Results 161-180 of 270 for speaker:Duncan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 May 2025)

Duncan Smith: 368. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to his Department’s announcement regarding available funding for the tenant-in-situ scheme, if an applicant (details supplied) has had their application refused despite meeting all the criteria of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26745/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (27 May 2025)

Duncan Smith: 904. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the operation of the seniors alert scheme which is processed through POBAL; if he has any proposals to disband or change this important scheme for older people; if he is aware that application forms are not available for collection; if he will give priority for the printing and availability of same; and if he...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (29 May 2025)

Duncan Smith: 164. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will call for an emergency special session of the UN General Assembly and table a resolution calling for collective measures to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza and protection of its citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27478/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (29 May 2025)

Duncan Smith: 230. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of Ireland’s interaction with Irish-based aid agencies in respect of Ireland’s programme countries and in the context of the shift in aid policy of the United States and other EU partner states, and the resultant challenges faced by Irish Aid agencies in delivering aid programmes; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Legislative Measures (29 May 2025)

Duncan Smith: 209. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his timeline for publishing debating and enacting the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27483/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (29 May 2025)

Duncan Smith: 241. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the EU’s decision to review the cooperation deal with Israel, as signalled by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Kaja Kallas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27479/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Relations (29 May 2025)

Duncan Smith: 249. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of Ireland’s bilateral economic relationship with India for each year over the past five years, with relevant updated statistics in terms of jobs, exports and imports, and including comment on Ireland’s future relationship with India; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27480/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025)

Duncan Smith: In the programme for Government, there is a commitment to publishing a national policy on adult safeguarding in the health and social care sector. The Taoiseach states a considerable amount of work has been done. Given the revelations in "RTÉ Investigates" about our older and more vulnerable residents in nursing homes, can we please have a debate this Thursday on the issue, when the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Air Navigation Orders (10 Jun 2025)

Duncan Smith: 197. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a US military flyover will be permitted during the NFL game in September of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29879/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (10 Jun 2025)

Duncan Smith: 535. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the pupil enrolment and waiting list figures for a school (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the provision of a new primary school for Rush; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29323/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (10 Jun 2025)

Duncan Smith: 585. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children living on the Donabate peninsula that access primary and secondary schools outside the Donabate area; to include details of the schools and to confirm the number of children who were unable to secure school places locally over the last three years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29841/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Jun 2025)

Duncan Smith: 601. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the delivery of a new school (details supplied) on the previously purchased site on Fosterstown lands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29874/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (10 Jun 2025)

Duncan Smith: 803. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a list of all new fire stations opened in the past eight years, by location, excluding renovations to existing fire stations, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29582/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Duncan Smith: 1015. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a list of the number of Gardaí staffed at each Garda station in the country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29586/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Jun 2025)

Duncan Smith: 1110. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fishing trawler boats can access the sea off the coast of Portrane and close to the beach as a number of trawlers have been seen very close to the quay at the coast of Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29581/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (10 Jun 2025)

Duncan Smith: 1176. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 24 April 2024, to provide an update on the hiring of 300 therapy assistants to work on CDNTs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29497/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Neutrality (12 Jun 2025)

Duncan Smith: I am disappointed in how the heads of the Bill have been presented. I think there is support for 80% or 90% of what needs to be achieved in terms of our national security, or we could at least reach accommodations, such as on the extraction of our citizens from war zones. The Tánaiste will launch the national maritime strategy today, which I welcome and is much needed. There is an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Duncan Smith: 10. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the incident in southern Lebanon where Irish peacekeepers came under fire from the Israel Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29866/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Duncan Smith: This question is on the shots fired at our peacekeeping soldiers in Lebanon. Will the Tánaiste provide a comment on this?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Duncan Smith: I thank the Tánaiste and I welcome the swift and stern diplomatic response we had to this incident through the United Nations. As the Tánaiste has said, this is a pattern of behaviour. There is no sense this pattern will stop. We are lucky there were no injuries or loss of life but if, God forbid, we see further instances such as this or an escalation, what is open to us as a...