I thank them for their time. One of the issues that was raised this morning, and I do not want to focus only on guidance counsellors because I do not think that everything here is in their realm of responsibility, is whether there is a role for an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: How important is it that issues such as this be discussed at a citizens’ assembly on the future of education, which is a commitment in the programme for Government?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: I thank Mr. Purser. I appreciated his input.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: Mr. Purser made a valid point. I raised this issue with our previous witnesses. Co-operation exists in other areas. That there is none in education is an anomaly. It is having a major impact on the lives of people, North and South, who want to learn, work and research together in the other jurisdiction. It is something we need to rectify.