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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new school project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25809/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25810/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new school project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25811/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (23 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: 147. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if time spent on a Covid-19 payment will be allowed as a qualifying period for VTOS courses and studies; if there has been discussion with the Department of Education on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25813/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (23 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: 146. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of carer’s allowance applications over the past three years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25799/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (23 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: 199. To ask the Minister for Health if a review of medical card eligibility had been launched; the number of medical cards under review; the number of cards that have been extended following the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25814/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. While this is not the panel we had expected, it has been very interesting discussion. My first question is for Dr. Ryan. We have spent an awful lot of time on the floor of the House and at this committee debating our testing capacity. The HSE has said that it has the capacity to conduct 100,000 tests per week. Dr. Ryan said that South Korea has...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: I wish to ask the panel, and particularly those based here, to set out their views on the five-level framework on turning the tide on Covid-19, which was published last week. How effective might this be in improving social cohesion and buy-in into turning it around?

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: I would like to echo our support for the motion. It is really good, and could and should have gone unamended. I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. The Minister of State, Deputy Browne, who made the opening statement, referred to the awareness campaign that has been launched. A number of Deputies and Ministers in the Chamber are of my generation or are a few years younger or older...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: My point of clarification is that the Chair of the Covid-19 committee had already told us that the witnesses were put on notice from last Thursday, which would have been same day as the Business Committee, which is the earliest possible time it could have been told. I believe the Taoiseach would accept that three sets of witnesses pulling out of three sessions the day before the scheduled...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: The shambles that has been made of the Covid committee, about which we received a communication in the past two hours, means it is of extra importance that we look at our schedule for the week, particularly in relation to what has been said before. Dublin has gone through two separate levels of regulations over the last week. We have changes to the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP. There...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: 68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the proposed green new deal as part of the climate action (amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24995/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (22 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: 71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the introduction of a new scheme for retrofitting of homes as of September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24994/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (22 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: 88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans in relation to enhancing connectivity in view of the large number of the workforce now working from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24997/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Proposed Legislation (22 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: 90. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the planned climate action (amendment) Bill will include a ban on fracked gas and oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24996/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the rollout of the national broadband strategy in north County Dublin as of September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24993/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: 305. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the names of those sitting on the Taskforce for the Night-time Economy; the number of meetings held to date; the dates of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25299/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Team Sport in Ireland (18 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: I thank all the witnesses. What has become crystal clear, not only from our experiences in recent months but also from the statements we have heard from the witnesses, is the positive impact and lift we all got when we saw sport, at all levels, return to our public playing fields, as well as the more organised professional sports. I direct my first question to Mr. Owen and Mr. Scanlon....

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Team Sport in Ireland (18 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: I thank the witnesses for their responses. I have a question now that I will pose to all the witnesses. Will they describe the level of engagement their organisations have had and if that has been with NPHET or line Departments? When did that engagement start for each organisation, by what means is it ongoing and how regular is contact? Do the witnesses have any thoughts regarding how...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Team Sport in Ireland (18 Sep 2020)

Duncan Smith: That is very encouraging to hear. I hope that message goes out from this committee because criticism has occurred during this crisis when communication lines have been poor. It is great to hear a positive story from sports organisations on communicating and liaising with the Government and Departments. I thank the witnesses.