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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Transport Policy (16 Dec 2021)

Duncan Smith: In light of the publication of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report last week, I would be interested in the Department's specific policies the Minister plans on implementing in response to this report. It is a detailed report containing 202 pages. I do not expect the Minister of State to have read it yet, but it is something she and her senior officials should read over the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Transport Policy (16 Dec 2021)

Duncan Smith: The findings from this report are quite stark. It outlines extra costs annually of between €9,500 and €11,500 a year for a person with a disability, and transport costs are included in the amount. I accept that some of the costs are for the adaptation of cars, but they also include the use of taxis. There has been a 37% increase in the cost of taxis for people with a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Transport Policy (16 Dec 2021)

Duncan Smith: Key to where I and other Members of this House want to get to, and where I hope the Government wants to get to, is that every single policy is disability-proofed across the Government in the same way we are or should be focusing our climate policies. This report is another long overdue wake-up call on the challenges faced by persons with disabilities. The stark reality of the significant...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2021)

Duncan Smith: 11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific policies he has to address the issues presented by the Covid-19 pandemic in the taxi industry in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62295/21]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2021)

Duncan Smith: I am interested in continuing the discussion on plans to help drivers in the small public service vehicle, SPSV, and taxi industry into 2022.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2021)

Duncan Smith: The Minister of State listed an awful lot of supports and there is no doubt some effort is being made but taxi drivers constitute the only cohort which is having difficulty, as far as I can see, in reaccessing the PUP. Many are being refused it. I got a message while I was sitting here ten minutes ago from another taxi driver who has been refused access to the PUP. Overnight when the...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2021)

Duncan Smith: I will take a written reply to Question No. 12 if we could move on to No. 13 from Deputy Bríd Smith. That would be a good one to hear.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider an extension to the 17 December 2021 deadline for the public consultation on the DART+ South West project due to the delays incurred by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63124/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the response of his Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the provision of a road (details supplied) in County Kildare; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1826/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the provision of a roads project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he or his Department have had contact and meetings with the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1827/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his Department have had meetings with the National Transport Authority, NTA, on the provision of one pricing structure for rail transport in the greater Dublin area; his views on such a structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1828/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 299. To ask the Minister for Finance the response of his Department to the findings of the cost of disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure that everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 474. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the response by his Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one of 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response that will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 547. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding a project (details supplied) in County Kildare. [1818/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 719. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the response of her Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if she will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if she...

National Maternity Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: I commend Deputies Joan Collins and Pringle and the Independent Group on moving this motion. I will start by saying the practice of the Government not opposing motions is starting to wear a little thin. The motion is not being opposed but that is not because the Government agrees with it. Sometimes a motion comes to the House and the Government, understandably, does not oppose it because...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 882. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the response of her Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if she will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 1045. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of carer’s allowance applications refused in the past year; the number of applications made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1829/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 1073. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the response of his Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for...