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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will accept the application from a person (details supplied) under incremental credit circular - 0139/2006, as is her entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6052/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (8 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is not entitled to a higher weekly state pension contributory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5654/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 350. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding a pandemic healthcare payment for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5653/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 394. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists and the average length of time spent on waiting lists as of 31 December 2022; and his proposals for addressing this for specific HSE primary care services (details supplied). [5784/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 395. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of staffing, by CHO, as of 31 December 2022 (details supplied). [5785/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 396. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a medical procedure (details supplied). [5786/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (8 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 425. To ask the Minister for Health if he expects to receive the report into the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 by 7 February 2023; when the report will be made available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5922/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mortality Rates (8 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 435. To ask the Minister for Health if there is data within his Department as to the cause of the recent rise in excess death rates in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5959/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 84. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the roll-out of the pandemic recognition payment to front-line workers not directly employed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7762/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Bereavement Counselling (16 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 88. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of bereavement counselling services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7764/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Bereavement Counselling (16 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: I am looking for an update on the strategy for counselling and bereavement services throughout the State. The two areas I will focus on in my contributions are bespoke supports for people who lost someone during the Covid crisis and bereavement and counselling supports for young children.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Bereavement Counselling (16 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: Level 3 is where we find that people are unable to access the service, particularly young people. Phoneline support is not something that young children need. They might need group therapy or one-to-one therapy. Rainbows Ireland is a wonderful organisation that provides counselling and bereavement services and services for children whose parents have separated. It provides public and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Bereavement Counselling (16 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: Upskilling teachers in terms of being aware when children are bereaved is important but is still not the primary function of a teacher's job, and probably will not provide what the child needs in terms of bereavement and counselling support. There might be a need at some point for the Government to review our policy and strategy on this. With regard to Covid, I am still contacted by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (14 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a university (details supplied) is the only university that is recognised to qualify to become a special needs teacher without holding a masters level degree in primary education; if she is taking any actions to resolve this given the teacher shortage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7397/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 515. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a naturalisation application for a person (details supplied); if he will expedite the processing of the application given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7063/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (14 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 656. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to introduce a national lung cancer screening service; if he has received any proposals for such a service; the projected annual cost for such a programme; the annual cost for each individual cancer screening service currently in place; the projected number of people each will screen in 2022 and 2023, respectively, in tabular form; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 657. To ask the Minister for Health the level of expenditure on new medicines in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6780/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 166. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug cariban cannot beprescribed by a GP on the drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7492/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 167. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cariban prescriptions which have been processed through the drug payment scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7493/23]

Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: I thank Sinn Féin for tabling this motion. I will say something to my Sinn Féin colleagues who are bemoaning the absence of the Minister after 20 minutes - at least he turned up for their debate. He was not present for any of our housing debate a couple of weeks ago. Maybe he will be here for at least an hour of People Before Profit's Bill on the same issue tomorrow morning. We...