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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]

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

Sorca Clarke: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he has had with Irish Aid agencies whose staff are still in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20761/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (3 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the expenditure incurred in relation to Columb Barracks, Mullingar, per expense type and including a description of the works undertaken, for 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [20234/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Reports (3 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 63. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the last report produced by his Department in relation to the architectural significance and historical significance of Columb Barracks, Mullingar. [20235/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (3 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 480. To ask the Minister for Health if the addiction service for those under 18 years in the midlands counties, which was delivered by the Midlands Regional Drug and Alcohol Taskforce in counties Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath, is now fully staffed and operational. [20760/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (27 Apr 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who have been expelled from primary schools by county in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [20055/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (27 Apr 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who have been expelled from secondary schools by county in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [20056/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (25 Apr 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on potential funding for a feasibility study and environmental study in relation to the proposed boardwalk in Lanesboro, County Longford, and Ballyleague, County Roscommon. [18936/23]