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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 193. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the date on which the Defence Forces intranet system was created and designed; the date on which it is due to be redeveloped; the estimated cost to modernise the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29801/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 194. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Naval Service or Army personnel who were prevented, due to the Covid-19 restrictions, from completing education or courses that would entitle them to additional pay will be provided with that additional pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29802/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 195. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of times the Naval Service planned to send ships to sea in 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020 but cancelled its plans due to personnel shortages; the number of times ships were sent to sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29803/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 196. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the effective strength and the establishment strength of the Reserve Defence Force by rank in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29804/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 197. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the average age of personnel in the Reserve Defence Force by rank, in tabular form. [29805/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 198. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the process for allowing former reservists re-enlist in the Reserve Defence Force to serve overseas in specific circumstances and allowing retired members of the Permanent Defence Force to move over to the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29806/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 199. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of not subjecting the overseas pay of the Army and Naval Service to income tax in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29807/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 200. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of soldiers recruited and discharged in each of the years 2012 to 2019 and to date in 2020, for the Army, Air Corps and Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29808/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 201. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the establishment strength for Air Corps technicians; the number of apprentices recruited in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29809/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Expenditure (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 202. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount of allocation unspent by the Defence Forces and his Department and returned in 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020; the subheads underspends arose from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29810/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school bus services; her views on reports of the cancellation of services by Dublin Bus for a number of schools including a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29930/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 301. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a plan in place in her Department to quickly and efficiently process pandemic unemployment payment applications if Ireland needs to go to a Plan for Living with Covid-19 level 5 designation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29773/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 302. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a plan in place in her Department to increase the levels of pandemic unemployment payment rates if Ireland needs to go to a Plan for Living with Covid-19 level 5 designation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29774/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of fuel allowance; the number of applications for fuel allowance; the number of refusals for fuel allowance over the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29811/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 341. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason parents are required to keep their child’s full attendance up in a crèche or risk funding being cut in view of the fact that County Dublin is in level 3 restrictions and there is a strong encouragement to work from home and have fewer social contacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29932/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 493. To ask the Minister for Health if a copy of the presentation given by the HSE in relation to airport texting will be provided; the date on which the presentation was given and to whom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30005/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Policy (13 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: 609. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the Barrow blueway; the timeline for opening the blueway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29813/20]

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: My main question is about the leak. Who leaked it? The Taoiseach indicated today that he believed it came from NPHET. Is there an investigation to find this out? We will have many more moments in this pandemic where decisions will have to be made by the Minister, the Taoiseach, the CMO and NPHET. Whatever the Minister says about the word "calamity", it felt like that over the course of...

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: I am not comforted that something like this could happen and that it could happen again. That is a problem for me and for the Irish people.

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Duncan Smith: Today, the WHO announced an additional 338,000 Covid-19 infections worldwide, which is the single greatest one-day increase in the virus since it came to be less than a year ago. We are living under very serious level 3 designations throughout this country and have been living with them in Dublin and Donegal for some time. There are serious restrictions in place and we understand that....