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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (28 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 669. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the reason the urgent care clinic at Connolly Hospital has changed operations and now requires patients to book appointments to be seen in the clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10168/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (23 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on overcoming the barriers affecting people requiring life cover who have been refused from life assurance companies due to underlying health conditions; if there are plans by the State to introduce life cover at a reasonable cost to policy holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9355/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ambulance Service (23 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the waiting time figures for emergency calls for ambulances for the north Dublin area; the measures being taken to reduce them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9359/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ambulance Service (23 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 211. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of any retention issues among emergency response paramedics in the health services. [9360/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ambulance Service (23 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are sufficient ambulance and paramedic staff in both the National Ambulance Service and Dublin Fire Brigade serving the Dublin area; if there are unfilled vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9361/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (23 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 267. To ask the Minister for Health if he has made a decision regarding Ireland's participation in the EU4Health Joint Action on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease; if the decision is not to participate in the joint action as a full member, if he will consider making a commitment for Ireland to become an observer member on this joint action, in order that the Government can track the...

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: You had your opportunity.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (22 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 207. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position on an application for funding for a section 39 organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8966/23]

Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: I thank Sinn Féin for tabling this motion. I will say something to my Sinn Féin colleagues who are bemoaning the absence of the Minister after 20 minutes - at least he turned up for their debate. He was not present for any of our housing debate a couple of weeks ago. Maybe he will be here for at least an hour of People Before Profit's Bill on the same issue tomorrow morning. We...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radon Gas Levels (21 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions his Department is taking to address the risk of lung cancer from radon gas which is estimated to be responsible for 350 cases of this cancer a year; if he has plans to implement radon testing of homes in high radon areas; if he has considered providing free radon testing for homes in those areas; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radon Gas Levels (21 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans he has to provide grant aid to homeowners to install radon barriers in older housing stock in areas with high levels of radon gas; if plans have advanced under the National Radon Control Strategy; the specific actions that he has taken in the past 12 months on this matter; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radon Gas Levels (21 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of times the interdepartmental and agency group responsible for the National Radon Control Strategy met since February 2022; to provide dates for those meetings and a copy of the minutes for each of those meetings; the membership of the group; the attendance at each meeting; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Consumer Protection (21 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider an issue that an electrical consumer (details supplied) is having; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8663/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (21 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position regarding the national speed limit review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8723/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 361. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if recruitment is currently open to the Reserve Defence Force; if not, when recruitment will re-open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8719/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 362. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current strength of the Permanent Defence Force, by rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8720/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 363. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of females serving in the Permanent Defence Force; the number of same for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8721/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has any plans to add more special school places for north Dublin in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8303/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (21 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 485. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments paid out over the past three years, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8724/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Feb 2023)

Duncan Smith: 521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of craft apprentices registered to date in 2023 under the action plan for apprenticeships; if he will provide a breakdown of new registrations by trade; the number of female registrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8639/23]