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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (24 Feb 2021)

Duncan Smith: 171. To ask the Minister for Finance when the VRT calculator will be up and running; his views on the website of the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9534/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (24 Feb 2021)

Duncan Smith: 317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which he plans to address community concerns regarding the deterioration in the quality of the habitat in the special area of conservation at the Burrow, Portrane, County Dublin, part of Rogerstown Estuary special area of conservation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9921/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Allowances (24 Feb 2021)

Duncan Smith: 388. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 3 February 2021, the amount paid for travel allowances to the RDF in each of the past five years; the number of members of the RDF who qualified for such payments in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10488/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (24 Feb 2021)

Duncan Smith: 389. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 354 of 3 February 2021, the dates on which skill surveys of the RDF were conducted having regard to the 2015 White Paper; the number who responded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10489/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (24 Feb 2021)

Duncan Smith: 497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with a college (details supplied) to ensure that students attending the college will not be charged exorbitant fees to attend mandatory Gaeltacht training courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10353/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (24 Feb 2021)

Duncan Smith: 847. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the plans his Department and the HSE have with regard to licensing the drug dupilumab for use by patients with severe eczema as of February 2021 given the HSE drugs group met on 12 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9741/21]

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021: First Stage (25 Feb 2021)

Duncan Smith: I thank the USI and Sinn Féin for tabling this Bill. For too long students have been treated like a cash cow when it comes to rent and rental accommodation. An entire industry has built up which is geared towards the exploitation of students in the context of rental accommodation. This Bill will tackle this issue in a real way and the Labour Party is proud to co-sign and support it....

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2021)

Duncan Smith: Deputy Alan Kelly spoke at length in opening this debate, so I will not speak for too long. There are a couple of elements I wish to add. An issue I raised on Second Stage relates to seasonal workers. I would like to hear a response from the Minister on this issue. What is the plan for seasonal workers? Last year, they were deemed essential workers. It was the subject of significant...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2021)

Duncan Smith: It is.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2021)

Duncan Smith: On a point of order, the question has been put and we would like a vote on this amendment. Under Standing Order 78, regarding the closure of a debate, I understand that it is our entitlement that a vote be taken. We are anxious that we have a vote on this. I ask the Minister to accept that and not to talk the clock down. This is an important group of amendments on which to vote and I ask...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2021)

Duncan Smith: Under Standing Order 78, I propose, "That the question be now put."

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Fines (25 Feb 2021)

Duncan Smith: 28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine increasing the penalty fees for persons parking in disabled parking bays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10708/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Duncan Smith: I thank the witnesses. My committee colleagues have covered the driver licence element of this in good detail, so I will not revisit that. I thank the witnesses for their responses on that. On the matter of e-scooters, and further to what Deputies Ó Murchú, Leddin and others said, where does Mr. Rowland see e-scooters fitting into the overall transport network of first-mile and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Duncan Smith: I was referring to the safety perspective.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Duncan Smith: I thank Mr. Rowland. If there are no further answers, I am happy to give my time back to the committee for other questions.

Housing Shared Equity Loan Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (3 Mar 2021)

Duncan Smith: I thank Sinn Féin for tabling this motion. It has been tabled in advance of the legislation coming to the House and being discussed in detail but given how legislation has been debated here in the last few months, we do not know how much time we will actually get to discuss legislation in detail, especially when we get to amendments. Any opportunity that we get to discuss housing and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Mar 2021)

Duncan Smith: We fully agree and perhaps the solution would be to add some time to and re-title the debate scheduled for later today on banking.

An Ghaeilge agus An Ghaeltacht: Ráitis (3 Mar 2021)

Duncan Smith: Tá brón orm ach beidh mé ag caint as Béarla. I would like to use this opportunity to bring up the issue of the fees being charged to students of Hibernia College. This has been brought up a number of times over recent weeks, and while it is ultimately the responsibility of the Minister for Education, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (3 Mar 2021)

Duncan Smith: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the availability of SEAI grants for those in private homes to retrofit and insulate their homes; the take-up of such grants; the current waiting time for a person that may wish to avail of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11067/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (3 Mar 2021)

Duncan Smith: 307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the availability of septic tank grants through the local authority system; the number of grants completed by local authorities over the past 12 months; if he will consider rolling out this grant to more homes that are in need of upgrading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11064/21]