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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: Second-hand homes are being snapped up as well.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 147. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has made an assessment on the likely impact on Ireland’s emissions profile of his decision to include the impact of wetlands in national and sectoral greenhouse gas emissions reporting as outlined in his statement of 21 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22895/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has assessed the likely impact on Ireland’s greenhouse emissions profile of the inclusion of net land use emissions in the new EU land use accounting system as outlined in his statement on 21 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22896/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Directives (5 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the nature of the letter of formal notice the European Commission sent to the Government as announced on 2 July 2020 with regard to the alleged non-compliance of the European Communities (Environmental Liability) Regulations 2008, S.I. No. 547 of 2008, with Article 12(1) of the Environmental Liability Directive...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (5 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the passage into law of the forthcoming road traffic (miscellaneous provisions) Bill to tackle the misuse of scramblers and other off-road bikes and machines in public places and on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23142/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (5 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of eviction notices served from March to December 2020 and from 1 January to 27 April 2021. [22995/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (5 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he has taken since entering Government to prevent so called cuckoo funds buying entire housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22996/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 352. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of commissioned Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve officers by rank that were classified as inactive in each of the years since the reorganisation in 2013 to the latest date for which information is available; and the number classified active that are serving without appointments. [22902/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 353. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current number of vacancies at the rank of Captain in the army reserve and equivalent in the naval service reserve. [22903/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 354. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the active strength at 30 March 2021 by rank of the army reserve and naval service reserve; and the number of army reserve and naval service reserve of all ranks that will reach compulsory discharge age by the end of December 2021. [22904/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report of the Covid-19 Rapid Testing Group: Discussion with Science Foundation Ireland (5 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: I do not have much to add and nor to I have questions beyond those that have been asked already. What Professor Ferguson has delivered in terms of his 50-plus page report is something this country had needed for a number of months. It is a rigorous and strong academic paper on the advantages of rapid mass antigen testing. Professor Ferguson is chief scientific adviser to the Government of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report of the Covid-19 Rapid Testing Group: Discussion with Science Foundation Ireland (5 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: I have nothing more to add other than to heap further plaudits on the report and give a boost to how much we need to implement this recommendation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges Facing Travel Agents and the Aviation Sector: Discussion (5 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: Mr. Dawson, I think, raised the important point that we need to look at the digital green certificate in a more positive way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges Facing Travel Agents and the Aviation Sector: Discussion (5 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: We must be supportive of the certificate and safe travel without compromising anyone's support of strong public health policy. They are both things that are worthy of support. The digital green certificate is needed for the aviation sector, and that is unequivocal. I have one question because time is our enemy. Page 2 of the ITAA statement reads: "There are 35 different Statutory...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges Facing Travel Agents and the Aviation Sector: Discussion (5 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: As it is 2.25 p.m. I will leave it there in the interests of allowing other members to speak. I thank the witnesses. It is depressing how often we see each other and I think they understand why I have said that.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Repeal of Part V Leasing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: We are supporting the Bill. I thank Deputy Cian O'Callagan and his team for their work on this matter. The provision of social housing stock by way of Part V acquisition should never have been allowed to become another cushy deal for developers but, unfortunately, it has. Local authorities and the Government must ensure social housing is provided in the most sustainable, efficient and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (6 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a student who has medical confirmation of health issues including extreme anxiety and as a result of said health issues has missed a lot of school cannot apply for an exemption from Irish on health grounds (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23443/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 535. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if guidance can be offered to those in receipt of the disability allowance and other benefits in relation to whether they can apply for the arts and disability connect funding without an award for such funding impacting their social welfare benefit entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23843/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 536. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if guidance can be provided to artists with disabilities that plan to apply for the arts and disability connect funding in relation to whether an award for such funding will not impact on their social welfare benefit entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23844/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (12 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a placement will be secured for a person (details supplied) at a school. [24737/21]