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Safe Staffing Levels in Hospitals: Statements (23 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: I will pick up on the Minister's comments on recruitment and retention and the efforts he said that the Department and the HSE are making. We are hearing from the unions that one of the key reasons we are struggling in this country not only to recruit but to retain staff is housing and the cost of it. I am aware that this is outside the Minister's remit but this is a fundamental reason and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve and open toilet facilities for commuters at Balbriggan train station, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12280/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve and open toilet facilities for commuters at Skerries train station, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12281/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve and open toilet facilities for commuters at Rush and Lusk train station, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12282/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve and open toilet facilities for commuters at Donabate train station, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12283/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (21 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of private parking operators such as a company (details supplied) charging the same rate for full-day parking regardless of what time during the day the charge was made, for example, the same charge for 10 am versus 10 pm; if he is aware that these parking machines are not equipped to provide true 24-hour parking...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (21 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: 263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the current policy on anti-drink driving advertisements under the view of the Road Safety Authority, in particular, budget allocations, airtime frequency and current strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12892/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (21 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: 295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to provide a train station in the Ballyfermot, Kylemore area on the recently approved Railway Order submission to An Bord Pleanála for the Dart+ South West, the Celbridge line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13481/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: 629. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will act with the utmost urgency to ensure that a young person (details supplied) can return to secondary school education at the earliest possible convenience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12581/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: 825. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the living alone allowance can be backdated to July 2021 for a person (details supplied) on a discretionary basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12983/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (21 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: 943. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the provision of a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO7, particularly with regard to the budget allocation for this team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13087/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (21 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: 944. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the provision of a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO9, particularly with regard to the budget allocation for this team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13088/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (21 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: 969. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the provision of a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13479/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: 1000. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the provision of a new loan scheme for medical students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12497/23]

Annual Emission Allocation Units Purchase Agreement: Motion (28 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: Last week's IPCC was described by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. António Guterres, as a code red for humanity and a death knell for coal and fossil fuels. The report showed we are now on course to pass the 1.5°C marker in a matter of years, if not decades. If the 1.5°C target is to be met, carbon dioxide emissions will need to be cut by two thirds in the...

Confidence in Government: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: Who are you voting for? Sit down.

Confidence in Government: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: It is millionaires corner there.

Education and the School Building Programme: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: It is refreshing to stand up and respond to a debate. With some of our Private Members' business, we not only have to respond to slings and arrows thrown by Government but sometimes to slings and arrows thrown by others in opposition, but we did not have to do that today. What we have seen over the past two hours is an expression of the depth of experience and challenge we as public...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (28 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: 156. To ask the Taoiseach the amount of coal imported into the State for domestic use over the past four years; and the amount per year in tabular form. [15411/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (28 Mar 2023)

Duncan Smith: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the RSA's new regulations (details supplied) will be amended to ensure that CVR test operators without drive-through facilities but who meet every other standard as per the 2022 regulations can be kept in business and not forced to close as a result of the new regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14845/23]