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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I thank Mr. Ahmed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I was a county councillor when there was no maternity leave so very little shocks me any more. It surprises me but does not shock me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Would I be correct in saying that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I will be. Without that change being made, we are closing the door to talented, passionate and committed researchers who do not have access to additional funding to be able to support themselves for the duration.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the witnesses for coming in to us this morning. We could spend all day speaking about this but unfortunately we do not have all day. This morning the committee heard from another group of guests about the importance of creating the ecosystem of research and of ensuring that research being undertaken is not only focused on any economic benefit at the end, so that balance and parity...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he has taken specifically in relation to the three-week time period it takes the Passport Office to check the validity of documentation once received by it, in view of the exceptionally long delays and impact on families that existed in the weeks of summer 2022. [21479/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (9 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if woodchip imported to fuel power plants is sustainably sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21300/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (9 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 237. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures his Department will take to support struggling mortgage holders, considering the ECB increased its interest rates again on 4 May 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21871/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (9 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 256. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement, if any, his Department has had with a company (details supplied) with a workforce in its manufacturing facility in Athlone, County Westmeath, and its operations in Dublin, to minimise job losses as the company announced plans to cut 6,000 jobs globally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21398/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourist Accommodation (9 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 317. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the engagement she has had with representatives of the hotel industry regarding room availability; and her views on whether this matter will present difficulties during the tourist season. [21872/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 484. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide clarity on the percentage of commanage that can be active turbary without negatively affecting the ACRES payment available to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21302/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Registration Service (9 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 603. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department plans to provide the HSE civil registration service at the primary care centre, Athlone, County Westmeath as it had been. [21301/23]

Transport Support Schemes for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: When a person in my constituency of Longford-Westmeath comes to my door, nine times out of ten, it is something to do with transport such as an adaptation grant for a car, access to public transport or the lack of access to public transport. Despite years of campaigning and years of lives lived less compared to how they should have been lived, we still do not have adequate transport services...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Unfortunately, this was a situation where housing was delivered first and the transport has lagged behind. Since this train station closed in the 1960s, the area has seen a massive rise in population of approximately 300%. About 8,000 people live within 5 km of this station. If you extrapolate from those figures, the population numbers get higher and higher. The line is there. It already...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Given its location, it would service more than the town of Killucan.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his Department's engagements to date on the reopening of Killucan train station, County Westmeath. [20741/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I want an update on the Department's engagement on the reopening of the Killucan train station on the Mullingar–Sligo line. I am aware the Minister is very familiar with this area and met members of Westmeath County Council a year ago or so. I have been asking questions about this matter since the Minister's predecessor, Mr. Shane Ross, was in the Department. There has been a lot of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I welcome the announcement on the funding of the study. It is a positive step but we need to be very clear. The Minister spoke earlier about people being stuck for hours in traffic. I challenge him to find somebody within the greater Kinnegad area who has not had that experience. The Minister also spoke about retrofitting bus services. We need to be honest when we speak about Killucan...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (4 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date and mechanism which an organisation (details supplied) was formally requested by her Department to extend its remit and support post-primary parents and the engagement before said date with the individual member organisations of the National Council of Public-Private Partnerships. [20917/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (3 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects all Irish citizens impacted by the conflict in Sudan to be exfiltrated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20759/23]