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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (26 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to address the serious reported problems with blackgrass being found in wildflower mixtures coming into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28618/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 113. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional resources being sought to tackle the driver theory waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28890/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2021)

Duncan Smith: 114. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timescale for clearing the backlog on the driver theory waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28891/21]

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (3 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: I would be interested to hear if the Minister is going to support this. It should be supported. Broadening the objectives of the Bill and strengthening it in that way are very welcome. It would be a sign of good faith for the next 56 pages of amendments to if the Minister is open to the strengthening of the Bill in this regard. I look forward to seeing that and although I am unable to...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (3 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: I had the same question as Deputy Whitmore, to which the Minister has since replied. It is because this Bill is so important that so much effort and dedication was put into these amendments. There are two streams of amendments to this Bill. One stream of people genuinely wants to take what we believe is a good Bill and make improvements. We are coming to a section that will deal with...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (3 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: I am agnostic as to which of these amendments should be accepted. I know none of them will be accepted but they all speak to the glaring need to strengthen the definition of climate justice within this Bill. If the Minister was still just a Deputy and not a Minister, he would probably be making similar arguments to those that are being made by the previous speakers and by those who will...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (1 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 134. To ask the Taoiseach the reason the Central Statistics Office is no longer publishing annual statistics derived from marriage registrations which it gathers (details supplied). [29349/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (1 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the BusConnects and DART west proposals that are putting over 60 trees at risk along the Navan Road and in Martin Savage Park; if additional avenues will be taken to mitigate against cutting down the trees; if there are plans by the NTA to replace any trees lost in the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29594/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Defence Forces (1 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 282. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will update the 1979 public sector circular governing the Reserve Defence Forces to allow leave in instances such as aid to civil power; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29678/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (1 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 335. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the local authorities that have a social inclusion unit or officer; the social inclusion training that is provided by his Department to local authorities to meet the aims and objectives of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29593/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Cybersecurity Policy (1 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 373. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if upgrades will be made the Defence Forces internal IT systems in view of the cyber attack; the funding being made available; the headcount of personnel being dedicated to defence IT cyber defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29669/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 374. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel vaccinated; the hierarchy of defence personnel to be vaccinated; if the roll-out is dependent on HSE staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29670/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (1 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 375. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the purchasing of dedicated troop carriers for the Air Cops; the expected costs and timeline involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29671/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 376. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if all documents and data on serving and retired personnel is held in digitised or paper form; if this is GDPR compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29672/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 377. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the expenditure on Defence Forces food in 2019 and 2020; the starting income and other allowances for Defence Forces chefs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29673/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 378. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current and capital funding dedicated to the Army Ranger Wing and Naval Service divers in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29674/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 379. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of purchasing petrol and diesel for Defence Forces vehicles in 2019 and 2020; the number of electric vehicles; the number of electric vehicle charging points in Defence Forces installations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29675/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 380. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of providing tech pay to defence personnel in the CIS corps in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29676/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 381. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there will be a recruitment competition aimed at attracting skillsets such as cyber security, statisticians and data analysts in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29677/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 382. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of courses cancelled or postponed in 2020 and to date in 2021 due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29679/21]