Sorca Clarke

1175. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently intervene to resolve the situation at a school (details supplied) where an approved ASD class has been supressed, resulting in four local children being denied access to an autism classroom for the coming school year; the steps her Department is taking to ensure that these children receive the appropriate support and placement in line with their assessed needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42975/25]

1747. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a social enterprise seeking to support survivors of SGBV would not be eligible for BTWEA/STEA; if he has plans to review the eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44355/25]

1813. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the current average processing time for disability allowance claims. [42005/25]

1814. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps he is taking to reduce the waiting times for disability allowance payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42006/25]

1963. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the last time the visa exemption list was updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41285/25]

1964. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria and considerations used in determining which countries are granted visa free access to Ireland for short stays; and the rationale behind the current inclusion of certain states on the visa-exempt list. [41317/25]

2033. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners currently receiving treatment for a mental health condition; and what those conditions are. [42283/25]

2034. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners who were transferred from prison to the National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital or other psychiatric facilities in the past five years; and the average waiting time for such a transfer. [42284/25]

2035. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide details on any protocols or procedures in place for the assessment and treatment of mental illness at the point of prison committal. [42286/25]

2735. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of fully staffing and resourcing all perinatal mental health teams across the six RHAs. [41755/25]

2736. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of perinatal mental health teams in Ireland. [41756/25]

2737. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of expenditure on perinatal mental health services in each RHA in the past five years and to date in 2025. [41757/25]

2738. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the projected capital and staffing cost for the development of a dedicated mother and baby unit. [41758/25]

2740. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will outline any costings conducted by her Department regarding the establishment of walk-in youth mental health hubs such as Jigsaw in each regional health area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41771/25]

2741. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of having a clinical psychologist in each primary care network or GP practice. [41772/25]

2742. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists currently working in primary care teams; the ratio of psychologists to patients, by regional health area; and the wait times for non-urgent referrals to primary care psychology. [41773/25]

2753. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the date by which she expects all 20 new specialist eating disorder beds to be fully operational and accepting patients. [41864/25]

2754. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific locations of each of the 20 eating disorder beds; and the means by which these locations were determined. [41865/25]

2755. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if any of the new specialist eating disorder beds will be designated for children and young people; and if so, the number. [41866/25]

2756. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering the 20 new eating disorder beds. [41867/25]

2757. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health how the impact and effectiveness of the new eating disorder beds will be monitored and reported publicly. [41868/25]

2851. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if frontline social workers in the public system have access to ongoing mental health supports; her plans to strengthen psychological support for staff experiencing vicarious trauma or burnout; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42390/25]

2953. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the progress of the working group on the national hearing care plan; if she has received the report from the working group that was planned to be completed by end of quarter 2 as per the terms of reference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42671/25]

2987. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she has a long-term plan to increase capacity in the Health Service Executive community audiology to address the long waiting lists in some regions, which are reaching up to three years for some children, with permanent hearing loss to be seen and many children waiting for hearing aid reviews; if she will lift the recruitment freeze; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42757/25]

3111. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of women who have tested positive for HPV following cervical screening under the CervicalCheck programme in the last five years; and the number of those cases in which abnormal cell changes subsequently progressed to a cervical cancer diagnosis. [43240/25]