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Ukraine: Statements (18 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: It is not a back and forth.

Ukraine: Statements (18 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: The Minister will have an opportunity to wrap up at the end.

Cost of Motoring: Motion [Private Members] (12 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: The Minister of State wandered in here with a script and banged on about established facts and realities. The fact and reality are that if anything Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael had done over the last number of years worked, we would not be standing here. Motorists would not be carrying this disproportionate level of financial burden. Government Members act as commentators while the cost...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Farm Safety (12 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 432. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of fatal and non-fatal farming incidents that were reported to the Irish HSA in the past five years; and the reasons for these incidents e.g. livestock, machinery etc. [62253/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Female Genital Mutilation (12 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1073. To ask the Minister for Health the current level of funding allocated to the specialist clinic for survivors of female genital mutilation operated by the Irish family planning association; and the way in which this compares to the funding provided in each of the past five years. [61846/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Female Genital Mutilation (12 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1074. To ask the Minister for Health if she has plans to expand regional specialist female genital mutilation services beyond a single national clinic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61847/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Female Genital Mutilation (12 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1075. To ask the Minister for Health given reports that the country’s only specialist service for survivors of female genital mutilation is currently experiencing a waiting time of around 12 months or more, owing to a 330% uplift in demand, the immediate steps her Department is taking to reduce those waiting times and ensure timely access to care; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Female Genital Mutilation (12 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1076. To ask the Minister for Health the latest national estimate of the number of women and girls living with female genital mutilation related health needs in Ireland, in view of the fact that the last published estimate (2018) was circa 5,000 and that no national follow‐up survey has been undertaken in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61849/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Female Genital Mutilation (12 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1077. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she will take to ensure that the health service is sufficiently resourced and that cross-departmental collaboration addresses both care and accountability in relation to female genital mutilation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61850/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Female Genital Mutilation (12 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 1078. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to train healthcare professionals in recognising and responding to female genital mutilation and its complications, including culturally appropriate support services for survivors and those at risk. [61851/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (6 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the most recent annual figures for reported Domestic Sexual and Gender-based Violence, by county, for the past five years; the number of incidents reported to the Gardaí, the number of prosecutions initiated, the number of convictions secured per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60579/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (6 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 386. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have qualified as psychologists in each of the past five years; and of those qualified the number currently registered with CORU. [60522/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (6 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 394. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list figures for CAMHS services at the end of September and end of October 2025, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60534/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (6 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 395. To ask the Minister for Health in light of the announcement that an additional 300 whole-time equivalent staff will be recruited in mental health services in 2026, if she will provide a breakdown of how these 300 WTE posts will be allocated across service types, for example, inpatient CAMHS, crisis intervention, adult mental health community teams, etc.; the number of these posts that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (6 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 396. To ask the Minister for Health of the 300 additional WTE staff announced for recruitment in mental health services in 2026, the number who will be ring-fenced for targeted mental health services for members of the Traveller community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60538/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (6 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 417. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the most recent statistics on mental health outcomes among the Traveller community, including prevalence of depression, anxiety, psychosis, self-harm and suicide rates and so on; the way in which the outcomes compare with the general population, by age and gender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60588/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (6 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 418. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Travellers with mental health needs currently accessing community mental health teams, psychiatric services and counselling services. [60589/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (6 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 419. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health staff currently trained in or working on culturally competent services for Travellers. [60590/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (6 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 420. To ask the Minister for Health if there are dedicated mental health programmes or outreach services targeting the Traveller community; and the way in which these programmes are evaluated for effectiveness. [60591/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (6 Nov 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 421. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Travellers employed in the mental health workforce; and if there are initiatives to increase representation. [60592/25]