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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason SNAs with ten years of experience (details supplied) in private pre-schools are unable to apply for incremental credits, particularly when those who have worked in community pre-schools are eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4050/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: 463. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline any regulations in regard to ECCE supports that would prevent providers from refusing to offer half-day sessions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3832/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: 464. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline any regulations in regard to ECCE supports that would ensure that parents who received an ECCE place for half-day sessions cannot, at a later date, be told that the provider will no longer offer half-day sessions in favour of full-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3833/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Services (30 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: 499. To ask the Minister for Health the number of open beds in each HSE and voluntary hospital on 15 January in each of the years 2023 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3655/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Promotion (30 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: 513. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any proposals to provide one day of annual leave to workers for health screenings such as mammograms, cholesterol screening and colonoscopies; if his Department would consider such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3848/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Facilities (30 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: 522. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that disabled parking at St. Vincent's Hospital has a four hour time limit for the length of time a person can occupy a disabled parking space; if he will liaise with St. Vincent’s to remove this time limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3889/24]

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: The Bill before us can be viewed as technical and complex, and when taken with the AHR Bill, it is many of those things. However, at the heart of this debate and this Bill is one simple question - should the children born to LGBTQ+ couples have one legal parent or two? It is that simple. We cannot accept the nine-month delay, given the reasons that have been outlined, the life cycle of...

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: No, I will stick to the order.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Air Quality (25 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: I thank the Minister. I am familiar with all of those websites. The problem is that for residents, particularly in south Swords and in estates like Ridgewood, Boroimhe and River Valley - huge estates with large populations - there has been a huge increase in both the smell of aviation fuel and particulate matter being visible on sills, curtains and walls in these estates. The monitoring...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Air Quality (25 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: I appreciate that. All of this is taking place in a couple of contexts. The DAA has changed its complaints mechanism, which has actually made it more difficult for residents and local communities to make any number of complaints, not just in this area. Also, we know the air quality in our city and all over the county is struggling. We have a huge problem and we have articulated that. The...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Air Quality (25 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: Is the Minister satisfied with the systems in place to monitor pollution in the form of odour and particulate matter as it relates to aviation in the vicinity of Dublin Airport?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: 81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delays in providing contact digital payments for Dublin Bus, the Luas, the Dart and Irish Rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3149/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: 82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of a new contactless payment system for public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3147/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: 83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delays in rolling out a contactless payment system for public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3148/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: 85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide assurances that the BusConnects project will not result in the removal of the 33 bus route, which serves as a direct bus from Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush and Lusk to the city centre, in favour of a bus that will go from Balbriggan/Skerries to the Airport where a connection will be available from the airport into the city...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: 204. To ask the Minister for Health the number of rapid reviews and health technology applications received in 2023; the number completed in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3198/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (24 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings of the HSE drugs group that took place in 2023; the number of medicines considered for recommendation at each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3199/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: To go back to a previous comment, I was a little disappointed to hear Sinn Féin float a hard rail solution for Dublin Airport, or the spur out to Clongriffin as it was known. While that solution might meet the needs of airport users, it would not meet those of towns such as Swords and Ballymun, or DCU. That is why MetroLink is on the table. It has been tested against all the other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: The option is there. Brilliant. I will briefly focus on Portmarnock Station. A lot of work is going on there at present. It is great to see the development taking place as the population in the area has increased. I have made some requests, along with my council colleague, regarding the moving of validation poles, which has been done. I ask for an update on the work being done at the...