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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: Beaumont Hospital is 37 years old. Its catchment area has more than trebled since it opened yet many of the facilities remain the same. While we can talk about a number of issues in regard to Beaumont, I want to focus on capacity and space. I had the privilege of being shown around the hospital by clinicians recently. There are solutions to provide space in accident and emergency, resus...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (11 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 269. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to investigate the case of a mother (details supplied) who has been denied maternity benefit, despite having the necessary contributions. [30622/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: I thank the witnesses for always being so available to the committee and being so frank and honest in their answers. I appreciate that. I will following up on the point in relation to the Dublin commuter zone. Obviously, this impacts my own constituency. However, in relation to Newbridge, while the committee received many emails this morning, this campaign has been going on for six...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: That is the kind of stuff that we could hear being delaying factors on other projects, rightly or wrongly. In terms of MetroLink, if we get a favourable decision and there is funding in place, insofar as it can, the NTA is ahead of the game on its side.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: Brilliant. I thank Mr. Creegan. In relation to accessibility, a few weeks ago I met a constituent who is blind and is a regular bus user but who has had buses drive pass him at bus stops and has had to rely on the kindness of strangers at bus stops to make him aware of when buses arrive. Is any work being done, such as app technology, that can aid visually-impaired people in using the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: That would require every bus that passes that stop to stop and ask every individual.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: Would there be practical implications of that given the timetabling constrains on the bus services or anything like that? Obviously, there would be multiple bus services that could be coming from multiple areas. Particularly where they are converging on somewhere such as the Ballymun Road or the Swords Road, one could have buses coming from Coolock, Swords or the Glasnevin direction. Are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: Sorry, is this once a driver sees someone is visually impaired?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: That the person has an aid or a dog.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: Okay. That would be most welcome but not everyone has a visual impairment that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: -----is obvious.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: Okay. It is good to hear that there is work being done in that area anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: Will the witnesses provide an update on the status of the 2019 order for 41 rail carriages, which were designed to increase capacity by up to 10% on the northern commuter line? In addition, we are in public consultation on the plans there. There is massive population growth along the northern commuter line in my and Deputy Farrell's constituency and right up to Louth. Huge political...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: When will all 41 be delivered?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (9 Sep 2024)

Duncan Smith: 111.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of unclaimed refunds in regard to the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34851/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (9 Sep 2024)

Duncan Smith: 112.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the State benefits from any unclaimed refunds form the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34852/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (9 Sep 2024)

Duncan Smith: 113.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the company operating the deposit return scheme earns any additional revenue from unclaimed refunds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34853/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (9 Sep 2024)

Duncan Smith: 220.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the repair works that are planned for the N72 Mallow-Killarney Road between Clonbanin Cross and Lislehane, Cullen County Cork; when this work will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34367/24]