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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pharmacy Services (3 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: A lot of the discussion among pharmacists concerns the volume of administration and paper-based work they must do. We had a debate last week – I brought this issue up in my budget discussions - about the move towards electronic health records and, more generally, towards an e-health model. We need to see that in the pharmacy sector as well. Pharmacists operate in a private retail...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: The Minister's Government allocated €1 billion to Irish Water for non-domestic projects for next year's budget. Can the Minister indicate how much of that money would go towards projects that are caught in the Irish Water system already which are non-domestic related? I am thinking specifically of the pumping station upgrade works that are needed in Portmarnock. There is a huge...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (3 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: 15. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to develop a new national policy on palliative care for children with life-limiting conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38831/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (3 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: 17. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit that there will be no further delays to the delivery of the national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39356/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (3 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: 23. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to increase the capacity of the accident and emergency department, resuscitation area and intensive care unit at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39355/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: 38. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to include the varicella or chickenpox vaccine in the childhood immunisation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39358/24]

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil: Motion (8 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: Revelations published on the front page of The Sunday Times that a Member of the Oireachtas has been recruited by Russian intelligence have been scoffed at, laughed at and dismissed by many since, but this is a matter of the utmost importance and seriousness. I have not seen anything, either internally from the Oireachtas or politically, in terms of how we are actually going to counter and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (8 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: 39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the delay in the roll out of broadband in Kilcrea, Donabate given the rollout was to be completed in 2022 and has been delayed a number of times since then, with no definite date for this to be rolled out and with workers trying to work from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40015/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the primary school site in Corballis, Donabate; if the ownership of the site has been transferred to her Department; when this school project will be delivered given the increasing population on the Donabate peninsula and the need for the provision of schools to be expedited with many children already travelling outside of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update and completion timescale for an extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40079/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (8 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: 604. To ask the Minister for Health how he plans to address the shortage of full-time provision of GP services in Coole, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40113/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: I take this opportunity to welcome Deputy Farrell as Chair of the committee. I am delighted that not only has he joined the joined the committee but that he is now Chair. I also want to record my thanks to Senator Gerry Horkan who filled in so well and for such a long time. I thank Mr. Meade and Mr. Kelly for attending. We know what happened with the timetable changes. We have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: However, there is the vulnerability of Connolly Station. Out of all the stations, it is probably the one Mr. Meade knows best given his proximity to it. Did he at some point realise when this was coming down the tracks that there would be problems in view of the amount of congestion at the station? Was it ever flagged by Irish Rail that we might stall it and have another look, or was Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: Mr. Meade used an interesting analogy earlier about trying put a gallon of liquid into a pint glass. Population increase on the northern line continues. It is happening right now. Towns like Donabate and further up the line are all experiencing building. When we talk about a three- or four-track solution along the line, it seems like a long way away. There is also a campaign to retain a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: What is Iarnród Éireann doing to get the track capacity from the vision document Mr. Meade mentioned to actual delivery?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: I do not want to prejudge Iarnród Éireann's work on that but given what has happened over the past few weeks, I imagine the tracking of the northern line into Connolly Station would be high on that agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: I have a final question regarding the overall electrification of the line and another issue Deputy Farrell, other Deputies and I will raise, which is the capacity in our electricity network. Has Iarnród Éireann had discussions with the ESB to ensure there is enough power in the system for to deliver what the witnesses want to deliver in the next couple of years or does Iarnród...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: I thank Mr. Meade and the Chair for the extra minute.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: 122. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of invalidity pension and whose husband is on supplementary welfare allowance has been refused the fuel allowance; if she will address this issue immediately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40341/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: 123. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will take steps to ensure that the carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) which was submitted in April 2024 is immediately determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40342/24]