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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting Driver Testers: Fórsa (24 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: I agree. We are dealing with an area where there is a skills shortage. We would have train new testers to take on these roles where we have existing testers. Therefore, a common sense approach must be adopted. Waiting periods may be reducing but we still have huge waiting lists so that is a common-sense approach I ask the Leas-Chathaoirleach, on behalf of the committee, to write to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting Driver Testers: Fórsa (24 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: Absolutely. I just wanted to put the request on the record.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Directives (23 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: 135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the exact nature and current status with regard to the European Commission’s announcement of 24 January 2024 that it was sending Ireland a formal notice (INFR(2024)0071) for failing to transpose Directive (EU) 2022/2380 amending Directive 2014/53/EU (‘the Radio Equipment Directive’); and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: 423. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a domiciliary allowance payment, which was submitted on behalf of a person (details supplied) in November 2023, will be awarded to the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18116/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Internships (23 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: 691. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the current anomaly whereby Irish medical students who studied in Northern Ireland are classed as a tier-two applicant for the internship programme in the HSE; if he will commit to reviewing the current process for internship placement allocation so this is no longer the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18089/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Period Poverty (23 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: 694. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will increase the €200 thousand share of funding for Naughton + Smyth framework for the provision of period products to higher-education institutions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18090/24]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: I come to the Tánaiste with a serious request that he work with Ministers in the Department of the Environment, Local Government and Heritage and the Office of Public Works, in tandem with Fingal County Council, to provide further emergency coastal protection measures on Brook Beach in Portrane. There is a long-term solution for sea groynes to protect the houses and community there but...

Disability Justice: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: I thank Solidarity-People Before Profit for tabling this really welcome motion. The Government's decision to scrap the Green Paper on Disability Reform last week was the right thing to do but it should never have been presented in the first place. It took much too long to scrap it. Activists in this area deserve much praise for the pressure they exerted on the Government. The truth of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: 33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the progress of a new school building (details supplied); the reason for the delays in the delivery of this new building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16772/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: 79. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for invalidity allowance by a person (details supplied) will be determined by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16862/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (17 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: 86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the concern of organisations in the charity sector that run raffles as a funding mechanism regarding the impact of the Gambling Regulation Bill; if exemptions will be put in place to ensure charities are not restricted in running and advertising such raffles; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (17 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: 133. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s plans to develop a dedicated pathway for adult ADHD assessment services in Fingal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16808/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (17 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: 134. To ask the Minister for Health any initiatives he plans to introduce to increase resources for adult mental health assessments in the Fingal region, including a focus on ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16809/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (17 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: 135. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for adult mental health assessments within Fingal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16810/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (17 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: 149. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the Cashel community nursing unit, following previous indications that a decision on the unit would be made in quarter 1 of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16894/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour on Public Transport: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: I thank Mr. Murphy and welcome you all here today. This work from SIPTU is vitally important. It is a tipping point. It brings together the anecdotal experience that thousands of us have felt on public transport, as well as issues that maybe made the media, but crystallises it into one report which needs to act as a tipping point in terms of action on this issue. If our workers are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour on Public Transport: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: I thank all the witnesses for attending. As I said when I was briefly in the Chair at the start of the meeting, this body of work should serve as a tipping point in terms of real action on this. We talk about the transport police in the airport being a template perhaps. I feel much safer in an airport for several reasons. There are barriers to entry into airports, they are usually outside...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour on Public Transport: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: I will then have one question for the panel afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour on Public Transport: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: Yes, it is huge.