Parliamentary questions

Departmental Correspondence

Duncan Smith

440. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE, Tusla or his Department can assist a person (details supplied) in County Kildare with an update on information they have requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56959/21]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

615. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of additional permanent critical care ICU beds that will be delivered as part of the winter planning within the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57169/21]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

616. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase permanent critical care ICU bed capacity from the current level of 6.5 beds per 100,000 persons to a minimum of the European Union average of 11.5 beds per 100,000 persons on a yearly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57170/21]

Disability Services

Duncan Smith

264. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the target month and year she is working to for the publication of the cost of disability research; the reason the report has not yet been published; and the actions that have been taken on foot of the report since she received it. [56625/21]

Health Services

Duncan Smith

300. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of new residential places that will be provided in 2022 not including those who have a residential service already and are transferring to a better living situation; and his proposals to deal with the urgent needs of the 800 persons minimum currently waiting. [56623/21]

Nursing Homes

Duncan Smith

301. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under 65 years of age inappropriately placed in nursing homes that will be supported to leave nursing homes using the €5.5 million funding to be provided in 2022. [56624/21]

Bus Services

Duncan Smith

52. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the provision of a bus shelter (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56277/21]

Departmental Consultations

Duncan Smith

101. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the public and private consultation initiated by his Department on ways to preserve and manage the Curragh Plains, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56280/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Duncan Smith

125. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if the credits paid in the UK for an Irish national (details supplied) should not count towards their treatment benefit and optical benefit in this case; if there is another way the person can avail of such treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56279/21]

Public Services Card

Duncan Smith

126. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a public services card was not accepted as photographic identification for a person (details supplied) when applying for Garda vetting given that the person has never had a passport or driving licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56326/21]

Vaccination Programme

Duncan Smith

225. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can avail now of a vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56278/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Duncan Smith

151. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will investigate the further delay from March 2022 to April 2023 in supply of high-speed broadband connection to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55653/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Duncan Smith

500. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of times the HSE has conducted a double Covid-19 test on a person when the first test result was positive; the clinical grounds for a second test taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55530/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Duncan Smith

501. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of instances of Covid-19 case denotification that have taken place since March 2020 for cases which were examined against viral targets detected; the reason for the test; the condition of the person having the test performed as criteria set out by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55531/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Duncan Smith

502. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the viral target measures used when examining whether a positive Covid-19 test requires a second test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55532/21]

Naturalisation Applications

Duncan Smith

531. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she will arrange for the return of the passports of persons (details supplied) who applied for naturalisation some weeks ago. [54439/21]

Vaccination Programme

Duncan Smith

557. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure that a person (details supplied) who is 88 years of age and who has significant health vulnerabilities receives their booster Covid-19 vaccination and the flu vaccination without any further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54028/21]

Electric Vehicles

Duncan Smith

97. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his plans to incentivise the purchase of electric vehicles by introducing a vehicle scrappage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53212/21]

Public Transport

Duncan Smith

111. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the roll-out of 50% public transport fees for under-24s; if he plans to pilot this scheme; if not, if the scheme will be fully introduced nationwide; if the scheme will be accessible through all modes of public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53214/21]

Rail Network

Duncan Smith

132. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the request by residents of an estate (details supplied) in relation to the design of the MetroLink project; if he will support the residents in relation to their requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53216/21]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Duncan Smith

140. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he and his Department have had with officials in rail transport as of November 2021 with regard to lower emissions in rail transport and the overall emissions reduction in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53215/21]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Duncan Smith

141. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the discussions he and his Department have had with officials in Irish aviation with regard to lower emissions aircraft and overall emission reduction in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53213/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Duncan Smith

89. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the recently announced updated guidelines include the continuation of appointments only for the hair and beauty industry; the way this will be enforced and monitored; the additional guidelines that will be in place for those availing of these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52329/21]

Bus Services

Duncan Smith

195. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will consider the installation of bus shelters at bus stop numbers 3854 and 3855 in Lusk, County Dublin ahead of the coming winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52679/21]

Driver Test

Duncan Smith

196. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if the lifting of restrictions in October 2021 removed the restriction to sanitary and toilet facilities at driver test centres to allow access to instructors, students and those accompanying learner drivers to lessons and tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52682/21]

Mental Health Policy

Duncan Smith

1041. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has plans either through additional funding or strategic planning to address mental health issues arising from the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52988/21]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

329. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of additional staff that have been hired into the CAMHS service in 2021; the breakdown of those positions by grade; the number who are on permanent contracts; the number who are on contracts that expire by the end of 2021; the breakdown of those grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51858/21]

Disability Services

Duncan Smith

87. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his intended approach to spending the funding for disability services as committed to in budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50818/21]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

104. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if a commitment can be given that student radiographers will be paid standard HSE allowances for attending clinical placements in public hospitals similarly to other student grades within the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50822/21]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

148. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on a recent ballot (details supplied) to approve industrial action regarding pay, conditions, and career structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50819/21]

Health Services

Duncan Smith

165. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on and the status of the progression of the opening of dedicated menopause clinics as of October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50821/21]

Health Services

Duncan Smith

173. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there are plans for a health and social care policy adviser at his Department given the acceleration in expansion of community health in which health and social care providers will be leaders in service planning and delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50823/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Duncan Smith

209. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on and the position regarding the 22 October 2021 lifting of maternity restrictions in hospitals across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50820/21]

Energy Conservation

Duncan Smith

267. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of warmer home schemes completed in each of the past five years; the average waiting time from application for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50528/21]

Energy Conservation

Duncan Smith

268. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of one-stop-shop, home improvement schemes that have been completed through SEAI in each of the past five years; the average waiting time from application for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50529/21]

Energy Conservation

Duncan Smith

269. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the budgets given to the SEAI for the retrofit scheme for each of the past five years; the amount spent per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50530/21]

Public Transport

Duncan Smith

321. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his plans including a timeline for delivery of the DART+ coastal north to Drogheda, County Louth in the context of the recently published National Development Plan; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that planning permissions have been granted by the planning authorities along the northern commuter line on the basis that this will delivered by 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50535/21]

Rail Network

Duncan Smith

333. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he has had a discussion or meeting with the National Transport Authority over the past two years concerning extending the short hop zone to stations in south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50964/21]

Bus Services

Duncan Smith

334. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered allocating further funding to the 880 local bus link in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50965/21]

Electric Vehicles

Duncan Smith

344. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to introduce a grant scheme for cargo or e-cargo bikes for either personal or business use; if his attention has been drawn to the scheme in place in the UK; if he has considered such a model for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51182/21]

Departmental Schemes

Duncan Smith

354. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the bike to work scheme to allow those outside of employment including those on social welfare payments to access the scheme; if he plans to also expand it to include students and children attending school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51181/21]

Sports Funding

Duncan Smith

396. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the allocations given under the sports capital grant will be announced given the challenges faced by many sports clubs such as a club (details supplied) since the Covid-19 pandemic began; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50539/21]

Vacant Properties

Duncan Smith

443. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated to each local authority to bring back voids or derelict council homes to council stock over the past five years; the number brought back to stock by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50531/21]

Vacant Properties

Duncan Smith

444. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of voids and derelict houses put back into housing stock by each local authority; the number that have been reallocated over each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50532/21]

Vacant Properties

Duncan Smith

445. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of voids or derelict houses reported by each local authority over the past five years per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50533/21]

Defence Forces

Duncan Smith

533. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the amount of money invested in the Curragh Camp in each of the past three years; the areas in which such investment was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50963/21]

Schools Building Projects

Duncan Smith

552. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the status of the upgrading of a facility (details supplied). [50537/21]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Duncan Smith

677. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if there is funding available for community groups to apply for CCTV cameras; if so, the funding stream that this would fall under; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51018/21]

An Garda Síochána

Duncan Smith

702. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the number of new gardaí allocated to the Kildare Garda division in each of the past three years; the number allocated by station in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50961/21]

An Garda Síochána

Duncan Smith

703. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the number of new gardaí allocated to each county in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50962/21]

General Practitioner Services

Duncan Smith

753. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the treatments and costs covered by a general practitioner visit card; his views on a situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50527/21]

Health Services

Duncan Smith

754. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a new day care centre for Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50536/21]

Health Services

Duncan Smith

755. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) to have blood tests carried out every six weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50538/21]

Primary Care Centres

Duncan Smith

787. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of the primary care centre in Swords, County Dublin as of October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43955/21]

Health Services

Duncan Smith

788. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on the waiting times of 18 months for a public patient to access a breast check examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45966/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Duncan Smith

825. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of child specific waiting list backlogs for urgent scoliosis operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50979/21]

Hospital Services

Duncan Smith

826. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on and the position regarding the committed funding to increase ICU beds and that figure in comparison to other European countries in terms of ICU beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50980/21]

Disabilities Assessments

Duncan Smith

837. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of an assessment of need for a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51017/21]

Mental Health Services

Duncan Smith

206. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on funding for 24 hour paediatric psychiatry services in public hospitals and emergency departments; the estimated expenditure on this service in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50329/21]

School Facilities

Duncan Smith

138. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the upgrading of a facility (details supplied). [50102/21]

Housing Schemes

Duncan Smith

194. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that any scheme for the remediation of homes with pyrite or MICA in the block work will not be limited on a geographic basis and that any homes impacted by this will be included regardless of location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49790/21]

Departmental Websites

Duncan Smith

452. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a new set of answers was posted on 16 June 2021 on the eJustice Portal1 relating to procedural time limits; and if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that incorrect information has been provided in relation to 12 answers (details supplied). [49582/21]

Health Service Executive

Duncan Smith

589. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide national, regional and departmental breakdowns of which HSE IT systems such as databases, virtualisation servers, emails and other elements of important IT infrastructure, particularly in north-east counties, are still waiting to be restored in view of the cyberattack on the HSE and the ongoing strain on the healthcare system and HSE staff; and when each of these critical systems will return to their normal functionality. [49615/21]

Mental Health Services

Duncan Smith

630. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists that have been hired to work in CAMHS since 1 July 2021, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49781/21]

Mental Health Services

Duncan Smith

631. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists working in CAMHS as of 1 October 2021, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49782/21]

Mental Health Services

Duncan Smith

632. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists working in CAMHS as of 1 July 2021, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49783/21]

Mental Health Services

Duncan Smith

633. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists that have been hired to work in CAMHS since 1 July 2021, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49784/21]

Mental Health Services

Duncan Smith

634. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists working in CAMHS as of 1 October 2021, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49785/21]

Mental Health Services

Duncan Smith

635. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists working in CAMHS as of 1 July 2021, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49786/21]

Disability Services

Duncan Smith

636. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to deliver the 90 new residential places needed every year from 2020 to 2032 to cater for changes in size and age structure of the disability population as set out in the Disability Capacity Review to 2032; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49787/21]

Disability Services

Duncan Smith

637. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings he has had with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to discuss the provision of units for supported housing and residential care since he became Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49788/21]

Dental Services

Duncan Smith

638. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of and position regarding the dental treatment services scheme with specific reference to the unsustainable trend of dentists exiting the scheme leaving medical card holders without dental treatment cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49791/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Duncan Smith

152. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to alter the eligibility for the ECCE scheme given the cut-off dates currently set as part of the scheme can lead to one child missing out on the cut-off by a mere couple of days but having to wait an entire year to access the ECCE scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45020/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Duncan Smith

387. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there are consequences in place if a venue has breached the guidelines by not checking EU Digital COVID Certificates while admitting persons to the premises. [48809/21]

Swimming Pools

Duncan Smith

21. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will increase funding for the provision of public swimming pools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43947/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Duncan Smith

67. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a community (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive fibre broadband considering it is passing within 500 metres of their road and is in use by their neighbours. [46917/21]

Departmental Surveys

Duncan Smith

99. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 605 to 608, inclusive, of 27 July 2021, in particular with regard to the stated cost of the contract for his Department's national urban gull survey, and, regarding the €75,250, excluding VAT, the way the survey was funded. [46944/21]

Departmental Surveys

Duncan Smith

100. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 609 of 27 July 2021, if he will provide a date for publication of the survey results with regard to his Department’s national urban seagull survey conducted earlier in 2021. [46945/21]

Health and Safety

Duncan Smith

101. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether urban seagull colonies are having serious negative impacts on communities such that proportionate measures are urgently required to mitigate such impacts in the interests of public health and safety (details supplied); if so, the proportionate measures he plans to take; and the date he will announce such measures. [46946/21]

Defibrillators Provision

Duncan Smith

263. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he plans to map public AEDs throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47176/21]

Defibrillators Provision

Duncan Smith

264. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he plans to provide more public AEDs particularly in areas in which there is a lack of the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47177/21]

National Parks

Duncan Smith

322. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the chairperson has submitted their final report with regard to the Strategic Review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service that commenced on 3 February 2021; if the recommendations made in the review have been agreed and accepted; if so, when the report will be published; if funding for implementation of the recommendations has been agreed; if so, if he will provide a breakdown of the costs, including any funding being sought in the estimates for 2022; and if a copy of the implementation schedule for all agreed recommendations will be provided. [46947/21]

Departmental Reviews

Duncan Smith

338. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the National Coastal Change Management Strategy steering group, will report on its initial findings and recommendations given that the group was to report within six months of its foundation in September 2020 and given that areas such as Portrane, County Dublin have already been greatly affected by coastal erosion (details supplied). [46128/21]

After-School Support Services

Duncan Smith

524. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a family (details supplied) in County Kildare are not being offered free after-school tuition given it was previously received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46609/21]

Official Engagements

Duncan Smith

784. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will facilitate a meeting with a family (details supplied) in County Kildare given the ongoing issues for the family and the previous correspondence between the HSE and officials in his office. [46610/21]

School Patronage

Duncan Smith

92. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied with the division of secondary school patronages across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43948/21]

International Protection

Duncan Smith

136. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons that were deemed adults by the International Protection Office and placed into direct provision following the assessments; and the number that were deemed minors and placed in the care of Tusla. [45467/21]

Energy Conservation

Duncan Smith

86. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the schemes that are available for homeowners to upgrade or retrofit their homes if they are working and paying PRSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44825/21]

Energy Conservation

Duncan Smith

87. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the schemes that are available for homeowners to upgrade or retrofit their homes if they are working and paying PRSI and the homes were built after 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44826/21]

Local Authorities

Duncan Smith

303. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the review of the housing adaption and housing aid grants from local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45094/21]

Planning Issues

Duncan Smith

304. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the changes in planning guidelines needed to ensure more changing place facilities in the country; the number of times the committee that was set up to progress this matter has met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45095/21]

School Accommodation

Duncan Smith

391. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education his views on the condition of a school (details supplied) which is in a deplorable condition and is unsafe for pupils attending the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45229/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Duncan Smith

441. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a person (details supplied) is not being permitted to pursue an apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45060/21]

General Practitioner Services

Duncan Smith

608. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the prices being charged in a medical practice are fair and appropriate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44824/21]

Disability Services

Duncan Smith

629. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health when his Department in line with the HSE will provide transport for adults with disabilities to attend adult day services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45002/21]

Cycling Facilities

Duncan Smith

72. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the new cycling infrastructure projects which have been approved in Fingal as of September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43938/21]

Rail Network

Duncan Smith

81. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the railway order application for MetroLink to be submitted to An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43941/21]

Airport Policy

Duncan Smith

87. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the measures he and his Department intend to undertake to address the workplace relations concerns between the Irish Aviation Authority and air traffic control workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44103/21]

Driver Licences

Duncan Smith

126. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will further extend the deadline for expiring learner driver permits due to the continuing effects on the service due to the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43937/21]

Public Transport

Duncan Smith

131. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will commit to a study of the benefits of free public transport in his Department such as have taken place in Estonia and Luxembourg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43939/21]