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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Duncan Smith: Okay.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Duncan Smith: Could we do that for metro? Could we please try to have a metro?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Duncan Smith: I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Duncan Smith: I thank the Minister. Thank you, Chair, for your indulgence.

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...

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...

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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (8 Feb 2022)

Duncan Smith: 557. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider a representation by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5976/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (8 Feb 2022)

Duncan Smith: 757. To ask the Minister for Health the travel costs, accommodation costs and other costs related to his visit to the United Arab Emirates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6559/22]

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]

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Youth Mental Health: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: Something we say quite often - sometimes, we trot it out without thinking - is that it is access to health services that is the problem and that, once we get in, the services are great. We said this a great deal during Covid. However, what we have seen from CAMHS in south Kerry is that that is not always the case. Given the Taoiseach's response today, the Minister of State, Deputy Butler's...