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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update regarding the issue of salary credit for teachers that have returned from teaching abroad; and if she has plans to resolve this long-outstanding issue. [16756/24]

International Women's Day: Statements (5 Mar 2024)

Sorca Clarke: ...-represented, to advocate for their rights, to promote women’s rights and gender equality and to support the struggle against gender-based discrimination. Silence is not an option. We still have a long way to go here in Ireland. Gardaí received a domestic abuse call every ten minutes last year. That is almost 60,000 calls. Women’s Aid's "femicide watch" makes truly...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: ...alone, dragged across floors or have been held or lifted against their will. Parents spoke of feeling powerless, in fear of retribution and the removal of vital supports for which they fought long and hard. There is little doubt that the lack of robust guidance and regulation is having a detrimental impact on children with a disability. The National Council for Special Education, NCSE,...

Reform of the Television Licence Fee Model: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: ...the television licence system. The drip-feed of information from RTÉ has caused huge reputational damage and displayed a level of abuse of the trust taxpayers placed in it from which it will take a long time, if ever, to recover. From the Toy Show The Musicaldebacle to flip-flops, not one person is seen to be held accountable for the incredible waste of public money. The public now...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Sorca Clarke: ...is available but it just needs to be put in a coherent place where everybody can find it. I fully agree that students need to be key stakeholders. Sometimes, the importance of that sense of belonging - somewhere a person is committing to spend the next three or four years of his or her life or possibly longer - is underestimated. That point is important. An apprenticeship fair was...

An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)

Sorca Clarke: ...are heard. Every day, carers the length and breadth of Ireland perform an invaluable role that far too often goes unrecognised by Government. They are tired and exhausted and they feel strung along by platitudes and nice words from politicians that do not amount to a single genuine change in their life. They desperately need to see change. Carers should feel respected and supported....

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)

Sorca Clarke: .... The fact that it is so important and significant means it has to be gotten right. When we extend these constitutional protections to the single parents and cohabiting couples that have been in long-term relationships and to their children, it must be done in a way that is open and transparent. This expansion of constitutional protections to families founded on durable relationships...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 1735. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend eligibility for the long-term illness scheme for reimbursement of blood glucose test strips (insulin and metformin) to all women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy; if he agrees with the decision to remove them from the scheme; if he will reverse that decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1619/24]

An Bille up an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Sorca Clarke: ...carers feel abandoned and ignored by the State. They feel that instead of receiving the support they need, they are met with a cold shoulder from a state that fails to recognise and appreciate the long hours and the work that they do. It is not before time that the role of carers is recognised, respected and championed. I commend the many groups who have advocated for carers' rights...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (6 Dec 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appeals for the primary medical certificate there are currently in counties Longford and Westmeath, in tabular form; and how long these people have been waiting for an appeal in term of months. [54092/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Primary Medical Certificates (30 Nov 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 457. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of appeals for the primary medical certificate that are currently in counties Longford and Westmeath, in tabular form; and how long these people have been waiting for an appeal in term of months. [52937/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Sorca Clarke: ...to the private sector. Some 35,000 women are on a gynaecological waiting list with more than 2,000 of them waiting for over a year for an outpatient appointment and 7,000 women have been waiting longer than six months. I acknowledge that in some cases the long-term waiting list has been reduced but I am concerned about the sustainability of this if investment is not continued. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 1195. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing of the paediatric diabetes service in the Regional Hospital Mullingar; the current vacancies within that service; and how long each post has been vacant for. [47890/23]

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 ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Environmental Schemes (17 Oct 2023)

Sorca Clarke: ...preparatory work is important, one must question the inordinate time that it has taken to get to this point. If the preparatory work on how many schools currently have solar panels has taken this long, I would concur with schools when they express concerns to me about how long it will be before those solar panels are physically on their roof, reducing their electricity bills and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Education (Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse) Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Sorca Clarke: ...is synonymous with an institution. The indelible mark it left on the community is still very much felt today. The survivors of that institution and others further afield have fought for far too long before their voices were heard and their asks were recognised but the State has gone some way to addressing both of them. We cannot undo what happened in the past but we can sure as hell...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Education (Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse) Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Sorca Clarke: .... It is very important they are in this room to discuss the Bill. It is very important that the voices and experiences of survivors are included and addressed fully in the Bill. For far too long the history of the State has been one of abuse, neglect, pain and trauma for countless people. This is wrong. The Bill goes some way to address this. It does not go all the way because the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Current and Future Plans of the School Building Unit: Department of Education (3 Oct 2023)

Sorca Clarke: ...under Standing Orders to him. Is that agreed? Agreed. That concludes the meeting. I thank all our guests for their time, expertise, and the briefings they have proposed. It has been a long but very productive meeting. It should be borne in mind this issue is of real significance and importance to parents the length and breadth of the country. It is very much appreciated.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Jun 2023)

Sorca Clarke: ...is another issue I want clarification on. The council is examining a period in history and comparing it with today. A large number of multinationals have been here for a considerable period. How long does an entity have to operate in Ireland before it becomes what might be called an established income generator?