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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: I will bring up the issue of the medical scientists' industrial action and direct it to the Minister for Health, as he is here. The remarkable decision not to return to the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, after last week's day of action needs to be answered properly. The Taoiseach said that there have been "informal" talks but in his next sentence, he said that things have to be done...

Strike Action by the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association: Motion [Private Members] (25 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: I thank People Before Profit-Solidarity for bringing forward this debate. It was submitted last week. It could have been resolved last Thursday or Friday and this matter might have been recent history but the proposers knew that would not be the case, as we all did. Even if it had been resolved, the proposers know that brining it forward also relates to wider issues in how the State...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: Before I begin, I extend the Labour Party's deep sadness and shock at the horrific murder of 19 children and two adults yesterday in Uvalde, Texas. It is clear gun violence in the US is out of control, and there is ever-diminishing hope it will lead to much-needed change. Last week, a family once again had to resort to telling their story to RTÉ to vindicate the constitutional right...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: We still do not know how many children are waiting on special school places. We need figures that are as accurate as possible on an ongoing basis. We do not know how the Department will adequately enforce section 37a notices to ensure that every child who needs a place is granted one. An AsIAm report showed that one quarter of parents of children with autism feel that they do not have an...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, and I represent the Dublin Fingal constituency, which is the only local authority area in the country that does not have a municipal swimming pool. When I was a councillor, I worked to have an objective included in the county development plan calling for the delivery of public swimming pools, ideally including one in Balbriggan and another in Swords....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Support Services (24 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 499. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that the number of entry points for the ECCE scheme reverted from three to one at the beginning of September 2018, which means that a child must have reached two years and eight months of age on or prior to 31 August of the relevant programme year to be eligible for the September start date; the way...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 535. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the justification for not proceeding with the See Something, Say Something text alert initiative for Donabate, County Dublin in 2021, which had been processed and approved by Garda authorities at district level and Fingal County Council (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25790/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 590. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of current expenditure provided to fund services and staff at a hospital (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2021, in tabular form; the number of public staff employed in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25729/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (24 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 591. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of capital investment by the State on the site of a hospital (details supplied) since 1990; the breakdown by year and by project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25730/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (25 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) which is preventing an employer from employing new employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26620/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 235. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to establish a sickle cell and thalassaemia day centre; if he will meet with an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26856/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 236. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with section 39 healthcare workers and ensure concerns with pay and conditions is speedily resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26857/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 237. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update of the roll-out of the pandemic bonus payment to healthcare workers with respect to his Department's responsibilities in the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26858/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (26 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: 2. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with representatives of an organisation (details supplied) with regard to its claim for pay parity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26880/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (26 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: I apologise for being late and thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for facilitating me. This question relates to the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association, MLSA, industrial action. While I welcome the return to talks, I am interested to know what the Minister is going to do now in terms of engaging with the workers and their representatives. As the Minister knows, this is not over and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (26 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: When I submitted this question the industrial action was still live and I am happy that it has been suspended and the parties are back at the WRC. However, we need to use this time wisely. A consistency with this Government when it comes to industrial relations issues, not just in the Department of Health but across all Departments, is a hands-off approach and no sense that the Government...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (26 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: We absolutely do because it is very easy to say that people are leaving various jobs because of the housing crisis or low pay. While they are definitely factors for medical scientists, there are also really important career progression issues and other technical issues which are distinct to this industrial relations dispute. We cannot lose sight of that, which is why we need a keen eye to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: Yesterday during Leaders' Questions, I raised specific questions about the provision of special school places for children. I asked how many children are waiting on a place and whether every child will be guaranteed one. Eighty children in Dublin alone are waiting for a special class, with many more in the rest of the country. I got no acceptable answer yesterday from the Minister, Deputy...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: What the Minister of State said last week was not there was a willingness to use section 37A but that this was a new policy direction and that it was going to be the direction of Government policy, not that there was a willingness to use it as a last resort, as now seems to be the case. I welcome the news for those Dublin 15 families and children who have places, and it is great to have a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 May 2022)

Duncan Smith: A very concerning report on the risks from radon was published today by the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. Radon is the greatest health risk in Ireland in terms of exposure to radiation. Fifty-six per cent of the total radiation to which we are exposed comes from radon, which is linked to 350 new lung cancer cases a year, most of which could be prevented. While building regulations...