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Youth Mental Health: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: Yes, it is something for which we will all be calling. I met representatives of Mental Health Reform yesterday. I commend them on the briefings they gave us and, I am sure, others in advance of this debate. They are always available to provide briefings and support. They made a strong case for the reinstatement of the role of national director for mental health. I asked why it was gone...

Cost of Living: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: A debate on flexible working arrangements is currently taking place and we cannot miss this opportunity to introduce strong flexible work legislation because it has cost of living benefits in areas such as transport. People are being pushed back into overcrowded buses and trains, the fares for which are expensive, and into their cars, which emit carbon and damage the atmosphere, when we...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (26 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: The situation is very complex. Another area of delay is the assessment of primary school children. I was very privileged to benefit from being screened in primary school, in fourth or fifth class, and being taken into what was the Eastern Health Board system at the time. Through my teenage years, right up to the week before my leaving certificate, I had everything from crowns to braces all...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (26 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: The crisis in our dental care has been discussed many times in the Chamber over the past number of months. The crisis is getting worse. The most recent estimates state that only 750 dentists remain in the dental treatment services scheme, DTSS. That is less than half the number in the scheme prior to Covid-19. Covid-19 is not the reason these dentists have exited the scheme, which covers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: It is nice to see good robust discussion about ideas and policies in the committee. We do not see enough of it in the big Chamber so it is nice to see it in this room. I will scale through a couple of issues on NIFTI. Have any projects gone ahead over the past 20 years that the Minister believes would not have fallen within the framework of NIFTI as it has been constructed? By the way,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: Yes, there are a few different issues there. I will not contribute again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: I agree. The same goes for towns in my own constituency, such as Swords and Balbriggan, and even villages like Lusk and Balrothery. The closer people can live to the centre, the better. I thank the Minister for his response. I want it noted that I did not bring up MetroLink. It can happen, when the Minister is in front of me, that I do not mention MetroLink. That is not to say it is...

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

Duncan Smith: 582. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancelled appointments in the past year for hospitals for services for disabled persons; his plans to ensure disabled persons can access services and appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3121/22]

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

Duncan Smith: 583. To ask the Minister for Health the steps the HSE is taking to provide a full-time doctor in the dispensary premises at Ballynacargy, Mullingar, County Westmeath to replace the doctor who has recently retired and ensure that persons in the area can continue to avail of medical services and attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3122/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (25 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 584. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE building and property department has plans in place to upgrade, refurbish and extend the HSE dispensary premises at Ballynacargy, Mullingar, County Westmeath to modernise same and ensure it has adequate capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3123/22]

National Maternity Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: I commend Deputies Joan Collins and Pringle and the Independent Group on moving this motion. I will start by saying the practice of the Government not opposing motions is starting to wear a little thin. The motion is not being opposed but that is not because the Government agrees with it. Sometimes a motion comes to the House and the Government, understandably, does not oppose it because...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider an extension to the 17 December 2021 deadline for the public consultation on the DART+ South West project due to the delays incurred by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63124/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the response of his Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the provision of a road (details supplied) in County Kildare; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1826/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the provision of a roads project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he or his Department have had contact and meetings with the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1827/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his Department have had meetings with the National Transport Authority, NTA, on the provision of one pricing structure for rail transport in the greater Dublin area; his views on such a structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1828/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 299. To ask the Minister for Finance the response of his Department to the findings of the cost of disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure that everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 474. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the response by his Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one of 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response that will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 547. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding a project (details supplied) in County Kildare. [1818/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2022)

Duncan Smith: 719. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the response of her Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if she will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if she...