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Sorca Clarke

Sinn Féin Longford-Westmeath TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,743
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
42,297
words spoken in the chamber
Across 205 contributions. Plus 82 contributions from the chair, not counted
380
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
256
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 1,743 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 205 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 99 0
February 2025 56 12
March 2025 46 1
April 2025 48 4
May 2025 49 4
June 2025 70 70
July 2025 176 19
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 130 3
October 2025 62 7
November 2025 94 1
December 2025 136 0
January 2026 92 4
February 2026 85 7
March 2026 92 9
April 2026 98 16
May 2026 54 6
June 2026 197 16
July 2026 57 8
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 50 5
October 2026 52 13

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 75 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Longford-Westmeath 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Children
826. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an estimated date for the establishment of the community neurorehabilitation team in the midlands in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3356/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Children
827. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an estimated date for the establishment of the community neurorehabilitation team in the midlands in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3356/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Children
866. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies at each grade of Higher executive officer and above within her Department as of 12 January 2026, in tabular form. [4184/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
999. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in cognitive behavioural therapy and advanced nurse practitioner in psychotherapy posts that were filled at Swords adult mental health teams in the years of 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [4173/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1000. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE specialist mental health teams that are in place within the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital between the hours of 6pm and 8am during the week and for the whole of the weekends. [4174/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1001. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews available to respond within 20 minutes of emergency department handover at Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2025, in tabular form. [4175/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1002. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant ophthalmologist at the Mater Hospital for the first time. [4176/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1023. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed cost estimate for the design, manufacture, delivery, installation and commissioning of a single-storey temporary modular unit intended for use as an emergency department mental health assessment space. [4276/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1024. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure on emergency mental health services within hospital emergency departments in each of the past five years, by staffing, infrastructure, agency costs and non-pay expenditure, in tabular form. [4277/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1025. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the proportion of the overall mental health budget which is currently allocated to crisis assessment and intervention services. [4278/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1026. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the amount spent annually on agency and locum staff to provide emergency mental health cover in hospitals, by hospital group. [4279/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1027. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the funding which is currently allocated to psychiatric liaison services in emergency departments; and whether this funding is ring-fenced. [4280/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1028. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the health system for prolonged emergency department stays for people in mental health crisis, including security costs, extended bed occupancy and delayed discharge. [4281/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1029. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average cost per patient of an emergency department mental health presentation compared with community-based crisis intervention. [4282/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1030. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of providing a dedicated mental health emergency room in each model 3 and model 4 hospital. [4283/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1031. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals which are currently without mental health assessment spaces and the estimated cost of bringing each into compliance with Mental Health Commission standards. [4284/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1032. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of sanctioned mental health posts in emergency and liaison services which remain unfilled and the associated underspend. [4285/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1033. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the projected cost of expanding child and adolescent mental health liaison services to operate on a 24-basis in emergency departments. [4286/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1034. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding the role of Model 2 hospitals in providing mental health crisis assessment and short-stay care. [4287/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1035. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the amount of the mental health budget announced in each of the past three budgets that was not spent; and the reasons for any underspend. [4288/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1058. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide the protocols around a person within the healthcare system on suicide watch; if the family are notified when a person is on suicide watch; and to provide clarity on an inquest involving a patient (details supplied). [4459/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Culture
72. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of publicly funded athletics tracks and all-weather running facilities currently available, by county; and the level of capital investment provided for their maintenance and development in each of the past five years. [2627/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Health
178. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of maternity units that currently meet the WHO/UNICEF baby friendly hospital initiative standards; the number of lactation consultants WTE employed in each maternity unit in the past five years; and if she will publish a timeline to ensure all maternity units meet best international practice in breastfeeding support. [2727/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Health
179. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the way in which the latest national data on breastfeeding initiation and continuation at three and six months compares with targets set out in the National Breastfeeding Action Plan. [2728/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Health
188. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children currently on waiting lists for public dental services, including orthodontics, by RHA; the average and longest waiting times for treatment; and the measures being taken to reduce these waiting lists in 2026. [2803/26]