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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues facing the Aviation Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: Does Ms Embleton not think it fair that politicians or indeed a Government would request conditionality if it was to give any support, particularly in the area of job protection? I have been doing a lot of work with Deputy Sherlock in respect of Cork and the planned lay offs in Cork for the duration of the runway works there. With the EWSS still in existence, would Aer Lingus not consider...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues facing the Aviation Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: This uncertainty has ended so perhaps the company could revisit it. Ms Embleton said that other airlines have been supported by their governments. They have and to a greater degree than our Government has provided to our airlines but it has come with conditionality, including with regard to the protection of jobs, particularly in Germany, France and Spain. I thank Ms Embleton for her...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: Whatever is agreed at the Business Committee on Thursdays is becoming completely irrelevant. This is increasingly becoming a pattern. There is not enough time. We knew that the Health (Amendment) Bill was coming since last Thursday. It was not published until earlier today, however, and we have now been presented with a revised schedule. There is not enough time to debate the Bill. This...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: Some 45 minutes to end the legislative process on this Bill is unfortunate, but we are where we are. I welcome Deputy Bríd Smith's amendment in terms of climate justice. There is unfinished work on the definition of climate justice and just transition in this Bill. This debate, as short as it was, again highlighted the lack of reality in this country, in that it is not just one sector...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 245. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will take steps to expedite a passport application by a person (details supplied) which was submitted many months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38916/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (15 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide the social insurance contribution record of a person (details supplied) in Ireland; if such contributions can be taken into account in determining pension entitlements in the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38747/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (15 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 271. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will furnish a detailed explanation for the significant difference in content of information in relation to the correspondence furnished to a person (details supplied) on 3 September 2020 and 1 July 2021, pertaining to their entitlement to a State pension (contributory); the reason for the difference in the treatment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 391. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of studies have shown that mixing vaccines, particularly mixing a mRNA vaccine after an initial dose of a vaccine (details supplied) may provide more efficacious outcomes against the variants than administering the same vaccine twice; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that a number...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Duncan Smith: I will be quick given that the time is approaching 11 a.m. I refer to the good news on the fleet transferring to hybrid models. Who knows what the future will bring in terms of technology. Has any work been done by the company to quantify its carbon emissions now or even two years ago? What are the projections as the fleet modernises? This is a very forward-looking, progressive move....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Duncan Smith: I thank Mr. Kent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Facing the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2021)

Duncan Smith: I am interested in hearing from SIPTU based on its submission any details on conditionality for protection of workers for any supports received from the State. I would like to hear from the ITAA any details on the specific supports that are required for the travel agency industry.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 3. To ask the Taoiseach the current status of the Narrow Water Bridge project; and the development that has been made since the announcement of additional funding for the project in June 2021. [39425/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Functions (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 6. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the latest activities of the shared island unit of his Department as of July 2021. [40806/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Apprenticeship Programmes (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 15. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has plans to introduce an apprenticeship programme for airplane pilot training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39391/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Aviation Industry (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 16. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures his Department is taking to reduce the disparity in gender balance in airplane pilot jobs given that only 6% of pilots are female; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39392/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the progress being made towards the rewetting of industrial bogs and the restoration of peatlands, creation of a carbon sink to reduce national greenhouse gas emissions from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40820/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the progress by the State for rewetting of industrial bogs and the restoration of peatlands, creation of a carbon sink to reduce national greenhouse gas emissions from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40779/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of efficiency standards for data centres as outlined in the programme for government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40777/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will put in place plans to develop a real-time monitoring system for air quality with live alerts to minimise exacerbations and sudden ill-health of those with underlying conditions through education and awareness of current levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40775/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will immediately lower legal levels of air pollution to bring them in line with those recommended by the WHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40776/21]