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Progressing Special Education Provision: Statements (9 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: ...them but for the other children in their classes and, more broadly, for parents who rightly believe that the allocation of these hours is vital to the development of their children and to ensure the children feel properly included in the school. It was really concerning for those parents who heard the Minister for Education defend this new model of allocation of hours earlier this year....

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

Duncan Smith: ...front-page news at various times and have had impacts on the lives of people. Can Mr. Creaney comment on the current situation compared with when Fórsa first asked to present to this committee? Does he feel progress been made? Does Fórsa need the committee to do more?

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

Duncan Smith: ...convention a recourse outside of this country. What concerns me and many activists on this issue is the idea that the reason we have not seen fit to ratify the protocol is because the Government does not feel the care the State provides would meet the rights of persons with disabilities. If anything, this is the reason we need to see positive action on this. It is the State's job to...

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

Duncan Smith: ...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 cities and it is necessary to pay to get parking, transport or to get on a...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: ...has acknowledged, has been significant. The Government will also say that cancer survival rates are steadily increasing but Ireland still ranks 13th out of the EU-27 in terms of survival. I certainly do not feel, and I do not think the Minister of State or anyone in this House feels, that we should be settling for a mid-table ranking for cancer survival. The significant advancement in...

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (16 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: .... The current 0.5% fee seems excessive to me and will be perceived as such. Trust between the public and financial institutions has been damaged and if this scheme is to be successful, people cannot feel that they are being fleeced by pension providers and investment funds from the get-go. There are other elements that we have a particular view on but we make back to them on Committee...

Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2024)

Duncan Smith: ...and striving for services and respite heard that the Government was holding a referendum on and was paying attention to this matter, but they were then presented with the wording has been brought forward. Those people feel that they have not been listened to for years and that his is another example of them not being listened to. What has been put forward will not go any way towards...

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

Duncan Smith: ..., we know those issues are growing faster than we can keep up with. We require prompt intervention and comprehensive support for children, not waiting lists that are trebling while families are left feeling isolated. Every day that passes without an intervention exacerbates and compounds the suffering of our young people who are dealing with mental health issues. A particular issue...

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

Duncan Smith: ...multidisciplinary mental health assessment and treatment". However, we are frequently not seeing care provided even where such a disorder is present. Many families are facing this barrier and we feel that children with autism are being frozen out of the system and denied treatment. The responsibility is passed on to someone else rather than CAMHS trying to tackle more complex issues. ...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: ...HSE, must be brought to fruition. The IPU has welcomed this legislation. As the Minister knows, the IPU has long advocated on behalf of patients for the introduction of these measures. The IPU feels, as I do, that the full expertise of Ireland's community pharmacists has long been an untapped resource. These service expansions will support patients to access treatments more quickly...

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: ...and cities all over the country. Many families will have had the same GP for decades. It is not unusual for a GP to take care of multiple generations of the same family. For many people, GPs feel like an extension of the family. They are a constant and someone they trust who provides them with a positive and trusted gateway into the wider health service. This is people are so...

Paediatric Orthopaedic and Urology Services: Motion [Private Members] (20 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: ...on private health insurance. Private health insurance cannot become a synonym for good healthcare. With waiting lists as long as they are, there is a perception that people need private health insurance because people feel that without it they might not get any care, especially the care they need. It has certainly become the case for paediatric and orthopaedic and urology services. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: ...and then for us as conduits to them. I am not sure how these views would evolve and, ultimately, be communicated from TII. It would be good, though, as a committee, to hear at some stage how TII feels about this change. We are on the cusp of oral hearings next week on the MetroLink project. This is the big one now but there are so many others and we will have more coming down the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: ...in this way. On the M1 itself, and motorways in general, even driving last night - and this happens a lot if it is dark and raining - when the lights are turned off on the motorways, it can feel a bit hazardous. It is more so when it is raining. There are electricity saving measures and climate considerations but where is the balance in this regard in terms of safety? Turning to...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Duncan Smith: ...step forward in what needs to be an ongoing effort to ensure the safety and well-being of every individual on our roads, including drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and all road users. However, I feel this Bill cannot stand alone in the bid to address road safety. Ireland has witnessed far too many tragedies resulting from road accidents. The loss of lives, the shattered families and the...

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: ...; fleeing war, or persecution, or economic migrants who come here looking for a better life, just as millions of Irish people have gone and continue to go to other countries. These vulnerable people now feel unsafe in our country, which is most shameful. I have always been proud that we in Ireland did not fall prey to these hateful and dangerous narrative as many of our neighbours across...

Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: ...and a half years, I think, from when the first one came in. They vary from nine to 12 months. The Minister of State has said that this requires detailed scrutiny and that it is complex. We agree, and we feel the best place for that is on Committee Stage within the Oireachtas. If the Government wins the vote next Wednesday, this, as an issue and as a Bill, goes out the door and we will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Meetings (18 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: ...the appointment of the HSE clinical lead, while the groups are obviously aware that they have no formal role in such an appointment, given that this is a small and vulnerable group of people, they feel that engagement regarding that role or position would be important. This community has insights in terms of who provides the specialist care and who would give confidence in the provision...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services in Counties Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: ...Do any of the representatives have a comment on what that challenge has been like since the riots? Has anything extra needed to be done for the non-Irish workforce, such as comforting them and making them feel more secure? Has there been any impact in the past week in terms of service provision based on that?