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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (25 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 584. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE building and property department has plans in place to upgrade, refurbish and extend the HSE dispensary premises at Ballynacargy, Mullingar, County Westmeath to modernise same and ensure it has adequate capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3123/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: I will raise the matter of the once-off tax free €1,000 bonus payment. There was great shock among section 39 workers and disability service providers that they may be excluded from this. These are front-line staff who have worked in residential, respite, day and clinical services. At the height of the pandemic in March 2020, these staff donned personal protective equipment and...

National Broadband Plan: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: We are running a bit behind and I may have to leave before my ten minutes is up. There is a mounting degree of concern in relation to how NBI is running this contract and how it has been structured. The previous Deputy mentioned this and I would like a specific answer on it. If the Minister of State cannot provide it in the Chamber now, he can provide it in writing. Granahan McCourt...

National Broadband Plan: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: Yes. I seek an explanation for it.

National Broadband Plan: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: Why was the name change made? Why were the directors only appointed four days before, when they had had a successful bid?

National Broadband Plan: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: I will accept that. The Minister of State mentioned that he has had meetings with the board of NBI. The membership of the board of NBI is not published on its website. I accept it is not a semi-State agency, but it is the practice in big semi-State agencies for us to know who is on the boards. We know who is on the board of almost every organisation that has any interest in the public...

National Broadband Plan: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: They do. I will double-check if that is the case because I checked it a couple of hours ago in advance of this and I did not see it. I will check again. I would rather be here talking about the many local issues that I and my party colleagues have in relation to the roll-out and how far behind it is but we are not there with this. There are too many questions. The €50...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: It is nice to see good robust discussion about ideas and policies in the committee. We do not see enough of it in the big Chamber so it is nice to see it in this room. I will scale through a couple of issues on NIFTI. Have any projects gone ahead over the past 20 years that the Minister believes would not have fallen within the framework of NIFTI as it has been constructed? By the way,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: Yes, there are a few different issues there. I will not contribute again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: I agree. The same goes for towns in my own constituency, such as Swords and Balbriggan, and even villages like Lusk and Balrothery. The closer people can live to the centre, the better. I thank the Minister for his response. I want it noted that I did not bring up MetroLink. It can happen, when the Minister is in front of me, that I do not mention MetroLink. That is not to say it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. What engagement have the witnesses had with representatives of e-scooter companies and providers? In the last number of months since this e-scooter legislation has been in gestation, and First Stage has been published, there has been a proliferation of e-scooter companies seeking to speak to politicians. What level of engagement has there been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: I would like my questions answered in order so that is Mr. Fulham, Ms Tinsley and Ms Kennedy in terms of what engagement the organisations have had with the companies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: I am happy with those responses. I thank the witnesses for their contributions.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2022)

Duncan Smith: I commend the motion. I also commend Deputy Ward, in particular, for his ongoing work in this area. He certainly does not just pop up when issues hit the news. He consistently raises the need for improvements to mental health services. Fair play to him. Referrals to child and adolescent mental health services in Ireland increased by more than 40%, from approximately 12,800 in 2011 to...

Cancer Care: Motion [Private Members] (2 Feb 2022)

Duncan Smith: I thank Deputy Shortall and the Social Democrats for bringing this excellent motion, which crystallises clearly the problems with the cost of cancer care. We have been speaking a great deal in this country in recent months about the cost of living. This motion speaks dramatically to the cost of trying to stay alive. When people are diagnosed with cancer, their first thoughts should be...

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

Duncan Smith: I am not usually one to mention this because I know that Ministers need to travel on occasion. However, there are reasons for travel and there is the extent of the travel. We have had a week where we discussed south Kerry CAMHS, statements on youth mental health, a motion on the cost of cancer and now we have statements on the easing of Covid-19 restrictions and the Minister is not here...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (3 Feb 2022)

Duncan Smith: 427. To ask the Minister for Health if the child speech and language services therapy of a person (details supplied) will be expedited given that they have been told it will be four years from completion of application to commencement of therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5579/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 Feb 2022)

Duncan Smith: The Cabinet has approved retrofit grants of up to €25,000. There will also be low-interest loans. The aim is to retrofit 500,000 homes by 2030 and install 400,000 heat pumps. The €352 million allocated for this year is just shy of €1 million per day compared to last year's €221 million for Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, schemes. However, there...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 Feb 2022)

Duncan Smith: Last week, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, representatives were before the Committee of Public Accounts to discuss MetroLink. A sum of €250 million has been spent on metro north up to this point. Some €83 million has been spent since it became MetroLink in 2018. Given that it is supposed to be a priority of the Government and that there is cross-party support, why are...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 Feb 2022)

Duncan Smith: 274. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the allocations given under the sports capital grants will be announced given the challenges faced by many sports clubs such as a club (details supplied) since the Covid-19 pandemic began; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5975/22]