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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Duncan Smith: Yes, the random checkpoints where drivers are pulled in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Duncan Smith: If I am pulled over, will I be tested for both alcohol and drugs, as a rule?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Duncan Smith: My question relates to the checkpoints.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Duncan Smith: Okay. That shows how long it has been since I was pulled over.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Duncan Smith: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Duncan Smith: I have blown into a breathalyser maybe 15 or 16 times in my life but I have not in the past few years. If I go home tonight and run into a checkpoint, a few pass and I am one that is pulled in, am I blowing into a breathalyser and getting drug tested or is at the discretion of the gardaí at that point? This is just a checkpoint. It has nothing to do with-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Duncan Smith: The resourcing is the same and there is no difference between them. The Garda has enough testing capacity for both alcohol and drugs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Duncan Smith: I thank the witnesses for answering my questions. Before I move on, I acknowledge the RSA “Who was Mary Ward?” campaign, which I have noticed I the past week. It is very powerful and hopefully it has impact.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Duncan Smith: I will now call Deputy Cannon. If Deputy Lowry comes back, I will bring him in after Deputy Cannon and he will be followed by Deputy Danny Healy-Rae. If Deputy Lowry does not come back, Deputy Danny Healy-Rae will come in after Deputy Cannon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Duncan Smith: I ask the Deputy to keep it short, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Duncan Smith: I thank the Deputy for coming to the committee. His work on this is well known and well regarded.
- School Transport 2023-2024: Statements (3 Oct 2023)
Duncan Smith: Following on from my two colleagues, the anachronistic geographic rule fails on the fundamental law of common sense in many cases. One such case is Coláiste Ghlór na Mara, Balbriggan. It was given patronage based on the region. It was said that it would be the regional Gaelcholáiste for Fingal. Children in Swords, 12 in particular, are unable to get the bus service to...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (3 Oct 2023)
Duncan Smith: 149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what provision can be made for a community in Dublin’s north inner city (details supplied) that does not have access to fibre-optic broadband to each home on the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42160/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (3 Oct 2023)
Duncan Smith: 357. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline when the draft legislation to support the remediation of defects in apartments and duplexes with fire safety, structural safety and water defects constructed between 1991 and 2013 will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas for discussion and review; to provide details of the timeline for the implementation of...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (3 Oct 2023)
Duncan Smith: 539. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the commitment made in May 2023 in response to the Labour Party motion on Autism & Disability services, by Minister of State Anne Rabbitte, regarding the rolling-out of HSE health regions by the end of August 2023; if she will be bringing to Budget 2024 the roll-out of the State...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (3 Oct 2023)
Duncan Smith: 560. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite beds available to disability services in Leitrim in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42726/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (3 Oct 2023)
Duncan Smith: 563. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available to older persons’ services in County Leitrim in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42726/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Oct 2023)
Duncan Smith: 595. To ask the Minister for Health how many voluntary, section 39 funded organisations have been refused the pandemic special recognition payment and to outline the reasons for refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42283/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Oct 2023)
Duncan Smith: 596. To ask the Minister for Health to address the outstanding requests for the pandemic special recognition payment, PSRP, from voluntary section 39 funded organisations and to provide an explanation for delays with the payment for staff members still awaiting this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42284/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (3 Oct 2023)
Duncan Smith: 675. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation to South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [42719/23]