Sorca Clarke

708. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the preparations being made to ensure that mental health will be a priority during Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union; whether Ireland intends to promote EU-wide cooperation on improving access to mental health services, suicide prevention, youth mental health, and workforce wellbeing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52686/26]

762. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of any assessment undertaken by her Department on extending publicly funded access to the shingles vaccine for cancer patients and other immunocompromised individuals; whether such a proposal has been considered following recommendations from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52921/26]

763. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of providing the shingles vaccine free-of-charge to cancer patients who are clinically advised to receive it; whether this option has been examined by her Department; and if she will publish any cost-benefit analysis undertaken. [52922/26]

764. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer patients who have received financial assistance from the State towards the cost of the shingles vaccine in each of the past five years; and the supports currently available to patients who are advised by their consultant to receive the vaccine but cannot afford it. [52923/26]

765. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to including the shingles vaccine on the list of medicines and treatments available without charge to eligible cancer patients under publicly funded cancer care, where the vaccine is clinically indicated to reduce the risk of complications arising during treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52924/26]

905. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she has considered the establishment of a dedicated redress scheme for survivors of abuse and mistreatment in former State-run and State-funded psychiatric institutions; if she has received any proposals in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53627/26]

906. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to issuing a formal State apology to survivors who experienced abuse, neglect, coercive practices and inhumane treatment while resident in former psychiatric institutions, in recognition of the State's role in their suffering; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53628/26]

907. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health whether she will establish an independent statutory inquiry into historical abuse and systemic failings within psychiatric institutions and with meaningful survivor participation in its design and operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53629/26]

908. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she has met with, or intends to meet with, survivors of psychiatric institutions to discuss their calls for justice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53630/26]

126. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the delay in approving the application for the improvement work in lieu of local authority housing scheme (IWILS) on behalf of a person (details supplied). [52123/26]

150. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the names of specialist military courses that Air Corps personnel went to Canada given those specialist military courses are not available within the State in the years of 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the names of those courses and duration of each, in tabular form. [50793/26]

158. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number of full-time heavy vehicle mechanics employed by Bus Éireann as of 29 June 2026; if he will provide the corresponding figures in 2023, in tabular form. [50781/26]

240. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when he last spoke formally with the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer. [50792/26]

326. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of WTE psychologists employed by national educational psychological services as of 29 June 2026; if she will provide the same figures for the corresponding period in 2023, in tabular form. [50786/26]

330. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to ensure full wheelchair accessibility in all primary and post-primary schools; the number of schools not fully compliant with accessibility standards; the supports available for schools requiring infrastructural upgrades to improve access for wheelchair users; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50861/26]

501. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are instances in which a person who availed of the back to work enterprise allowance for an upcycle business, but whose business was forced to close for 18 to 24 months due to Covid can avail of the scheme again before the five year waiting period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51733/26]

505. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people engaged with the cost of disability consultation via the telephone service where an individual with sight loss or other disabilities that limits their ability to utilise the alternative methods of providing feedback were able to engage with the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50920/26]

533. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda public order unit vans allocated to each Garda division as of 29 June 2026, in tabular form. [50787/26]

534. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost in 2027 if 1,250 new recruit Gardaí were recruited. [50788/26]

535. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of standard motorcycle courses held for Gardaí within Mayo-Roscommon and Longford division in 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number of Gardaí that applied for each of those courses; and the number of places that were available in each of those courses, in tabular form. [50789/26]

629. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost in 2027 if an extra 475,000 extra personal assistant hours were provided. [50790/26]

630. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost in 2027 if an extra 200,000 extra home support hours were provided. [50791/26]

701. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the additional funding allocated to adult mental health services in County Cavan in each of the past three years; and the extent to which this funding has resulted in increased staffing and service capacity. [50780/26]

702. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulatory assessment spaces currently within the accident and emergency department of Mullingar Regional Hospital. [50785/26]

703. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the WTE staff by job title posts currently filled at regional endometriosis services at Coombe Hospital, in tabular form. [50782/26]