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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: That is a very low height and is not a height we would have been used to when we were trawling through dockets. I really appreciate the IAA appearing before the committee today and I appreciate that its role is not directly related to the problems we are having locally but I really appreciate Mr. Fitzpatrick providing clarity insofar as he can. Mr. Fitzpatrick mentioned that when the SIDs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: A very technical consultation process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: It is not like they are going to airline A, airline B and airline C, asking what they want to see in this SID. It has been put forward to us is that airlines wanted to be able to diverge early and quickly, particularly if they are going back to Europe, because they would have fuel saving and punctuality bonuses. That has been put forward to us as a reason for this, so I am trying to find...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: And fed into this.

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: It is welcome we are having this debate today. We had three Ministers speak at the start of this debate, which is something we have been calling for in some fashion for a long time. That is a co-ordinated coherent response from Government. We have not heard it enough. On the opening contributions from the Ministers, many of us would agree with what was said and would agree with the...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (23 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: I thank Deputy Cullinane and Sinn Féin for tabling the motion. I echo the disappointment that was expressed. It is understandable that a Minister might be unavailable, perhaps unavoidably so, but there are also two junior Ministers at the Department of Health. It would be terrible to think there is a degree of lethargy from the Government in dealing with waiting lists across multiple...

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises that: — the needs of children should be met by the State through the provision of well-resourced public health and education services, particularly for those with additional needs, and that early intervention is vital, but in far too many cases children are being failed by an under resourced, and over capacity system for assessment of...

Extension of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (24 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: One of the few legacies of Covid that would perhaps be regarded as positive was the improvement in our outdoor hospitality arrangements and services. We have seen it in towns and villages, including in the likes of Swords of Malahide in my area, in recent years and they have bedded down and become fixtures. This has improved streetscapes and, particularly during the summer months, it has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (16 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a timeframe of an assessment on increasing capacity as per the Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042 states in section 12.4.11 regional and intercity services that the NTA, in conjunction with Irish Rail, will undertake an assessment of the need for further infrastructural enhancements on the northern and south...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Wexford-Waterford rail line will be in operation in time for Fleadh Cheoil 2024 to give passengers from Waterford, Cork, Limerick, and Galway a direct sustainable transport option to attend the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22978/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a timeline for repair and when the bridge will be operational again for the Barrow Bridge on the Wexford-Waterford railway, the costings related to the repair of the bridge, as the Barrow Bridge on the Wexford-Waterford railway line has been out of service since 2022 due to a bridge strike while awaiting repair...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what plans there are to implement the improvements stated in the Rail Alternative Assessment Report prepared by a company (details supplied) as part of the N24 Waterford to Cahir and N24 Cahir to Limerick Junction project, which states that minor upgrades to the Limerick-Waterford railway line can deliver an end to end journey time of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount invested in the Waterford to Limerick rail line for improvement and safety works, including the laying of continuous welded rail since 2010; the lack of a speedier service and increased frequency since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22981/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (16 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 418. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the 15 AHB housing units (details supplied) approved for construction in Ballyglass Road, Howth, Fingal, in July 2015 have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (16 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 419. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the eight local authority housing units approved for construction in The Grange, Ballyboughal, Fingal, in May 2015 have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (16 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 420. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the four AHB housing units (details supplied) approved for construction in College Street, Baldoyle, Fingal, in July 2015 have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (16 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 427. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the process for allocating cost rental properties managed by approved housing associations, in particular, given concerns raised by the general public in Donabate regarding a number of cost rental properties managed by an organisation (details supplied) which have already been allocated without any local people...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (16 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 627. To ask the Minister for Health when the scheme for GP-only cards for households earning under €46,000 per year will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22577/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (16 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 709. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card review can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [23060/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm whether plans, drawings, or both, have been drawn up for the provision of a primary school at lands in Corballis, Donabate; if so, if she will provide a copy of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23916/23]