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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (8 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: 83. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline what threshold, if any, is applicable for the increasing of maintenance fees and fees for sinking funds for apartment owners; what protections, if any, are available to apartment owners to ensure exorbitant fee increases are capped, especially as many owners are struggling to pay these increases; if parking spaces...

Imposing Sanctions on Israel: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: I thank the Social Democrats for this excellent motion being brought to the House. I will start with a quote, "[We all know the European] Union was ... founded as a peace project." That statement was made less than a year ago in this Chamber by Ursula von der Leyen, right there between where the Minister of State and the Acting Chair are sitting, where she proudly extolled the virtues of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: 60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of the issue of Government employment contracts for Garda, fire services, and prison officers, that mandate retirement at 60 years, with no supplementary pension, despite these professions previously receiving a supplementary old age pension until reaching the State pension age; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (15 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm if there are any proposals currently to provide a bilingual French/English primary school in North Dublin; if there would be any funding available to support such an initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50287/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: It is good to see further debate on vacancy and dereliction. The Labour Party had a motion on it in the Seanad last night. I wish to focus on transport, specifically the lack of funding and the systemic issues with have with our infrastructure with respect to both capacity and the supply of services. We have packed buses, packed train carriages, chronic delays and congestion and poor...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: The fare reduction is welcome and we need to see more, but it is useless if the public transport does not exist or is bringing people on a route that is already congested so they are missing buses or being left behind. Giving increased funding to the Department of Transport when it is not spending the money it already has is more or less pointless. It is not just us saying this, as the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: Tuesday was National Diabetes Day. Diabetes is a condition with which approximately 300,000 people in this country live. We do not know the exact number because we do not have a national register. I have been working with Labour Party councillor, Mr. John Maher, in Cork, who lives with diabetes, on raising awareness and trying to force the Government into more action in this area. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update regarding the provision of a bus from Swords to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50318/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (16 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: 225. To ask the Minister for Health if the recent announcement to allow pharmacists to extend the validity of prescriptions from six months to twelve months, effective from 1 March 2024, includes medical card prescriptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50305/23]

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (15 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: I second that.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (15 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: I thank the Minister. I have two relatively quick questions. On the increase in costs for the national broadband roll-out, it is great that more work is being done and the catch-up is taking place. How much of the need for an extra spend is the result of more work being done and how much is the result of inflationary costs? Does that question make sense? With inflationary costs for...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (15 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: I thank the Minister. That is all I have to ask.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: The Labour Party will be supporting this legislation. Every year we have this same debate, in which we amend the Health Insurance Act to modify the regulations governing the private health insurance sector. This is in the context of the goal of our health policy being the drive towards the delivery of Sláintecare, a universal, single-tier healthcare system that has the support, at...

Health Service Recruitment Freeze: Motion [Private Members] (21 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: This is a very good, simple, to-the-point motion that we wholeheartedly support because it goes to the heart of what is going on in the health service at the moment. The Minister's response was to begin talking about the aim to eliminate cervical cancer in Ireland. This is a very laudable aim, which we all support 100%. By God, what a legacy that would be for Vicky Phelan, just over a year...

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

Duncan Smith: 423. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons within CHO4 awaiting respite service. [50600/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: 463. To ask the Minister for Health if there are future plans to roll out dialectical behavioural therapy in County Sligo. [50598/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: 464. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant staff by job title in the accident and emergency department at Beaumont Hospital as of 13 November 2023, in tabular form. [50599/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (21 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: 465. To ask the Minister for Health the number of private insurance patient forms that were completed on admission to Portiuncula University Hospital in each of the years 2021 to date in 2023; and the number of claims that were processed in respect of these forms to health insurance companies in each of the years in question. [50601/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: 466. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental surgeons employed by the HSE working in primary care centres within CHO6 in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [50602/23]