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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: I might be hypersensitive to it and I am aware of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: In fairness, Mr. Spratt has done so. I thank him. I appreciate it. I have other issues relating to powered personal transport, but I might put them in a letter to Mr. Spratt.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: I thank the Chair. I know Mr. Spratt does not have the technical specifications for powered personal transport. An issue that has emerged is that the regulations refer to electric motors with a power charge of 250 kW. However, those regulations are outdated and the standard now is 500 kW. There is a concern that this provision would be openly flouted. All modern scooters are well above...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: I have many more questions, as we all do. I thank the Chairman for the opportunity. It has been good.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (19 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: 87. To ask the Minister for Health his intended approach to spending the funding for disability services as committed to in budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50818/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (19 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: An extra €105 million was announced in the budget last week for people with disabilities and for disability services, which was welcome. We will talk about the disability capacity review and the amount that is needed to meet the unmet demand there when I come back with my supplementary contribution. I ask the Minister of State for more detail on how this money will be spent. I would...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (19 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: This year's disability capacity review stated that we needed €350 million. That figure would not be static and would instead grow in five and ten years' time to the tune of €100 million each time. How does the Minister of State believe the next budget and the one after that will get to that figure? We undoubtedly need to reach it. Congregated settings have been mentioned....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (19 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: The disability capacity review document is very good and sets out what needs to be done and how to get there. I will submit further parliamentary questions because we need more information, although I appreciate that the Minister of State is giving me a great deal of information in the short time available. One third of people with disabilities are at risk of poverty. There are many...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: Leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday and the key issues on the agenda are Covid-19, digital transformation, energy prices, migration and external relations. However, the issue that will dominate coverage is the growing split with Poland and the long-term impact that this will have. There is a dark cloud over the EU. Poland continues to take a confrontational approach to the rule of law and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: There is a crisis in the Irish dental industry and access to dentistry. We are seeing it most acutely in the exodus from the DTSS but the reasons for it go much deeper and are much more fundamental. The Minister said he is committed to reviewing the scheme but there is no real evidence of this, despite saying that work began in 2019. When will the Government start taking this seriously?...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Statements (21 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: I thank the Whip for allowing this matter to be added to the clár this week. I am on the Business Committee but we all know who ultimately sorts out the schedule for the week, so I thank the Whip. I welcome the opportunity to speak about and mark breast cancer awareness month. Unfortunately, breast cancer has touched the lives of many of us in this House and people throughout the...

Covid-19: Reframing the Challenge, Continuing our Recovery and Reconnecting: Statements (21 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: It is good we have the opportunity to discuss this today, given what was announced earlier this week. This virus has turned the entire world, including our country, inside out and we have seen some unbelievable responses to it that are a credit to the nation and to the State, not least from our health workers at all grades, but also from our retail workers, our delivery drivers and everyone...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: 329. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional staff that have been hired into the CAMHS service in 2021; the breakdown of those positions by grade; the number who are on permanent contracts; the number who are on contracts that expire by the end of 2021; the breakdown of those grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51858/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (19 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: 104. To ask the Minister for Health if a commitment can be given that student radiographers will be paid standard HSE allowances for attending clinical placements in public hospitals similarly to other student grades within the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50822/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: 148. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a recent ballot (details supplied) to approve industrial action regarding pay, conditions, and career structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50819/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: 165. To ask the Minister for Health his views on and the status of the progression of the opening of dedicated menopause clinics as of October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50821/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: 173. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans for a health and social care policy adviser at his Department given the acceleration in expansion of community health in which health and social care providers will be leaders in service planning and delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50823/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: 209. To ask the Minister for Health his views on and the position regarding the 22 October 2021 lifting of maternity restrictions in hospitals across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50820/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: 267. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of warmer home schemes completed in each of the past five years; the average waiting time from application for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50528/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: 268. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of one-stop-shop, home improvement schemes that have been completed through SEAI in each of the past five years; the average waiting time from application for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50529/21]