Sorca Clarke

Intent: A ban on fox hunting in Ireland

Details: Asked TD’s to support a bill proposed by Deputy Ruth Coppinger, PBP, to ban fox hunting in Ireland

Intent: better funding security for the adult education sector

Details: Urgent Call to Protect and Sustain Funding for Community Education

Intent: To engage key stakeholders by extending an invitation to the Chamber’s Annual Awards, highlighting the event’s role in celebrating business achievement, strengthening partnerships, and showcasing the positive contributions of local enterprises to the Athlone community

Details: Invitation to Chamber annual awards

Intent: Permanent €1000 reduction in fees for third level students.

Details: Reduction of fees for third level students

Intent: That HIQA be brought before the Health Committee

Details: Failures in care of older people in long term residential care

Intent: To find out when paediatric bone marrow transplant services will return in CHI at Crumlin.

Details: To ask TDs to submit a parliamentary question on the lack of paediatric bone marrow transplant currently available in Ireland

Intent: To raise the profile of rare disease policy amongst Irish political stakeholders & seek updates on a range of rare disease policy matters.

Details: Rare Disease Policy in Ireland

Intent: To seek the support of local public representatives and Government to highlight the key disability issues which are direcly impacting people with ID and autism, and their families nationally, including ongoing sustainability issues impacting the ID sector with the delivery of essential support services. Seeking support from Government to 1. Respond to Unmet Need; 2. Support necessary innovation; 3. Enable service providers to deliver and expand services.

Details: Disability Service Providers lobby Governand and local public representatives to support the pre-Budget 2026 Campaign spearheaded by the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers to highlight issues facing people with ID and autism, and their families, including the critical sustainability , ... Read more

Intent: That only professions who have statutory regulation should be designated as Mental Health Professions.The provisions under Part 3 Chapter 3 - Consent to Treatment (Involuntary Admissions) of the Bill, should be deleted. The criteria for involuntary admission and treatment should be the same and thus the admission order should become an admission and treatment order. That Risk criteria in Section 12 (1) (a) should be removed. ::the requirement for a psychosocial assessment should be removed from Section 22 and Sections 37. Sections 179 & 181 regarding regulations of care plans should be removed from the legislation. The Mental Health Commission instead should be tasked with developing clinical guidelines based on international best evidence. the act should establish a 24 hour Administration office under the HSE that is responsible for adminstrative functions.::When inspecting Mental Health Services, the Mental Health Commission should assess the budget allocation received by that ser

Details: Mental Health Bill

Intent: Inclusion of rare disease topics on schedule for Health Committee meetings.

Details: Request to prioritise rare diseases for discussion at Health Committee meetings