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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Duncan Smith: They have only just come in to do this in the last five or six years and maybe set up a little business to be able to pay their mortgages off and all the rest. They only just started this in their mid-60s, however, so they have had a short time and they are being cut off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Duncan Smith: I am sorry.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Register of Electors (4 Jul 2023)

Duncan Smith: 354. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to grant voting rights to members of the Ukrainian community now residing in this country as a result of the invasion of their country by Russia in the forthcoming local elections. [32291/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Duncan Smith: 512. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Government will publish the Action Plan on the Disability Capacity Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32493/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Duncan Smith: 513. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the needed investment in housing and required supports for disabled people as outlined in the Disability Capacity Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32494/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Duncan Smith: 514. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the Implementation Plan on UNCRPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32495/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Duncan Smith: 515. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that is being made on ratification of the Optional Protocol of the UNCRPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32497/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Duncan Smith: 634. To ask the Minister for Health whether the national children’s flu vaccine programme will continue to be free of charge for the 2–17 age group for the 2023/2024 flu season; whether there are any plans to change age eligibility for the free scheme for the coming season; the rationale for any such proposed change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32491/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Duncan Smith: 635. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE tender for the delivery of the nasal flu vaccine to children in primary schools and special schools between October and December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32492/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Programmes (4 Jul 2023)

Duncan Smith: 636. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the implementation of the Cost of Disability Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32496/23]

Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Instruction to Committee (28 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: I echo what has been said already in terms of how unacceptable this is as a method of doing legislative business. I have in my hand the list of amendments from the Opposition select committee members and the names of Deputies, including Deputies Ivana Bacik, Cian O'Callaghan, Aengus Ó Snodaigh and others. Even a cursory look through the many pages of amendments shows that the key words...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (28 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: These payments are now delayed and they need to be paid. They speak to a fundamental systematic problem with how this pension is being run. This dates back to section 46 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983. Back then, the workers were Civil Servants. The terms of this Act were to ensure that it was a clear wish that all sides if necessary should guarantee transferred...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (28 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Again, I agree there is an inadequacy to it. I also will need to take back the information, which is new to me, about how An Post wrote to the Department for the superannuation scheme to be aligned with the PO grade in the Civil Service. I just want to go back and have a look at that. While New Era and the Department of Environment, Climate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: I will return to the tolling aspect of the debate and pick up on some of the points made by Deputy Lowry. When it broke in the back half of last year that the tolls would be increased because of the indexation, it was paused but the pause has now ended and the increases will come on stream. It was clearly communicated that the reason is that there is indexation in the contracts and all the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: That is good to hear. What angers people is the fact that they see the profits. I am not arguing that we should remove tolls altogether. I understand the value of them and that we need to pay for our network. The network is vitally important. Notwithstanding issues that people have about car and vehicular traffic, it is probably the best network we have for mass transit in the State. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: In the short time I have left I want to raise something that is a bugbear of people in my constituency regarding the Dublin Port tunnel. I have tried to get through to it myself on this. It advertises most mornings that it will be closed northbound between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. or 6 a.m. the next morning, whatever it may be. It is on the road signage. Almost every night it is closed at 9.30...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: It probably only affects a few people. but it is real. The fact is these are people who need something.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: Earlier, Mr. Walsh used the phrase "ensuring alignment of stakeholders, especially State bodies and State-owned enterprises". I could not help but interpret that line in light of what emerged in the print media last week about MetroLink and other State bodies making submissions on a project that is vitally important and in respect of which there has been a massive amount of engagement and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: How can we improve that, given the planning framework we have at the moment?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Levy (27 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 206. To ask the Minister for Finance if, when a company is paying a pension out of its company funds, the pension is liable to the pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30846/23]