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Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (13 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: 545. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address STIs as a public health issue and ensure the provision of contraceptives for persons under 21 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4362/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (13 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: 980. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of broadband under the national broadband scheme in respect of Garristown and the surrounding townlands in north County Dublin. [4352/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (13 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: 981. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of broadband under the national broadband scheme in respect of Naul and the surrounding townlands in north County Dublin. [4353/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (13 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: 982. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of broadband under the national broadband scheme in respect of Oldtown and the surrounding townlands in north County Dublin. [4354/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (13 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: 983. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of broadband under the national broadband scheme in respect of Rowlestown and the surrounding townlands in north County Dublin. [4355/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (13 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: 984. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of broadband under the national broadband scheme in respect of Ballyboghill and the surrounding townlands in north County Dublin. [4356/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Funding (13 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: 1036. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has a role in the funding of the Broadmeadow Way linking Malahide and the Donabate Peninsula, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4336/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (13 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: 1037. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed MetroLink project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4340/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (13 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: 1038. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the planners of the MetroLink and BusConnects projects are working together to ensure both plans complement each other; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4341/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ombudsman for Children (13 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: 1114. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget allocation for the Office of the Ombudsman for Children in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [4850/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (13 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: 1239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the health and safety measures he is planning to protect persons in respect of short-term emergency accommodation provided by State agencies for families coming through the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4337/20]

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: On a point of order-----

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: I am sorry, Deputy. It was agreed at the Business Committee that we would focus on the arts here. We have four minutes only. The second speaker, with all due respect to the Deputy, raises some serious matters but it is not what we agreed. The second speaker in has spent four minutes talking about something totally separate. We probably have thousands of artists tuning in tonight who will...

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: I have issues that I would like to raise which I will not be raising with the Minister because of that.

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: My apologies.

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: I acknowledge and thank Deputy Boyd Barrett for pushing for this debate at the Business Committee and for the focus to be on the arts, which is vitally important. I cannot sing, dance or act and I could not draw a straight line with a ruler but I am lucky to have people in my family who are involved in the arts and make their primary living from being singers in bands, sound engineers, music...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (19 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: Will we be allowed a few minutes to get back to our offices?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: I would like to direct most of my questions to the CMO. I wish to go back and forth on the questions as the answers should not take too long. I would like to thank the CMO and the Secretary General for all their work, and for the leadership that they have shown over the last number of months. What was the CMO's thought process in terms of announcing the capacity for 100,000 tests per...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: I appreciate that.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Duncan Smith: I am not disputing the amount that is needed.