Results 141-160 of 3,342 for speaker:Sorca Clarke

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Jul 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 31. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an anomaly will be addressed in relation to the exclusion from the enterprise support grants eligibility criteria for the pandemic unemployment payment for trade operators who remained operating on an emergency call-out basis during the pandemic thereby ensuring homes and businesses remained safe and secure. [19014/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Jul 2020)

Sorca Clarke: That question is grouped with No. 47 in my name. I ask the Minister if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many trade workers who undertook emergency call-outs during the pandemic have been locked out of supports. Specifically, I am referencing the enterprise support grant. The Minister might comment on that.

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jul 2020)

Sorca Clarke: In general terms, the Bill is welcome. It is indicative of the extraordinary times we are in that operational issues in respect of compliance arising from the Companies Acts and the Industrial and Provident Societies Act need to be addressed as a direct result of Covid-19. The ability to hold AGMs through video technology is something that has been accommodated elsewhere for a long time and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans in place to ensure there is adequate and appropriate transport services for adults with disabilities to attend day care services when they reopen. [20850/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (30 Jul 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 410. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of unauthorised developments inspected by Waterways Ireland in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, by county in tabular form. [20856/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (30 Jul 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 411. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of inspections by Waterways Ireland of unauthorised developments carried out along the River Shannon and Lough Ree in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020. [20857/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (30 Jul 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 609. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason Defence Forces pensions are abated at the State pensionable age unlike other public sector pensions. [20861/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Jul 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 626. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide clear guidance and details of the additional school transport resources that will be put in place in counties Longford and Westmeath to ensure schoolchildren can avail of the service. [20851/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 733. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body in a school setting responsible for the management of and adherence with National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, advice. [20852/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 734. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools will be provided with additional financial resources to source the necessary hand sanitiser, deep cleaning of their buildings and personal protective equipment, PPE, equipment locally. [20853/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 735. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the necessary hand sanitiser, deep cleaning of their buildings and personal protective equipment, PPE, equipment for schools will be sourced centrally. [20854/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (30 Jul 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 886. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the remedy available to those that have returned to work post-Covid-19 lay-off to have different terms and conditions enforced on them by their employers, for example, half of hours worked now being given as time off in lieu without agreement. [20855/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (30 Jul 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 981. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the age at which Coillte pensions are payable [20860/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (30 Jul 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 1422. To ask the Minister for Health if he will produce a definitive timeline for the reopening of adult day care services for those with a disability (details supplied). [20849/20]

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (8 Sep 2020)

Sorca Clarke: This Bill is in some ways an exercise in legislative housekeeping, involving the dotting of i's and crossing of t's, or tidying up, as the Minister said. While the Government might regard this as necessary, members of the Defence Forces have a vastly different view of what is necessary. One serving member said to me today: "What have they got against us? They have nothing to offer us for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Sep 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 859. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures in place for a pipe fitter and welder to obtain recognition of prior learning. [21745/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (9 Sep 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timetable for third level students due to graduate in 2020 but awaiting the completion of their practicum placements; the way in which the matter will be addressed for current third level students particularly those due to commence their final year. [22706/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Court Sittings (10 Sep 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the impact of Covid-19 on the District Family Court service schedule; and when sittings are expected to return to full capacity. [22856/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Court Sittings (10 Sep 2020)

Sorca Clarke: While most crime decreased over Covid, domestic violence recorded the largest increase. What impact has this had on the schedule of out family courts and when are sittings expected to return to full capacity? The impact these services have on those living with domestic violence cannot be overstated and they need to be put back in place as soon as possible.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Court Sittings (10 Sep 2020)

Sorca Clarke: The enormous impact on the lives of people across the country is particularly evident in those who seek access to the family courts. How will the family court and family law Bill the Minister mentioned address the adversarial nature of family law proceedings? It has to be available to anyone who needs it. This includes the reassurance of access to barring, safety and protection orders but...