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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 696. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE plastic surgeon registrars working in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [29585/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (20 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 697. To ask the Minister for Health the number of heart transplant procedures carried out to date in 2023, in tabular form. [29586/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 698. To ask the Minister for Health the WTE number of dietitians employed by Naas General Hospital; and the specific services in which these dietitians are employed, in tabular form. [29587/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the targets set out in appendix 1 of Laying the Foundations: Housing Actions Report, produced in 2016 by the then Department of Environment, Community and Local Government, were met in respect of Meath County Council; and the final spend on same. [30105/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the 39 local authority housing units approved for construction at a location (details supplied) 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; if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 130. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the 30 local authority housing units approved for construction at a location (details supplied) 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; if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 131. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the 14 local authority housing units approved for construction at a location (details supplied) 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; if...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the reported underspend by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30223/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: When receiving the freedom of Dublin last night, the environmentalist, my namesake Duncan Stewart said we are nowhere near making our 51% target in emissions reductions. Last week, we heard the Department had underspent to the tune of €200 million for the first quarter. We need capital projects to be delivered. Will the Minister of State comment on this?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: My concern is that perhaps we should be broadening what could be included in the capital spend. The earlier question spoke about expanding a rail network in the south east and the south-east connectivity. We have a really good campaign, South East on Track, for a line which begins in Rosslare, moves on to Waterford and moves up to Limerick. As Deputy Ó Cathasaigh said, we could have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any plans to curtail access for HGVs in urban towns following the example from a town (details supplied) where eight pedestrians have been killed in the past ten years in incidents involving HGVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30226/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update as of June 2023 on the development of the MetroLink project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30227/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet with a campaign group (details supplied) to discuss development of the south-east rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30225/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance what plans there are to reform the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30224/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 317. To ask the Minister for Health how many workers who are eligible for the pandemic payment are still waiting to receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30332/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 318. To ask the Minister for Health when catering and cleaning staff in a facility (details supplied) will be paid their pandemic payment. [30333/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (28 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: These payments are now delayed and they need to be paid. They speak to a fundamental systematic problem with how this pension is being run. This dates back to section 46 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983. Back then, the workers were Civil Servants. The terms of this Act were to ensure that it was a clear wish that all sides if necessary should guarantee transferred...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (28 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Again, I agree there is an inadequacy to it. I also will need to take back the information, which is new to me, about how An Post wrote to the Department for the superannuation scheme to be aligned with the PO grade in the Civil Service. I just want to go back and have a look at that. While New Era and the Department of Environment, Climate...

Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Instruction to Committee (28 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: I echo what has been said already in terms of how unacceptable this is as a method of doing legislative business. I have in my hand the list of amendments from the Opposition select committee members and the names of Deputies, including Deputies Ivana Bacik, Cian O'Callaghan, Aengus Ó Snodaigh and others. Even a cursory look through the many pages of amendments shows that the key words...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Levy (27 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 206. To ask the Minister for Finance if, when a company is paying a pension out of its company funds, the pension is liable to the pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30846/23]