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Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: It is welcome we are having this debate today. We had three Ministers speak at the start of this debate, which is something we have been calling for in some fashion for a long time. That is a co-ordinated coherent response from Government. We have not heard it enough. On the opening contributions from the Ministers, many of us would agree with what was said and would agree with the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 376. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the 32 local authority housing units approved for construction at a location (details supplied) have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened; if not, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 377. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the 27 local authority housing units approved for construction at a location (details supplied) have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened; if not, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 378. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the 44 housing units at a location (details supplied) approved to be acquired by Fingal County Council in January 2016 have been acquired; if so, the date; the final cost of the acquisition; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened; if not, the reasons for the acquisition not...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Nursing Homes (23 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 637. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his Department's policy for people between 20-65 years of age currently in nursing homes to transition to independent living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24780/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (23 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 822. To ask the Minister for Health how many people between 20 and 65 years of age are living in nursing homes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24776/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (23 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 823. To ask the Minister for Health how many people between 20 and 65 years of age living in nursing homes in Ireland are in the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24777/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (23 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 824. To ask the Minister for Health how many people between 20 and 65 years of age living in nursing homes in Ireland are in public nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24778/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (23 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 825. To ask the Minister for Health how many people between 20 and 65 years of age living in nursing homes in Ireland are in private homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24779/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm whether plans, drawings, or both, have been drawn up for the provision of a primary school at lands in Corballis, Donabate; if so, if she will provide a copy of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23916/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position with assistance for the Junior Certificate for a candidate (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23918/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: Who presents the SIDs to the IAA for its validation on safety grounds? Is it the DAA or airlines?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: The IAA is clear that it is not responsible for the issues related to noise, which is fair enough, but it will be aware of the history of the development of the north runway, as it is called, and the many years of consultation regarding an east–west-takeoff flight path for the purpose on insulation schemes. The thinking was that aeroplanes would depart the runway in a straight flight...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: The SIDs that exist now for the new runway, which include the 30° banking, did not exist previously and there was no comparable SID for the previous runway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: Surely it would have been known from the aerodrome operator what having a parallel runway would require. Was it not an industry standard that if running a parallel runway, there would be this safety requirement? Was that information not out there? It would have been known and seen in public consultations that there would be this banking issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: Was Mr. Fitzpatrick surprised at all in seeing the drawings? Did the IAA ever raise it, even informally, with the DAA that there were issues with the east-west projects and planning?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: An email has been released to the committee that was sent to the IAA on 7 September from someone in the DAA. That person states: From my limited understanding, I believe collaborative engagement between the DAA and IAA ANSP over a number of years resulted in a set of assumptions being developed for noise modelling purpose. The IAA ANSP kindly provided technical information to assist DAA...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: That email indicates there was at least an informal relationship between the DAA and the IAA on the modelling of the new runway for noise purposes. Is that an accurate reflection of the relationship between the two? Representatives of the DAA stated at meetings of this committee that they woke up on the day and when planes started to bank from 30° up to 75° north, they were not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: That is separate from the function carried out by the witnesses

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Duncan Smith: I thank Mr. Fitzpatrick.