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

Duncan Smith: 196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the seven local authority housing units approved for construction in a location (details supplied) 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 not, the...

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

Duncan Smith: 197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the four AHB units approved for construction in a location (details supplied) 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 not, the reasons for the project...

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

Duncan Smith: 198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the three AHB units approved for construction in a location (details supplied) 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 not, the reasons for the project...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: In a sector that is beset by perpetual crisis and all too regular scandal, this particular scandal stands somewhat apart, or, if it does not stand apart, it stands with a select few scandals as one of the worst in the history of the State. One of the perpetual crises that we have throughout our health service is waiting lists across every aspect of the service, be it emergency medicine,...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: I seek clarification on the last point on the Crumlin report. Is the Minister saying it was not commissioned because of potential poor outcomes, as happened in Temple Street, but it was commissioned because Temple Street had done a report? I ask the Minister to expand on and clarify that.

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: When exactly was that report commissioned? How many cases did it review in comparison with Temple Street?

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: The waiting list has not reduced despite the number of surgeries increasing. Does the Minister have any information as to why that is the case? Could it be that patients having unexpected further surgeries are being added to the waiting list? Therefore, they never come off or come off only for a short period of time because they have to go on.

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: It is incredible because the questions are simple. There are large waiting lists for those with spina bifida and scoliosis, but we are not dealing with tens of thousands of children. It is a quantifiable number. It does not provide any confidence when the Minister cannot get answers. They do not need to be detailed answers, but just general answers to those questions. Surely these...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: CHI has been at pains to stress that spinal surgeries are continuing. Is the specific procedure, kyphectomy, continuing at the moment or is it paused for lack of the relevant expertise, for want of a better phrase?

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: Does the Minister have information on the impact for that particular procedure? I am not sure if it is captured in a particular waiting list. Has the waiting list for that particular procedure increased in that time?

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: On the procurement procedures in Temple Street as it related to the non-regulated springs, has the Minister asked for any immediate measures to be taken there to ensure that no loose procurement or loose procedures are taking place for any other devices for any other types of surgeries in this hospital or in any other hospital?

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (26 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: 468. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to set out, in tabular form, the number of community neurorehabilitation teams across the country, per CHO area; to detail the extent to which each team is operating with staff vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41495/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (26 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: 498. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to account for the reason that no community neurorehabilitation team is in place in CH09; to set out his plans to establish one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41494/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (26 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: 538. To ask the Minister for Health what services are currently provided in Balbriggan primary care centre; what additional services are planned to be introduced in the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41102/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: The purpose of this meeting is for the committee to discuss all aspects of road safety. On behalf of the committee, I am pleased to welcome from An Garda Síochána, Ms Paula Hilman, assistant commissioner with responsibility for roads policing and community engagement, and Mr. Thomas Murphy, superintendent of the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau. I am also pleased to welcome...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: I thank the assistant commissioner. I now invite Mr. Waide to make his opening statement on behalf of the Road Safety Authority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: I thank Professor Cusack and all the witnesses. We will now take questions from members. The first speaker is Deputy Dillon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: I started driving 20 years ago, at a time when there was a significant and very visible road safety campaign. The late Gay Byrne led the charge in terms of being front of house. Road death numbers were up at approximately 400 or 500 year on year but then there was a downward trend. I do not have the figures in front of me but I looked at them in advance of the meeting last week....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: I will move on to ask another question if Mr. Waide does not mind. I know my previous question was for both him and Professor Cusack but in the time that is available to me-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Duncan Smith: It is a long meeting and we will all get a chance. As regards the mandatory drug testing coming through, there has been mandatory alcohol testing for some time. On the random testing side of things, there was a period in my life when I could not turn a corner without hitting a random Breathalyser test. Some people say the checkpoints are always in the same places but that was not the case...