Sorca Clarke
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Sinn Féin · Longford-Westmeath · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 338 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 262 debate contributions
- 1,641 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Longford-Westmeath 2024-11-29 to present
- party Sinn Féin 2024-11-29 to present
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2026-05-26 · to Health
1374. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of progressing one clinical nurse specialist post to an advanced nurse practitioner post; the average difference in annual salary costs, associated training and education costs; and any associated implementation or backfill costs; in tabular form. [39586/26]
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2026-05-26 · to Health
1490. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health her plans to re-introduce the scoliosis screening programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40261/26]
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2026-05-26 · to Health
1500. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement her Department has had with Regional Hospital Mullingar regarding the need for additional parking onsite given the severe shortage for patients attending for appointments. [40306/26]
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2026-05-21 · to Foreign
166. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions she and her Department are taking to ensure the safety of the Irish citizens aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38694/26]
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2026-05-20 · to Education
131. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement she has had with the Teaching Council regarding the delays experienced by teachers in view of the case of a person (details supplied); her intended action to ensure timely processing and response time to teachers wishing to return to Ireland; and whether she intends to align Teaching Council processing times with the urgency of the national teacher shortage, so returning teachers are not blocked from the classroom for an entire school year. [38064/26]
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2026-05-20 · to Education
145. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will explain the 4% reduction in the allocation for the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) in the Further Revised Estimates for Public Services; whether this reduction will impact recruitment, waiting times or access to psychological assessments and supports for schools and students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38151/26]
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2026-05-19 · to Housing
606. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the RAPTOR (Recording and Addressing Persecution and Threats to Our Raptors) protocol and associated system for recording and investigating raptor (bird of prey) persecution and mortality incidents remains operational within the National Parks and Wildlife Service; if so, the reason annual RAPTOR reports and associated data have not been publicly published since 2019; whether the protocol or reporting arrangements have been discontinued, reduced, or replaced since 2019; and whether there are plans to resume regular public reporting of such data. [37347/26]
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2026-05-19 · to Health
1017. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a serious complaint concerning the treatment of a nine-year-old non-verbal autistic child within CAMHS-ID; if an investigation has been initiated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36674/26]
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2026-05-19 · to Health
1018. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the reason a formal complaint (details supplied) submitted in November 2025 regarding CAMHS-ID has not received a response to date; the standard response timelines for such complaints; and the steps being taken to address delays in this case. [36675/26]
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2026-05-19 · to Health
1019. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the oversight mechanisms that are in place within CAMHS-ID to ensure that clinical decisions, particularly those involving the withdrawal of psychiatric medication in vulnerable children, are evidence-based, documented, and subject to review; and if she will outline any recent audits conducted in this area. [36676/26]
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2026-05-19 · to Health
1064. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapist vacancies currently existing in County Longford; the number of approved posts filled and unfilled; the measures being taken by the HSE to recruit and retain occupational therapists in Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36840/26]
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2026-05-19 · to Health
1196. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the progress to date on Action 2 of the HSE Position Paper on FASD Prevention, published in September 2022 (details supplied), the specific measures undertaken to date; the current status of implementation; the timelines for any outstanding elements due to be completed within five years of publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37603/26]
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2026-05-19 · to Health
1243. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that there is currently no occupational therapist covering adult disability services in County Longford; the steps being taken to fill this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37828/26]
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2026-05-13 · to Defence
15. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the implementation of long-service increment recommendations contained within the Commission on the Defence Forces report; and the measures being taken to improve recruitment and retention within the Defence Forces. [35390/26]
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2026-05-13 · to Defence
16. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if she will provide an update on outstanding arrears owed to serving and retired members of the Army Ranger Wing and Defence Forces chefs relating to allowances and payments previously withheld; whether retired personnel will be included in any resolution process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35391/26]
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2026-05-12 · to Health
1163. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to outline the progress on the commitment to fund mental health supports across all Integrated Care Programme for Older People teams, as per the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34822/26]
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2026-05-06 · to Foreign
44. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has plans to open a new Irish Consulate General in Muscat, Oman. [32822/26]
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2026-05-06 · to Climate
94. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total number of smart meters installed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33229/26]
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2026-05-06 · to Defence
102. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the percentage of the 2025 advertisement budget for Permanent Defence Forces that was actually spent; if any unspent budget was automatically transferred onto the 2026 advertisement budget. [32827/26]
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2026-05-06 · to Transport
174. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport when is the next EU Transport Council Meeting scheduled to occur. [32823/26]
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2026-05-06 · to Transport
175. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE staff by job title currently working within facilities and building department within Iarnród Éireann. [32824/26]
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2026-05-06 · to Enterprise
291. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE inspectors by grade working within Workplace Relations Commission as of 29 April 2026; if he will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form. [32825/26]
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2026-05-06 · to Social
571. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for jobseeker's allowance that were refused in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [32821/26]
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2026-05-06 · to Justice
653. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unmarked Garda Public Order Unit Vans currently within the Garda Fleet. [32828/26]
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2026-05-06 · to Justice
654. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of method-of-entry courses that were held within the Meath-Westmeath Division in 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number of Gardaí that participated in each of those courses, in tabular form. [32829/26]