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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (23 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 171. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment can be availed of to purchase a skip to help with the build-up of rubbish for an applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33658/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (23 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 172. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments granted to those applying and indicating that they were using the payment for the purchase of a skip or to clean up their home following the build-up of rubbish over the past three years by area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33659/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Swimming Pools (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 58. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the provision of indoor public swimming pools and public swimming pools in appropriate outdoor settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33220/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Swimming Pools (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: I thank the Acting Chairman for his indulgence in respect of the order of the questions and apologise to the Minister of State and my fellow Deputies for being late. What is the Minister of State's view on the provision of indoor swimming pools and public swimming pools in appropriate outdoor settings? The proliferation and explosion in respect of people's interest in swimming and of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Swimming Pools (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: I was encouraged by the end of the Minister of State's response because we do need to identify gaps. He and I were both elected to an elected local authority in 2014, Fingal County Council, that has no public swimming pool in the area. It is quite incredible that a town the size of Swords or Balbriggan has no public swimming pool, whereas Finglas, when I was growing up, had one, while on...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Swimming Pools (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: Swimming is a public amenity, a public good and a skill everybody needs, and the State has a role in providing that. Swimming pools have too often been viewed through a for-profit lens. We do not look at libraries, green spaces for field sports, playgrounds or any other public amenities like that, and rightly so, but when it comes to the provision of a local authority pool, the question is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 88. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on maintaining pandemic supports to those working in tourism, culture, arts, Gaeltacht and sports given that these sectors being the most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33223/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 101. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a proposal (supplied supplied); if support will be provided to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33222/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 108. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she plans to increase funding to grassroots and community sports clubs following 18 months in which clubs have been unable to fundraise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33224/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 119. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the use of rapid antigen testing at proposed live events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33221/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a copy of the letter he and the Minister of State at his Department sent to the Taoiseach, the Minister for Health and other Ministers in April 2021 endorsing antigen testing as referenced by him in response to an oral Parliamentary Question on 17 June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33468/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the situation with regard to Ireland complying with its obligations under the EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation (Regulation 1143/2014) to establish, implement and communicate under article 13 an action plan or plans concerning priority invasive alien species particularly in view of the announcement by the European...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 523. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will provide guidance as to when and the conditions under which the fairground industry may be permitted to reopen given the primarily outdoor nature of fairground events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26210/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues facing the Aviation Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: I thank Ms Embleton and Mr. Moriarty for attending today. In her statement on 2 June, Ms Embleton stated that she read some commentary that significant conditionality and restrictions should accompany any financial supports that those in the aviation sector receive and said that such conditionality is not acceptable to Aer Lingus and anything that would impose additional inefficiency on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues facing the Aviation Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: If Ms Embleton was to ask the Minister of Finance for money, how much would it be? If I am hearing her correctly, that money would on fixed costs such as keeping planes and not so much on keeping the employees servicing, crewing, fuelling and flying them. Is this a correct assumption?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues facing the Aviation Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: Does Ms Embleton not think it fair that politicians or indeed a Government would request conditionality if it was to give any support, particularly in the area of job protection? I have been doing a lot of work with Deputy Sherlock in respect of Cork and the planned lay offs in Cork for the duration of the runway works there. With the EWSS still in existence, would Aer Lingus not consider...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues facing the Aviation Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: This uncertainty has ended so perhaps the company could revisit it. Ms Embleton said that other airlines have been supported by their governments. They have and to a greater degree than our Government has provided to our airlines but it has come with conditionality, including with regard to the protection of jobs, particularly in Germany, France and Spain. I thank Ms Embleton for her...

Regional Airports and Aviation: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: I echo the call by my colleague, Deputy O'Rourke, to support the workers at Stobart Air. There has been much bad news relating to the aviation sector during the pandemic, including that of cabin crew losing their jobs in Shannon and ground staff losing their jobs in various locations. Those job losses did not happen in huge numbers but in consistent, small numbers that may not have made the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: 13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for sector specific supports for the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31503/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Jun 2021)

Duncan Smith: My question relates to the taxi industry. Are there any plans for a further, more comprehensive suite of sector-specific supports for the industry? The Minister is aware of taxi drivers' demands. They have been demonstrating in a positive and consistent manner and it is one of the industries which is last on the list to recover from the pandemic. I am very interested in hearing the...