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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (16 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 131. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals his Department has received to facilitate blind individuals being able to alert bus drivers that they will be at a certain bus stop ahead of time in order that the bus stops for them; if he will consider such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22285/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to establish and convene a stakeholders' forum on public transport safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22286/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the RSA’s plans to reduce the waiting times for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22287/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 134. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the Government's plans to encourage more taxi drivers to work nights in Dublin city centre, following concerns over their safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22288/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (16 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 135. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline all noise reduction technology in place in Dublin Airport; the details of any further noise reduction technology being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22289/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an ASD placement will be secured for a person (details supplied) who is waiting two years for a placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22191/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can confirm that a person (details supplied) will be able to access an autism class in a primary school in their locality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21934/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (15 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any proposals in place to increase the number of classes in schools in all of the Fingal area, due to the growing population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22029/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline a timeline for the delivery of autism units in primary schools in Skerries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21659/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed secondary school in a location (details supplied); when she expects construction to commence given the population will increase dramatically in the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21778/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (14 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 380. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will take steps to widen the medical criteria for determining eligibility for the disabled persons' grant; if same grants can be increased to reflect or mirror current construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21655/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (14 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 379. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the specific criteria required for an appointment as a presiding officer at various electoral contests throughout the State; who determines these appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21654/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (14 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 381. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider substantially increasing funding to local authorities in order to enable septic tank inspections to be carried out in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21656/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (14 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 416. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will confirm having received the required information as sought from a person (details supplied) in order to have their eligibility for disability allowance fully reviewed and awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21658/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (14 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 532. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any international protection applicants have been referred to the National Infectious Disease Isolation Facility in Portrane for treatment of scabies who are unable to isolate in their own environment to contain spread to others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21780/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 615. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the impact of the recruitment embargo on nurses in relation to the ability of hospitals to provide services, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21657/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Services (9 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of an issue whereby documentation is being returned to passport offices despite not being correctly completed by gardaí, thereby delaying passport applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21069/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount he has allocated to a project to proceed to planning in full (details supplied); whether any requests for further funding have been received by his Department; if he intends to fulfil those funding requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20262/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (8 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 404. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in the context of the widespread destruction of ash trees right across the country, due to the ash dieback disease, he will consider positively the provision of grant incentives to householders, landowners and other tenants to replace trees on their holdings that have died due to the specific disease; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (8 May 2024)

Duncan Smith: 472. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to increase and expand respite services in Waterford and west Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20745/24]