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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in the Castlemagner area of north Cork as of July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40802/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in the Banteer area of north Cork as of July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40803/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in the Knocknagree area of north Cork as of July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40804/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the MetroLink development as of July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40772/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to the LocalLink bus service in Fingal in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40773/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the State supports being provided to assist travel agents to maintain operation due to restrictions and the effects of the pandemic on international travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40774/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 408. To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland plans to join with 130 other jurisdictions with the OECD plans to implement a 15% global corporation tax rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40807/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Media (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 496. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to help regulate social media companies to prevent online abuse and to ensure safety of their users; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40813/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 673. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of information on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; the details of the stated need to consider environmental assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if clarification will be provided in relation to a series of matters (details supplied) in respect of the 2021-22 General Derogation Declaration for the control of certain wild bird species and in respect of each bird species listed for controls in schedule 1 of the Declaration. [39266/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Surveys (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a contract has been awarded by his Department in respect of the etender for a national survey of urban gulls published on 16 March 2021; if so, the cost of the contract; when the survey will be completed; and when the results of the survey will be published. [39267/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Surveys (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 606. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the challenges to providing such accurate estimates in respect of the etender published on 16 March 2021 for a national survey of urban seagulls and in relation to his Department’s statement on page 45 of its five-yearly obligatory report to the EU Commission in 2019 (details supplied); the steps being taken by the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Surveys (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 607. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department considered use of digital aerial reconnaissance for the national survey (details supplied) in respect of the etender published on 16 March 2021 for a national survey of urban seagulls; the reason digital aerial reconnaissance was not specified as a counting method in the etender documents; and the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Surveys (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 608. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the urban seagull studies carried out in north Wales and in greater Birmingham in 2018 and 2019 (details supplied); and the implications this might have for his Department’s survey particularly if it is to inform policy in the interests of public health and safety under Article 9.1.a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Surveys (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 609. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has deferred policy formation and or decisions on potential actions to be taken in the interests of public health and safety under Article 9.1.a of the 1979 Birds Directive in respect of the etender published on 16 March 2021 for a national survey of urban seagulls (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 610. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the legal purpose and public administration role particularly with regard to licensing controls on wild bird species of section 59 of the Wildlife Act 2000; and the circumstances in which he envisages availing of section 59 of the Act to preserve public health and safety. [39272/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 861. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps his Department is taking to help the ongoing situation in areas of Palestine with a lack of Covid-19 resources, such as testing and vaccines Covid-19 vaccines in areas of Palestine under Israeli occupation; his views on the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40808/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 862. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to help bring an end to the blockade of Cuba by the United States of America through work on the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40809/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 863. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will be supporting the TRIPS waiver campaign to waive patents on vaccines and shore up supply of vaccinations to developing countries; the number of vaccines that Ireland has donated to developing countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40811/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Jul 2021)

Duncan Smith: 958. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the acquisition of a zoned school site at a location (details supplied); the acquisition costs; the timeline for delivery of this permanent school site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39620/21]