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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (13 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 235. To ask the Minister for Health why an organisation (details supplied) has not been able to advance plans to lease the old children’s buildings No.’s 50 and 51 on the grounds of St. Ita’s hospital despite willingness from the HSE to supply these buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55659/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Climate Change Negotiations (12 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the loss and damage fund following COP28; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55066/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (12 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline what schools have school places available in the Lusk area to facilitate a school place for child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55068/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Referendum Campaigns (12 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 438. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the Government commitment to stage a referendum on water ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55067/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Services (12 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 586. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process for a child born in Ireland in July 2005 (details supplied) to Ukrainian parents to obtain an Irish passport given that the child is unable to travel to Ukraine to apply for a passport and whose parents wish to apply for Irish citizenship for them but are unable to do so as the child does not have a passport; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (12 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 769. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to having nitrous oxide categorised as an illegal drug and unlawful to possess, given the recent warning from a leading neurologist regarding the dangers associated with the use of nitrous oxide among young people, with up to ten patients a month presenting to one Dublin hospital with some patients requiring inpatient...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (12 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 774. To ask the Minister for Health if, similar to the UK, the breast cancer treatment anastrozole will be licensed as an option for preventing the disease in high-risk women in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54619/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if autism units/classes will be provided for 2024 in school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54320/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a plan to establish a new Irish-speaking secondary school in the Swords area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54332/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (7 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 321. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline on the recruitment of a coordinator for the Cabra Finglas Drugs and Alcohol Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54330/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (7 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 322. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the recruitment of a new coordinator for the Cabra Finglas Drugs and Alcohol Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54331/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the threshold for the housing aid for older persons grant, given the current maximum grant under this scheme is €8000, with the cost of labour, materials and living increases making it inaccessible and unaffordable for many older people to bridge the gap between the awarded grant and the actual cost...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority: Chairperson Designate (6 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: I apologise to the Chair and Mr. Strachan for being late to this meeting and missing the start of the opening statement. My heart skipped a beat when Mr. Strachan, in response to Deputy Martin Kenny, mentioned his passion for MetroLink.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority: Chairperson Designate (6 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: Mr. Strachan is on a good one already. The delivery of the MetroLink infrastructure is vital. When it is delivered, the people of the country, not only those in north Dublin, will wonder how they managed for so long without it. I agree it has to be delivered in a fiscally responsible manner. No one wants to see massive cost overruns or the pouring of millions upon millions into any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority: Chairperson Designate (6 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: Is Mr. Strachan's view that TII has the required focus on delivering the required leadership team?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority: Chairperson Designate (6 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: That would be welcome. I was conscious of my wording in that, wherever we are trialling something for the first time, we should do it in the right way and actually deliver. Cork has immense transport challenges and we want to see BusConnects and improved rail services, including light rail. People would say Ireland has not been great at big infrastructure projects, not only in transport...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority: Chairperson Designate (6 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: That is my view also. We have done some really good things and have done other things that have given rise to challenges. We would like to see more big infrastructure projects started and delivered. That is probably the challenge for any country. I thank Mr. Strachan, and I thank the Chair for his indulgence on the time.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 205. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of the issue surrounding the retirement of prison officers and Garda officers who are on a post-April 1995 pension, who are required to sign up for job seekers benefit for nine months following retirement from their respective services to receive their supplementary pension; if he plans to amends this so these workers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 534. To ask the Minister for Health if he will initiate a health technology assessment for an RSV vaccine for older adults following the recent publication of a NIAC recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53393/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 535. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expand the regulation to permit pharmacists to administer RSV vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53394/23]