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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 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
962. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of women waiting for gynaecology appointments, by hospital, per county, in tabular form. [8057/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
963. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of women who were diagnosed with cervical cancer following gynaecology consultation in 2023 and to date in 2024. [8058/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
964. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the roll out of dedicated women’s health hubs in Longford-Westmeath. [8059/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
965. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the roll out of the National Framework for Perinatal Genetics. [8060/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
966. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the steps she plans to take to improve access to person-centred child and adolescent mental health services teams. [8061/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Children
310. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will address issues with the reliability and accessibility of disability services in Longford; such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6878/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Justice
152. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of bench warrants outstanding, per Garda region, per county, as of 14 February 2025, in tabular form. [6574/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
253. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has had any meetings, engagements or correspondence with any third parties on the potential of providing third-level courses in either new-build or expansion of current providers via satellite venues or similar in Mullingar or anywhere else in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
113. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach if he will establish a citizens’ assembly on Irish unity. [5435/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
115. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach if all participants in the Covid inquiry are being directed to the Protected Disclosures Commissioner. [5703/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
351. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to consider extending the pilots for enhanced in-school therapy supports to special schools in the midlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5926/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
352. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education how the effectiveness and outcomes of the pilots for enhanced in-school therapy supports to special schools in the midlands are being monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5927/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
357. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if more schools in an area (details supplied) have been sanctioned to open an ASD class for 2025/2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5985/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
764. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health following the publishing of the National Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening and Management of Domestic Violence in Pregnancy and the Early Postnatal Period, if she will provide an update on any progress that has been made in relation to the development of a multi-component education and training programme for the multi-disciplinary team. [5881/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
765. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health regarding the National Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening and Management of Domestic Violence in Pregnancy and the Early Postnatal Period, when training will be mandatory for the awareness, screening, recognising, responding and referring of domestic violence for all midwives, nurses, doctors and health and social care professionals and students working in …
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
766. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health how she is going to ensure that the National Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening and Management of Domestic Violence in Pregnancy and the Early Postnatal Period are fully implemented; and how she plans on monitoring both its effectiveness and adoption. [5883/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Housing
202. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given the increase in adaptation grants as announced in Budget 2025, it is a necessity of those who had previously applied under the old limits and were proceeding through the process, to submit a new application to their local authority. [5239/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Children
275. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have been assessed through CDNT in Longford and Westmeath. [5242/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Children
276. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have been assessed through CDNT in Longford and Westmeath but have yet to be seen by intervention therapists. [5243/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Children
277. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of ASD assessment outsourced to private providers, per county of residence of the child, in each of the years 2022 to 2024, in tabular form. [5244/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Health
293. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the waiting list, per hospital, for gynaecology outpatient appointments, in tabular form. [5240/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Health
294. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the vacant posts, per profession, in Mullingar Regional Hospital; and the length of time each post has been unfilled, in tabular form. [5241/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Health
295. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children eligible for school-based dental assessments, per county; and the number per county who were seen in each of the years 2022 to 2024. [5245/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
225. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of WTE plumbers and carpenters employed by the OPW in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [4667/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Social
410. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a breakdown of the advertisement spent of his Department, by national media outlet and local newspaper outlet in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [4350/25]