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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (16 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 157. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the procedures in place to ensure reservists when undertaking full-time training with the Defence Forces outside their area can vote in referendums or elections when they coincide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44112/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (16 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 158. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of women and ethnic minorities in the Army, Naval Service, Air Corps and Reserve in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [44113/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (16 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 159. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel currently used in Covid-19-related work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44114/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (16 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 160. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the breakdown of retirements by rank and years' service to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44115/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (16 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 161. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the net personnel gain for the Defence Forces to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44116/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (16 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 162. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel who opted to join the Reserve Defence Force upon leaving the Permanent Defence Force to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44117/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (16 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has carried out research on the unavailability of secondary school places in south County Kildare; the numbers on waiting lists; her plans to reduce these waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44097/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new secondary school at the Curragh, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44098/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provision of a secondary school at St. Paul's, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44099/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new secondary school at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44100/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a primary school extension at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44101/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 207. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44094/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (16 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is receiving a reduced fuel allowance and has had their fuel allowance stopped; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44092/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (16 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been refused the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44093/20]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: The Labour Party too registered its dissent on the lack of time that has been allocated and the lack of a questions-and-answers session on Thursday. I put it to the Taoiseach - the Chief Whip, Deputy Chambers, is aware of it - that the Labour Party has put forward a proposal under Standing Orders to have a questions-and-answers session on the vaccine every week for the foreseeable future and...

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Statements (15 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: I wish to put on record my sincere thanks to the Government for allocating time for these statements at my request and that of Deputy Eoghan Murphy. It is vitally important that the House discuss this matter. There are varying estimates of how many nuclear weapons there are on planet Earth. There are between 13,500 and 14,500 of them, going on any solid academic basis, of which 9,500 are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (15 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to overhaul existing apprenticeships, traineeships and education programmes as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35066/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Tests (15 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers travelling into Ireland that have booked Covid-19 tests at airports here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43380/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (15 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons who have purchased a vehicle, are in possession of that vehicle and have sought an appointment prior to 31 December 2020 are rateable based on 2020 VRT rates in view of the delays in the processing of vehicle registration tax payments and the change in VRT rates planned for 1 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42888/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (15 Dec 2020)

Duncan Smith: 307. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position with regard to the proposed commission on defence; when the commission will commence; if the commission members have been selected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43288/20]