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Accommodation Needs of Those Fleeing Ukraine: Statements (5 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: As my colleague, Deputy Bacik, said, we certainly understand the scale of this or at least we all try to understand just how big this issue is. It is demanding an unprecedented response from Government. Housing is the greatest challenge but, below housing, there are many important and pressing immediate challenges. I was in St. Finian's Community College yesterday meeting the fifth and...

Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: I acknowledge the content of this motion and Deputy Fitzmaurice's work on it. Sometimes it is a shame that the schedule of the Dáil is so rigid in respect of when parties or groupings have business in Private Members' time. This motion would have been better discussed last week. That is the case no matter what side one is on in this debate. Anyone who listened to Deputy Fitzmaurice...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (5 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 240. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners providing vasectomy services through GMS contracts across all CHOs for each year for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22514/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (5 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 241. To ask the Minister for Health if he has concerns regarding the provision of vasectomy services through GMS contracts in terms of capacity and following recent retirements of general practitioners providing the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22515/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2022)

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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Postcode System (10 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 219. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that An Post does not use the Eircode system as part of its delivery service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23429/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 564. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the up-to-date position regarding a social welfare appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23333/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (10 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 565. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will qualify for a pension through their own contributions or through those of their spouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23335/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (10 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 769. To ask the Minister for Health when the inclusion of children aged six and seven years of age in the general practitioner visit cards scheme will take place, which was announced in budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23124/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (10 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 820. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding the provision of a new facility in Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23334/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (10 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 831. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Departmental review of the dental medical card scheme as of May 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23427/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Aid (11 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 62. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding provided to each county under the Regional Aid Map 2014 to 2022 per year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23891/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Aid (11 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason that the Athy Municipal District, County Kildare was removed from the new Regional Aid Map; if this decision will be reviewed after the next census; the measures that are in place or that will be put in place to support enterprise and job creation in the municipal district by Government following this decision; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (11 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 64. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA promoted visits to south County Kildare in the past six years; the location and date of such visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23893/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Aid (11 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason that the Graigcullen, Portarlington Municipal District, County Laois was removed from the new Regional Aid Map; if this decision will be reviewed after the next Census; the measures that are in place or that will be put in place to support enterprise and job creation in the municipal district by Government following this...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: I wish to raise another important issue related to women's health, namely CervicalCheck and the Scally report recommendation that a national cervical screening laboratory would be fully up and running by September of this year. The Tánaiste will understand the utter outrage and disgust of the women of Ireland and activists on CervicalCheck when the Minister could not give any update on...

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: The Labour Party leader, Deputy Bacik, made clear again on Leaders’ Questions today our position on this, particularly in regard to CPO, which is an area I would like to focus on at the start of my contribution. Since this project was announced in 2013, we have had four separate Ministers for Health and three separate Attorneys General. What I would like to know is how many of those...

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: Does Deputy Donnelly feel he was the first Minister to ask for the advice of the Attorney General on this in all the nine years?

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: Did the Minister ask about, or did any of his officials discuss, any previous advices from Attorneys General and how they may have been similar or different?

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: I understand that the Minister did but I would be interested to see if previous Ministers did and if the advice that those Ministers received differed in any way from the advice he received, which is an important point. In his response to Deputy Bacik today, the Tánaiste said very plainly, very clearly and in a determined manner that he expects this decision to go through Cabinet...