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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Oct 2023)

Sorca Clarke: The recent flooding experience in Cork and Waterford was absolutely horrendous and the impact will be felt for a long time to come. That displacement from home, that destruction of property, the loss of livelihood and the fear of what the future looks like takes an unimaginable toll on people. Those affected by the recurring nightmare of flooding along the River Shannon, those who farm from...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: ...the navy? I give credit to Niall O'Connor on his article published onthejournal.iethis evening. On a specific question relating to that article, was the Minister informed at his recent trip to Cork that there was an impending need to tie up another navy ship due to staffing shortfalls? Earlier this year, the Minister, along with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research,...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Nov 2021)

Sorca Clarke: ...got a deal. However, there is a group of workers who have been left behind. They are very close to home, so close that some of them may be working in the Minister's constituency office in Cork. They certainly are working for members of his party in the Seanad. I am talking about Oireachtas parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants and constituency secretarial assistants....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (18 Nov 2021)

Sorca Clarke: ...caused by climate change." Specifically, on the Government's commitment to offshore renewable energy generation by 2030 and the proposed development of the offshore wind farms, be it around Cork Harbour or the east coast, the security and monitoring responsibility will ultimately find its way into our Naval Service. Has any work been done to identify the primary and secondary needs of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (24 Feb 2021)

Sorca Clarke: 377. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the capital works that were carried out at Sarsfield Barracks, Limerick, and Collins Barracks, Cork, in 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and the estimated cost of each project. [9764/21]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Tourism, Arts and Entertainment Sector (2 Jul 2020)

Sorca Clarke: ...programme, that is still very much in its infancy. It is only two years old. The midlands region, including the Ireland's Hidden Heartlands region, cannot go back to being pitted against the likes of Dublin, Cork and Galway. Tourism operators in my area tell me that people are initially reluctant and hesitant. They do not know much about the centre of the country because all they see is...

Covid-19 (Brexit): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Sorca Clarke: ...to €4 million in spending. This is a huge market in the midlands. Tourism operators tell me that initially when they encouraged tourists to go to the midlands, they were more inclined to go to Galway, Cork or Dublin but when they bring tourists to Longford-Westmeath they are smitten. They fall under the charm of an area that is absolutely unique and offers a great variety of...