Results 121-140 of 3,523 for speaker:Duncan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2024)

Duncan Smith: 443. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to ensure that the €500 grant towards the cost of a hairpiece, wig or hair replacement for people who suffer hair loss due to illness is not restricted, therefore preventing people who suffer from alopecia to avail of this grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10246/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Mar 2024)

Duncan Smith: 445. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will indicate when an appeal by a person (details supplied) to the Chief Appeals Officer against a refusal to award him the invalidity person will be heard, and if same can be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10277/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (5 Mar 2024)

Duncan Smith: 692. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand access to Naxolone, which is used to prevent drug overdoses, in line with the UK and Northern Ireland, whereby it is available without prescription via drug treatment services such as an NHS body, a local authority or a public health agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10276/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (5 Mar 2024)

Duncan Smith: 726. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken in the transfer of 68 residents from HSE Cherry Orchard Nursing Home to an alternate nursing home in Clondalkin to ensure the least disturbance to the residents, in light of the HIQA findings that some areas of the Cherry Orchard facility are a safety hazard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10463/24]

Child and Youth Mental Health: Statements (29 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: It is seven months since the Mental Health Commission published its final report on child and adolescent mental health services. Earlier this week, we heard that the Government does not want to regulate CAMHS now, choosing instead to wait until the summer session of the Dáil to introduce its own Bill for that purpose. We do not yet have sight of that Bill. Those of us involved in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 18. To ask the Minister for Health if health service workers returning from career breaks will be able to return to work as agreed and not be impacted by the current HSE recruitment freeze; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9478/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (29 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 40. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an action plan to address CAHMS waiting lists in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9481/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (29 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 58. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an action plan for the increasing of staffing and resources for community disability network teams in order to tackle waiting lists and provide services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9479/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (29 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 66. To ask the Minister for Health to outline any provisions that ensure that people have dentists in their locality that accept medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9480/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 75. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on filling the position of a dietician at Swords Health Centre that is currently vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9477/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (29 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection why a person (details supplied) is not receiving the full increase granted in respect of her pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9752/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (28 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 79. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will meet with a group (details supplied) to discuss legacy issues in regard to pensions for employees at a company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9491/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Recognition (28 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 134. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on his commitment to meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9447/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (28 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 160. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the level of expenditure on generic medicines and biosimilar medicines in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9574/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (28 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 161. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the €330 million spent on newly reimbursed medicines since 2021 by wholesaler costs, dispensing fees and commercial payments at a net level to pharmaceutical suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9575/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 167. To ask the Minister for Health to give a breakdown of public health nurses by year 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 in Dublin South City (details supplied) with details on each health centre they are assigned to, and the areas they each cover to further detail how many public health nurse roles are unfilled in each district either though people leaving or temporarily due to career break or...

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: I thank Deputies Cullinane and Ward for bringing forward the Bill and acknowledge the work of Deputy Ward in the field of young persons' mental health over recent years. The Mental Health Commission's report into CAMHS highlighted a multitude of concerning issues on which we have seen too little action from this Government. To list some of the issues highlighted, we have seen children being...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of tests taken and the pass rate of all driving test centres in Dublin from 2022 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8946/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Childhood Care and Education (27 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a pre-school (details supplied) is experiencing significant delays in receiving payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8712/24]