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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the counties currently part of the pilot post primary voluntary redeployment scheme and what work has been undertaking to extend this scheme to other counties given the concerns around recruiting and retaining teachers. [23165/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional capacity in school transport in 2023/2024 in comparison to the current school year. [22507/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 198. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress made on implementing the recommendations outlined in the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [22620/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current assessment process for additional accommodations in exam settings; the necessary qualifying criteria; and the nature of the additional accomodations. [23149/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students at Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate exams in 2023 that have applied, been awarded and refused additional accommodations for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [23150/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take and the measures she is examining to reduce carbon emissions associated with the school transport scheme. [23152/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the school transport scheme review will be published. [23153/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 643. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with employment agencies to ensure the €1,000 Covid bonus payment has been paid to all those workers who are entitled to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22619/23]

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

Sorca Clarke: The witnesses are most welcome. We could probably discuss this issue for hours but unfortunately we do not have the time. I agree fundamentally with what Professor Donnelly said about the holistic approach. I often find that we tend to get bogged down in problems without focusing on what the potential solution is. The outcome of that is a maze or tangle of red tape and bureaucracy that...

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

Sorca Clarke: It is about finding that balance.

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]