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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (14 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: 324. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions that his Department is taking to combat the significant delays in NCT centres throughout the summer and autumn of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30655/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (14 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: 325. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's plans to introduce grants for taxi drivers for the purchase of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30656/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (14 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: 326. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a scheme similar to that being rolled out by the German Government which is providing a monthly pass for public transport for €9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30657/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: 327. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that he is taking to address the issue of those who are excluded from the new public transport fare reductions for under 24s given that a service (details supplied) and Bus Éireann Expressway are not covered by the reductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30658/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: 341. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to increase the frequency of buses on the 26 Dublin Bus service through Chapelizod during peak hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30821/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: 342. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing issues with the real-time communications for Dublin Bus; if his Department will be taking steps to provide bus passengers with accurate timings of buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30822/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (14 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: 1112. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps that she will take to ensure that national insurance credits earned by a person (details supplied) while working in the United Kingdom are duly credited to this person’s contribution record, for the purpose of ensuring they receives the appropriate State pension (contributory) payment; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (14 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: 1125. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a pre-pension scheme in other European Union countries in which employees working with hazardous material can avail of 85% of their State pension from the age of 58 years onwards with the remaining 15% paid at retirement age; if she is considering any such scheme; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are 35 children in Ireland that have cystic fibrosis are excluded from the pipeline deal for the drug kaftrio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31155/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: 541. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take measures to ensure the availability of cariban medication for pregnant persons given that the medicine is not subsidised and the price places the medication out of access for many patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31711/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: Where exactly will these holding areas that have been announced as part of the DAA's plans be in relation to the terminal buildings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: This weekend, therefore, the advice is that people with luggage should arrive for short-haul flights three and a half hours in advance and four and a half hours in advance for long-haul flights.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: That is the advice. Therefore, people arrive for a long-haul flight three and a half hours in advance, does Mr. Philips envisage that they will have to be outside for a period of time or will they be able to go directly into the terminal building?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: We did not think we would be here after the DAA's letter last week but we are here after the weekend and now we have a plan to have gazebo holding areas or covered holding terminals for the summer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: They will be set up for the summer but not for this weekend in the event that we have these issues again as the passenger numbers increase.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: Does the DAA have a plan to ensure food and beverage concessions are open both landside and airside in every terminal and at every gate to ensure that people are able to get refreshments and stuff they need? That has been a key problem. Is there a plan to ensure that the sanitary facilities in terms of toilets and such are clean as well? These are other key problems that existed this weekend.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: I understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: It is part of the overall experience if a person is four, four and a half or five hours from when he or she gets out of his or her car, bus or whatever to get to his or her gate and he or she has not had a cup of tea or been able to use a toilet facility. That is a huge problem. We know the Government did not provide any conditionality in terms of retaining employees. The DAA is losing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Duncan Smith: No, it is the EWSS.