Official portrait of Sorca Clarke

Sorca Clarke

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Sinn Féin · Longford-Westmeath · serving since 2024-11-29

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Record timeline

Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2025-06-26 · to Children
304. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will act to excavate the site at Sean Ross Abbey; and fully investigate the burial grounds. [35143/25]
written 2025-06-26 · to Children
305. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will visit Sean Ross Abbey as a matter of urgency; if she will provide an update on her engagements with survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35144/25]
written 2025-06-26 · to Health
337. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of electronic prescriptions; if she will outline the expected impact on patient care and pharmacy efficiency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35091/25]
written 2025-06-26 · to Health
354. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the review of the mental health service for the deaf; when the review report is expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35182/25]
written 2025-06-25 · to Health
243. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of virtual medical related appointments in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of prescriptions provided at these virtual appointments. [34967/25]
written 2025-06-24 · to Education
414. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to emails on 28 May and 12 June 2025, to provide an update on the urgently needed modular units for a school (details supplied). [33874/25]
written 2025-06-24 · to Housing
508. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of traveller-specific accommodation funding returned to his Department, per county, in tabular form, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [33872/25]
written 2025-06-24 · to Housing
509. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the proposed works at Blackberry Lanes, Athlone, County Westmeath. [33873/25]
written 2025-06-24 · to Health
741. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the current income support scheme for healthcare workers with long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33514/25]
written 2025-06-24 · to Health
758. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific measures being taken to improve access to trauma-informed mental health care for individuals who are experiencing homelessness, particularly outside of major cities such as Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33624/25]
written 2025-06-18 · to Health
145. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for a list of recognised asthma centres that specialise in severe asthma that have and do not have a leading advanced nurse practitioner in post. [32917/25]
written 2025-06-18 · to Health
146. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the cost of ensuring an advanced nurse practitioner post at each recognised asthma centre that specialises in severe asthma. [32918/25]
written 2025-06-18 · to Health
170. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has commissioned or plans to commission any specific studies assessing the long-term developmental, educational, and economic impacts of prolonged delays in accessing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. [33168/25]
written 2025-06-18 · to Health
171. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the independent evaluations or audits that have been conducted to verify that current mental health services for children comply with the State’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly in light of ongoing waiting list challenges. [33169/25]
written 2025-06-18 · to Health
172. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the formal mechanisms in place to monitor the adequacy and effectiveness of alternative mental health supports and services for children and families who are unable to access CAMHS in a timely manner. [33170/25]
written 2025-06-18 · to Health
173. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has reconsidered or plans to reconsider introducing a statutory right to timely mental health care for children under 18, given ongoing issues with waiting times for CAMHS. [33171/25]
written 2025-06-18 · to Health
174. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific policy changes or additional resources being implemented to reduce the current CAMHS waiting list, which reportedly includes over 4,200 children, with more than 620 waiting longer than one year. [33172/25]
written 2025-06-18 · to Health
175. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that many general practitioners appear to lack awareness or confidence regarding their role in providing or referring adolescents to primary care mental health services; and the steps her Department is taking to improve this awareness among healthcare providers and families. [33173/25]
written 2025-06-18 · to Health
176. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health how her Department reconciles the promotion of primary care as a first point of contact for youth mental health needs with reports that waiting times for primary care mental health services are as long as or longer than those for CAMHS; and the measures being taken to address these waiting times. [33174/25]
written 2025-06-18 · to Health
177. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific targets, timelines, and accountability mechanisms in place to ensure that the commitments made in the Youth Mental Health Action Plan and related strategies result in measurable improvements in access and quality of mental health care for children and adolescents. [33175/25]
written 2025-06-18 · to Health
178. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to outline, given the multiple policies developed and ongoing recruitment difficulties in CAMHS and primary care mental health services, how she plans to accelerate the pace of reform and make fast, tangible improvements to service access and delivery for children and young people. [33176/25]
written 2025-06-17 · to Transport
197. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider raising age eligibility for those who wish to avail of the young adult Leap Card considering the financial pressures facing people in their mid-to-late twenties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31887/25]
written 2025-06-17 · to Education
390. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered introducing a national policy on menstrual health education that includes conditions such as endometriosis and PCOS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31889/25]
written 2025-06-17 · to Culture
474. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the protections and supports he plans to introduce to safeguard and promote authentic Irish cultural production and employment in the arts sector given the growth of streaming platforms and AI generated content; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31886/25]
written 2025-06-17 · to Justice
584. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered expanding the scope of Coco’s Law to cover deepfakes and AI generated content more explicit given the rise in online image-based abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31888/25]
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