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 2025-06-10 · to Health
1273. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of a mother and baby psychiatric unit; when it will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29005/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1289. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on CAMHS waiting lists, by area; and the number who have been waiting longer than 12 months in each area. [29105/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1290. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the comparative cost to the State of early CAMHS intervention versus crisis-driven responses, including accident-and-emergency visits, ambulance callouts, Garda involvement, and inpatient psychiatric care. [29106/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1291. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average daily cost of a bed at CAMHS inpatient units (for example, Éist Linn, Linn Dara, Merlin Park); and the total cost per admission. [29107/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1292. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of CAMHS referrals currently being accepted for assessment and treatment, by area; and her plans to address the high rate of rejected referrals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29108/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1293. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will introduce a national triage timeframe target for CAMHS referrals, such as a maximum of 12 weeks from referral to assessment. [29109/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1294. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the potential fiscal savings from eliminating CAMHS waiting lists through investment in early-intervention services. [29110/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1295. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to outline the current staffing levels in CAMHS West Cork (Dunmanway), including the number of funded but unfilled positions. [29111/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1296. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the community-based mental health supports available to children waiting over 12 months for CAMHS appointments; and if these are standardised across the State. [29112/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1297. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken any assessment of the long-term developmental, educational, and economic impacts of prolonged delays in accessing CAMHS. [29114/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1298. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that current mental-health service provision for children is compliant with the State’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. [29115/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1299. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the support her Department provides for children and families who are unable to access CAMHS; and whether these are monitored for adequacy. [29116/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1300. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered creating a statutory right to timely mental-health care for children under 18. [29117/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1301. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health her views on recent data showing over 4,200 children on CAMHS waiting lists, with over 620 waiting longer than one year; and the policy changes she intends to pursue. [29118/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1532. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the capital submission for the proposed mother and baby unit at St Vincent's Hospital. [30051/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1533. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the feasibility study for the proposed mother and baby unit at St Vincent's Hospital, scheduled to be completed in quarter one 2025. [30052/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Health
1539. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of times the roadmap for service improvement oversight group has met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30086/25]
written 2025-06-10 · to Rural
1670. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the budget allocation for Charities Regulator in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [28905/25]
written 2025-05-29 · to Health
665. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health where the five specialist teams working with people who have psychosis are located; if she will provide a list of the counties without a specialist team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28810/25]
written 2025-05-29 · to Health
669. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of the two new early intervention in psychosis teams promised for Limerick and Dublin, a timeframe for when the teams will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28826/25]
written 2025-05-29 · to Health
670. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to early intervention psychosis services over the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28829/25]
written 2025-05-28 · to Health
378. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health her view on emergency mental health services in a hospital in a location separate to a conventional emergency department; her view on the proposed Adam’s protocols, if she accepts the argument; if not, the reasons why; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27832/25]
written 2025-05-27 · to Education
314. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the changes she proposes to make for the inclusion of dedicated home school community liaison coordinators and the expansion of the service for rural DEIS schools. [27387/25]
written 2025-05-27 · to Education
315. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of survivors of institutional abuse that have been awarded a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27499/25]
written 2025-05-27 · to Education
348. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of survivors of institutional abuse who have been awarded an enhanced medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27690/25]
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