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Combating Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: We would all love more time to speak on this very important issue but at least we have this time and it is welcome. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this today. I acknowledge that in the budget the Minister prioritised funding for victims of domestic violence. It is the first time in my memory that a Minister for Justice placed it front and centre of priorities, which is very welcome...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response Final Report: Motion (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: I thank the clerk to the committee and the secretariat for all the support that they gave us. It was my first committee in this House and it was a learning and hothousing experience for me. I thank the Chair of the committee, Deputy McNamara, who chaired the meetings throughout the committee's lifetime. It was very fair. We operated under tight time and speaking constraints. Not only did...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Football Association of Ireland (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 19. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the financial situation of an association (details supplied); if correspondence has been received from the association related to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37383/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 22. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the interim report on the night-time economy taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37382/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 55. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the sport capital programme for 2020 as recently referred to by the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht; when the announcement will be made; the amount of funding the grant will contain; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 52. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to target the over-65 age group to continue to enjoy and participate in sport in view of the fact that the Central Statistics Office projects that those aged 65 and over will account for approximately 17% of the population in 2026 compared to 13% in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37384/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 102. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times annually aerial surveillance and pollution monitoring services were required by the Irish Coast Guard in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37426/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Search and Rescue Service Provision (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 103. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the SAR aviation steering group has appraised an option by which the Air Corps could deliver SAR services from a single base and the remainder of SAR services could be procured on the open market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37427/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Search and Rescue Service Provision (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 104. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the SAR aviation steering group has requested his Department or the Air Corps to provide an assessment of its current capabilities and expected future capabilities that would be relevant to the conduct of SAR operations in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37428/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Online Safety (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 139. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of plans to introduce an online safety commissioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35069/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Funding (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 194. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of times, the events and the amount of funding the Department has availed of from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to facilitate Defence Forces personnel competing in international events over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37425/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Search and Rescue Service Provision (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 195. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether the Air Corps currently retains the ability to carry out SAR operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37429/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Search and Rescue Service Provision (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 196. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Air Corps has investigated the possibility of providing top cover for SAR operations and other fixed wing services to the Irish Coast Guard and HSE on an on-call basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37430/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 197. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans and the timeline to allow former members of the Army and Naval Service reserves to re-enlist in the Reserve subject to the same re-enlistment criteria as the Permanent Defence Forces. [37431/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 198. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the nature of IT upgrades which took place for the Defence Forces intranet between 2018 and 2020; the cost of upgrades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37432/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 199. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the proposed investment and upgrades in cyber security of Defence Forces systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37433/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 200. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the level of digitisation in the Defence Forces for carrying out routine administrative tasks, such as requesting rations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37434/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 201. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will align Reservist pay with the Permanent Defence Forces first point of the scale under the new 2020 public sector pay deal; if so, the estimated cost of this alignment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37435/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 202. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of applications and number of personnel who re-enlisted to date under the PDF re-enlistment scheme, for the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37436/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (19 Nov 2020)

Duncan Smith: 203. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason recruitment and training has continued for the PDF but not the RDF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37437/20]