Results 101-120 of 4,617 for speaker:Sorca Clarke

Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (23 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: Families across the country are at breaking point and people are being hammered with sky-high costs every which way they turn, from rent, to food, to fuel and to insurance, and now they will be forced to pay hundreds of euro more on energy bills. We already have the highest energy prices in Europe and families are paying on average €500 more than households anywhere else - money they...

Education (Affordable School Uniforms) Bill 2025: First Stage (23 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: The cost of children returning to school is an annual issue. Year in, year out a consistent theme from my constituency of Longford-Westmeath is the cost of uniforms, but never so much as this year as families grapple with the cost of living. The current system, as Deputy O'Rourke said, embeds avoidable expenses. The CCPC's recent investigation urging generic uniforms and a competitive...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current average waiting time for a driving test in Longford-Westmeath, broken down by test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49934/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (23 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 719. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he or any member of Government plans on attending a protest (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49681/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (18 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policy of the RSA and the NDLS with regard to the requirement for an eyesight report when renewing or replacing a driving licence; the circumstances under which such a report is required, particularly in cases where a driver has recently renewed their licence without the need for one; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 341. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a timeline for the CHI's and HSE's plans for developing a sustainable and robust psychological support service for the families being reviewed for developmental dysplasia of the hip surgery, DDH. [49367/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (18 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when ETB employees who accepted adult educator contracts will be moved to the appropriate point on the salary scale; when all back pay owing to these employees will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49484/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the Leap card fare system to areas like Mullingar, and beyond, in order to deliver fairer and more affordable access to public transports to people outside of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47876/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the number of applications for school transport in counties Westmeath and Longford for the 2025-2026 academic year; the number of pupils who were issued a bus ticket under the scheme; and the number of pupils who were refused a place. [47728/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the number of applications for school transport in the 2025-2026 academic year; the number of pupils who were issued a bus ticket under the scheme; and the number of pupils who were refused a place, per county, in tabular form. [47729/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (17 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 685. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing applications currently under appeal in Westmeath County Council. [48729/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (17 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 693. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current policies and supports available for tenants who fall into rent arrears; the procedures in place to ensure that vulnerable families are not put at risk of homelessness due to missed payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48776/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 733. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of disability allowance applications refused in the past five years for people with chronic conditions that significantly impact mobility and daily functioning, including chronic pain conditions; the average success rate at appeal stage; the average waiting time for appeal decisions; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 734. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare claims currently awaiting a decision, in each scheme in Longford and Westmeath; and the average waiting time for each. [48048/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Irish Sign Language (17 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 758. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of registered ISL interpreters currently available in each county. [48537/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Irish Sign Language (17 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 759. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the barriers faced by ISL interpreters in the delivery of services, including issues in relation to recruitment, training, career, progression and retention; the steps being taken to address these challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48538/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Divorce Process (17 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 851. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons awaiting the granting of a divorce through the courts; the average waiting time for an application to be processed and finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47977/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 898. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures in place to support non-EEA parents of Irish citizen children who are unable to renew their residence permission die to technical barriers on the ISD DRP online application portal; if he will clarify whether such individuals are lawfully resident while awaiting resolution; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Functions (17 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 953. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently intervene to assist an organisation (details supplied) which is facing eviction and seeking to relocate to a new property in Longford-Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48242/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (17 Sep 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 954. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of registered animal sanctuaries operating in Ireland, by county. [48275/25]