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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many active applications there are for ASD units in Swords; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6864/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many active applications there are for ASD units in Portmarnock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6865/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many active applications there are for ASD units in Malahide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6866/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many active applications there are for ASD units in Donabate/Portrane; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6867/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many active applications there are for ASD units in Kinsealy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6868/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what plans she has to improve the provision of ASD units in schools in Dublin Fingal east, and countrywide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6869/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I do not expect an answer to my first question now but it follows on from the last meeting and then the end of the exchange with Deputy O'Rourke at the start of this one. I refer to how TII would view positive changes in our planning system. I am not asking the witnesses to speak off the top of their heads or anything, but TII is such an important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: Okay. We are on the other side of things.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: I am not mentioning this to stall progress on the project. I just think it is important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: TII has the rural greenways and the NTA has the urban ones. We then reach a region such as Fingal, which is urban, coastal and rural.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: We can get a bit confused. One area, Donabate, is experiencing major growth in housing now. Luckily, it is on a train line and that line is doing a lot of heavy lifting in terms of commuting now. There has been a relief road on Donabate Peninsula, but access to the peninsula itself is still via the Hearse Road and Turvey Avenue. Those are probably not national roads but given their role...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: In respect of how TII operates with the RSA, are there official lines of communication?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: That was really comprehensive regarding the relationship and so on. I thank Mr. Walsh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: Yes, it does. It is not easy.

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: We know that road deaths have increased, and have increased significantly, so I not only welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill but welcome the Bill itself. The legislation will mark a good step forward in what needs to be an ongoing effort to ensure the safety and well-being of every individual on our roads, including drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and all road users. However, I feel...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (13 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who is in possession of an Irish residence permit and is trapped in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6409/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of bus drivers that have left the service, including retirees, in each county since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6489/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (13 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of taxi drivers who have left the service, by month, since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6490/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (13 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of train drivers who have left the service since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6491/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (13 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 236. To ask the Minister for Finance if the annual pension double payment is subject to tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6422/24]