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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (18 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the grant for smart heating controls is reduced based on the BER rating of the dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51877/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD units that will be provided in north County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51136/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 488. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will clarify the recently announced increase in the threshold for fuel allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51908/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (18 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 617. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a college course (details supplied) qualifies for a SUSI grant; if it qualifies for the €1,000 repayment as recently announced in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51906/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (18 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 666. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the promised legislation on gambling regulation will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51907/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 835. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine favourably on a submission from the CHI when submitted to provide chest bracing service for children under the public healthcare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51922/22]

Community and Voluntary Sector Workers: Motion [Private Members] (12 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises: — that until 2008 people employed in the community, voluntary and care sector, such as Section 39 workers, received pay increases under national wage agreements, but have not received pay increases since, and have no formal mechanism for collective pay bargaining; — the immeasurable contribution of independent...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (12 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 42. To ask the Minister for Finance the charges for import and VAT on a package from another EU member state (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50431/22]

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (11 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: I thank Deputy Tully and Sinn Féin for bringing this motion forward this evening. I will probably jump around a bit based on the Minister of State's statement. One thing that leaped out for me, which I did not see early enough but I am glad to see now, is her ongoing negotiations with the Minister, Deputy Harris, about the training and long-term supply of staff for whatever grades are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and aluminium cans, for which the regulations were signed in November 2021 to achieve the separate collection targets for plastic bottles in Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the European Council of 5 June 2019, will come into operation; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (11 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the flight paths of commercial airlines are prohibited or restricted from flying over Ballyboughal, County Dublin from the new north runway especially given the huge increase in the number of airlines flying over the village since the north runway opened which is impacting on the daily lives of residents; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (11 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will provide for the installation of contactless refill water units in all schools, colleges and universities as part of an initiative to support water conservation and plastic reduction as part of a climate action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49483/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (11 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Ukrainian children that have been unable to secure school places in the Fingal area (details supplied); the way that she plans to accommodate these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49485/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 706. To ask the Minister for Health the number of care workers employed by the voluntary and private sector who have yet to receive the €1,000 bonus payment for frontline workers during the Covid-19 pandemic; when such payments may be made; the reasons for the delay in making the payment given the ongoing challenges presented by the rising cost of living; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (11 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 707. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria in the next phase of the upcoming HSE tender for homecare in order to ensure the best offers of quality care services from homecare providers; if a mechanism has been developed to determine a fixed price paid to providers; the way in which this mechanism will reflect the cost of providing care and market conditions such as the payment of a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (11 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 708. To ask the Minister for Health if provision will be made for apprenticeships, on-the-job training, or earn-as-you-learn schemes within the forthcoming Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2022; if he supports such a move as a means to help alleviate the ongoing recruitment and retention crisis within the homecare sector; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (11 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 709. To ask the Minister for Health when the Human Tissue (Transplantation Post-mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill will be discussed in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49912/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (6 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the details of or advise on the solar panel scheme for schools which was announced in Budget 2023; and the way that a company can engage on the scheme. [49227/22]

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: On behalf of the Labour Party, I welcome the motion. The conversation on free and accessible transport is the only one we should be having on transport in this country. This motion is another opportunity for us to discuss the issue in some detail and, hopefully, move the conversation forward. In the most recent budget, the Labour Party proposed a €9 climate card, which would be a...