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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (9 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 90. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement that he has had with the Department of Education, with a view to progressing integration of students from new communities in primary and post primary schools. [6177/23]

Mortgage Interest Relief Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I commend my colleague, Deputy Doherty, on bringing forward this motion. In recent months each and every one of my constituency offices, whether in Mullingar, Athlone or Longford, has seen a dramatic increase in people coming in with the dreaded letters from their mortgage providers announcing another increase or drain on their family's resources that they simply do not have the capacity to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: The Taoiseach's programme for Government makes over 50 distinct asks of local authorities across the country. This week, in Westmeath, our director of planning described staffing levels as the equivalent of a revolving door syndrome. At the same time, there has been a massive increase in complaints around unauthorised developments. This has the makings of an unmitigated disaster....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (8 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average tree cover in the 100 largest towns in Ireland; if he plans to increase tree cover to counteract higher temperatures in the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5905/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (8 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 177. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol. [5906/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (8 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 182. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the land and buildings owned or leased by his Department in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [5904/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (8 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if post-primary teachers who decide to upskill in order to teach home economics will be given the same financial assistance as those upskilling to teach mathematics, physics and Spanish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5623/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacant home economics teacher positions in secondary schools in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, by county in tabular form. [5621/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the survey published by an organisation (details supplied) in October 2022, which found that home economics is the second most difficult subject for which to find a teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5622/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (8 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 289. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he and his Department will take to increase information provision to communities in relation to new international protection accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5907/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Corps (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Could I ask a brief question?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Corps (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: That will do. There is an issue with the pandemic bonus being paid to retired members of the Defence Forces. I spoke to one medic who had carried out his duties in vaccination centres and swab testing centres who retired during the Covid pandemic. He has yet to receive the bonus. I would appreciate if the Minister could come back to me with what the plan is to address this. The Defence...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Question No. 8

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: We have heard that various industries, from the pharmaceutical industry to the air industry to security companies to logistics companies, are head-hunting people out of the Naval Service. What we do not hear, and certainly what we do not see, is a corresponding intensity from the Government to be able to counter these challenges because they are very real. Earlier when responding to Deputy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: They are being mothballed. Once they are delivered to Ireland a plan will be developed to achieve initial operating capability for two inshore patrol vessels coming from New Zealand. I have to put it to the Tánaiste that waiting until we are looking at another two ships being mothballed and unable to put staff on them is not a coherent plan. It is not any form of a plan. The staffing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Clearly you are not. You are still-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: No-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: There was no criticism. You have assets but you are failing to invest in the-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: It is still below most European countries.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: You are failing to mention the allowances. Until conditions are better-----