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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-----

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

Sorca Clarke: What the Tánaiste failed to mention is that while the pay may be slightly increased, the allowances and conditions are not being increased in line with comparable countries' defence forces or militaries. This is a fact. The Tánaiste can go and look it up if he needs to but it is a fact. We are haemorrhaging a level of skill from the Defence Forces, particularly the Naval Service...

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

Sorca Clarke: It was not dismissed.

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

Sorca Clarke: It is not on the legislative schedule.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update regarding the independent review group into the allegations made by a group (details supplied). [4773/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Will the Minister provide an update regarding the independent review group that is inquiring into the allegations made by Women of Honour?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: The Minister said this report will be given to him "later in the week". It is Thursday. Is there a specific day for when this report will be provided? At the time Fianna Fáil voted against the Sinn Féin motion for a statutory independent inquiry, we were told that speed was of the essence. I put it to the Minister that the Government gave a commitment to completing this report...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Why then give the commitment of within a year?