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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what plans there are to maintain staffing levels in a school (details supplied) to ensure there will continue to be a teacher per class in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30508/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the approval for a new school extension project (details supplied) as of June 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30517/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has a plan to address the urgency for a new school building for a school (details supplied); if she will follow up her commitment to visit the school at the earliest possible convenience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30922/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Pollution (27 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what powers, if any, the EPA or a local authority have under the Bathing Water Quality Regulations 2008, or any other legislation, in relation to directing Uisce Éireann to take corrective action where systems under its control are causing pollution of designated bathing waters; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (27 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 418. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a rule preventing a person on disability allowance or invalidity pension from taking up an unpaid directorship in a company; if such applies in respect of a community group or charity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30860/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (27 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 688. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage and meet with a union (details supplied) to discuss the fees pharmacies receive from the State for all the State drug schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30889/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Work Permits (27 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 682. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait from accepting a job application to starting work for people applying for work permits from abroad in each hospital under HSE management; how many of these have not started work after accepting a place, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30858/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (27 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 683. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown, by CHO of the provision of optometry services for all ages; what is and is not covered; the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30859/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 690. To ask the Minister for Health the measure he and his Department are taking to ensure supply of HRT medicines following shortages of utrogestran and oestrogen patches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30912/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 691. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the processes to mediate the pay concerns of workers within section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30921/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the reported underspend by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30223/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: When receiving the freedom of Dublin last night, the environmentalist, my namesake Duncan Stewart said we are nowhere near making our 51% target in emissions reductions. Last week, we heard the Department had underspent to the tune of €200 million for the first quarter. We need capital projects to be delivered. Will the Minister of State comment on this?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: My concern is that perhaps we should be broadening what could be included in the capital spend. The earlier question spoke about expanding a rail network in the south east and the south-east connectivity. We have a really good campaign, South East on Track, for a line which begins in Rosslare, moves on to Waterford and moves up to Limerick. As Deputy Ó Cathasaigh said, we could have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any plans to curtail access for HGVs in urban towns following the example from a town (details supplied) where eight pedestrians have been killed in the past ten years in incidents involving HGVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30226/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update as of June 2023 on the development of the MetroLink project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30227/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet with a campaign group (details supplied) to discuss development of the south-east rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30225/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance what plans there are to reform the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30224/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 317. To ask the Minister for Health how many workers who are eligible for the pandemic payment are still waiting to receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30332/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 318. To ask the Minister for Health when catering and cleaning staff in a facility (details supplied) will be paid their pandemic payment. [30333/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the targets set out in appendix 1 of Laying the Foundations: Housing Actions Report, produced in 2016 by the then Department of Environment, Community and Local Government, were met in respect of Meath County Council; and the final spend on same. [30105/23]