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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (7 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: 98. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Departments plans to tackle traffic congestion on the M1 and M50 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53582/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (7 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: 99. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to confirm the plans to develop a new terminal three at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53583/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (7 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: 100. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will support the development of a new terminal three at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53584/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (7 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: 101. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his plans to lift the passenger cap at Dublin Airport is to facilitate the development of a new terminal three at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53585/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (7 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: 108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an assessment of Dublin Airports preparedness to counter drone threats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53650/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the number of children from the Donabate and Portrane area travelling to primary and secondary school outside of the area in the 2024 school year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53671/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the details of the schools included in the national development plan in the Donabate area; to confirm if funding has been secured for these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53672/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (7 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: 309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify if bird shooting is prohibited at the Broadmeadow Estuary, Donabate in the vicinity of the Corballis Cottages; to give consideration to this area becoming a protected area given its proximity to an SAC and SPA and given the sensitivity of this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53668/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (7 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: 540. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the policy for the cap on childcare fees for parents whose children attend facilities for less than 50 hours per week (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53669/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: Would it be fair to say that the Tánaiste and Government have an appetite?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: In the spirit of the worker's voice on this, we have seen the action in Italy with workers' solidarity, which has been called for for a couple of weeks. The Labour Party has the Occupying Power (Securities and Handling of Settlement Goods) Bill 2025. Would the Tánaiste support, at least in principle, the idea that workers in this country who refuse to handle, store or provide carriage...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: Finally, on the transport of weapons through Irish airspace, we know, as Deputy Murphy said in his contribution earlier, that these end up going into the Department of Transport investigations black hole. Will the Tánaiste please commit to this House, and this is small, that he will ask the Department of Transport to expedite these investigations, to publish results, and to change and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: It cannot be lost on us what we have done here today, in terms of adapting Leaders' Questions to deal with this issue. I commend the Government Chief Whip on allowing this today. I cannot remember a precedent for this, given all the crises we have had before. It was right to do it but it shows that this House can act, adapt and be flexible. I have to bring the Tánaiste back to the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: In light of that, would the Tánaiste be confident it will be before the end of November?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: Okay. We will have it before the end of November.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: At least that is something. Is there any update on the potential suite of measures the Taoiseach announced at the UN General Assembly, to include sanctions on the travel of Israeli Ministers? Has anything new been put in place? If not, when will they be put in place and what exactly is the full extent of such new sanctioning measures?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: I do not want to go over the answer with regard to vessels, observational vessels and individuals, in terms of going as far and being turned back, but we have the flotilla continuing. This could happen again and again. Is the Tánaiste open to engaging with like-minded EU states to come up with contingency plans for the protection, observation - whatever you want to call it - or...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: I was in the defence committee this morning discussing the maritime security strategy. Within that came our capabilities, and we know the issues in relation to naval vessels. We do have legacy expertise in the Mediterranean neighbourhood through Operation Pontus and working with EU partner states on that. We can act and we do have expertise in our Defence Forces and Naval Service to do...

Committee on Defence and National Security: National Maritime Security Strategy: Department of Defence (2 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: To what extent is the threat posed by Russia framing the development of our maritime security strategy?

Committee on Defence and National Security: National Maritime Security Strategy: Department of Defence (2 Oct 2025)

Duncan Smith: What kind of cargo do they carry that would cause a significant maritime event?