Results 321-340 of 423 for speaker:Duncan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (8 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether planning guidelines will be updated to allow the installation of private chargers, for an on-street or public parking space, for electric vehicles; if he intends to introduce a programme to allow drivers to access public charging in their area at a rate similar to domestic electricity prices; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 784. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on her plan to introduce a provision to support Irish-trained teachers returning from abroad, allowing them to complete their induction here in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44866/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 1335. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department has given consideration to removing the means test on jobseekers payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44820/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 1381. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of the number of oral hearings granted to clients from 2018 to 2025 in regard to social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46182/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 1382. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of the age profile categories of clients being granted invalidity pension in the last number of years, broken down under age profiles, under 25, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54 and 55 to 65; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46183/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 1508. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide clarity on the current delay for stamp 5 renewals (details supplied); the steps his Department is taking to clear this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45090/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 2213. To ask the Minister for Health if exceptions exist to facilitate children (details supplied) that were due to be born after 1 October 2024 when the Chickenpox vaccine was added to the Children's immunisation schedule but were instead born premature to receive the vaccine free of charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45129/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: I am sure that the Taoiseach will join all of us in sending our thoughts to the communities of Donabate and Portrane with the breaking news that remains have found in the search for poor Daniel Aruebose. I want to return to what we raised at the Business Committee last Thursday, which is a commitment from the Taoiseach at the earliest possible convenience to have a debate on Gaza, with...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (18 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 2. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if pension entitlements will be transferred to the widow of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49022/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (18 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: It was not my initial intention to raise this as a priority question this morning but I am glad of the opportunity. It relates to the pension entitlements of deceased Defence Forces officer Peter Flood and transferring those to entitlements to his widow.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (18 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: The reason I raise the issue - the family understand and have been informed of the circumstances by the Defence Forces - is that the individual in question left school after his communion, had no formal education and, in the words of his own family, had severe literacy issues. He found sanctuary in the Defence Forces. He served there for 22 years and had multiple tours of Lebanon. He was a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (18 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: I thank the Tánaiste. I will not delve too much further into the details of this. I look forward to his more detailed response and anything the Department of Social Protection can do. I will come back through him if I believe there are any further avenues we can pursue.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Correspondence (17 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a family trapped in Gaza (details supplied); if he will provide an update on their evacuation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48178/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (17 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the environmental impacts of nitrous oxide canisters have been examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48038/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an estimate costing of upgrading the TFI Live app so that push notifications can be sent to users who have favourited a route to make them aware of cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49005/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (17 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 571. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a parking solution for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48981/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 655. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are schemes or loans available to persons (details supplied), to financially assist with purchasing a property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48026/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electric Vehicles (17 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 682. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities will grant planning permission to install a private EV charger in a public space such as for apartment buildings; if EV chargers for parking spaces will be added to the current list of planning exemptions; to provide clear guidance in regard what is and is not allowed in regard to the installation of EV...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 757. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will have their supplementary dietary allowance reinstated. [48533/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Sep 2025)

Duncan Smith: 1338. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department plans to remove the need for the patient to be involved in the DPS refund process and instead utilise an automated system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48970/25]