Parliamentary questions

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

550. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency department nurses working in Tallaght University Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased during 2024. [8976/24]

Schools Building Projects

Duncan Smith

75. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the timeline of the delivery of a new special school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8258/24]

Bus Services

Duncan Smith

183. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if a bus service could be provided for residents in Portmarnock, Malahide and Swords that would terminate at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7947/24]

Departmental Schemes

Duncan Smith

392. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection why funding for the 'voucher system' for deaf people has been withheld by the Citizen's Information Board for all events after 20 February 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8036/24]

Public Sector Pay

Duncan Smith

393. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection when employees in the Citizens Information Centre will receive approved pay rises given that its sister service, MABS, has had pay rises in place since 2022, even though both are funded by the same organisation, the Citizens Information Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8043/24]

Home Help Service

Duncan Smith

621. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) is provided home care supports again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8017/24]

Home Help Service

Duncan Smith

622. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if his Department could examine the circumstances surrounding the removal of home care support for persons (details supplied); if he will provide the details behind why these supports were stopped;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8018/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

149. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will review Circular 0011/2024, the Circular to the Management Authorities of Primary Schools, as schools (details supplied) are currently set to experience a reduction in their SET allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6831/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

150. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education to ensure that (details supplied) will not experience a reduction in their SET allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6832/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

154. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how many schools in Swords provide ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6854/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

155. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how many schools in Portmarnock provide ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6855/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

156. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how many schools in Malahide provide ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6856/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

157. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how many schools in Donabate/Portrane provide ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6857/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

158. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how many schools in Kinsealy provide ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6858/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

159. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how long waiting lists are for ASD units in Swords; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6859/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

160. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how long waiting lists are for ASD units in Portmarnock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6860/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

161. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how long waiting lists are for ASD units in Malahide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6861/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

162. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how long waiting lists are for ASD units in Donabate/Portrane; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6862/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

163. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how long waiting lists are for ASD units in Kinsealy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6863/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

164. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how many active applications there are for ASD units in Swords; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6864/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

165. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how many active applications there are for ASD units in Portmarnock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6865/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

166. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how many active applications there are for ASD units in Malahide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6866/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

167. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how many active applications there are for ASD units in Donabate/Portrane; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6867/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

168. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education how many active applications there are for ASD units in Kinsealy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6868/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

169. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education what plans she has to improve the provision of ASD units in schools in Dublin Fingal east, and countrywide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6869/24]

Middle East

Duncan Smith

143. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who is in possession of an Irish residence permit and is trapped in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6409/24]

Bus Services

Duncan Smith

213. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus drivers that have left the service, including retirees, in each county since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6489/24]

Taxi Licences

Duncan Smith

214. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the number of taxi drivers who have left the service, by month, since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6490/24]

Rail Network

Duncan Smith

215. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the number of train drivers who have left the service since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6491/24]

Pension Provisions

Duncan Smith

236. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if the annual pension double payment is subject to tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6422/24]

Pension Provisions

Duncan Smith

237. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if there are any proposals to treat the annual pension double payment as a non-taxable payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6423/24]

State Pensions

Duncan Smith

236. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for the old age pension (contributory) by a person (details supplied) has been processed and awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5902/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Duncan Smith

237. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who is in receipt of an old age pension (contributory) and is now aged 67 years, but who continued in employment, which is now about to cease, is entitled to receive a redundancy payment, in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5903/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Duncan Smith

292. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update following the commitment by the Minister of State at the Department of Health to cover assessments of needs for children with disabilities due to the continued delay of the six planned regional assessment teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5991/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Duncan Smith

301. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health whether any or all of the 80+ recommendations made in the report of the Covid-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel published in August 2020 have been accepted; the progress made in implementing any of the recommendations to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5845/24]

Departmental Data

Duncan Smith

306. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the total number of stepdown beds available in County Longford. [5852/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

307. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in respiratory medicine based at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in the years of 2021, 2022 and 2023 in tabular form. [5853/24]

Primary Care Centres

Duncan Smith

308. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to refurbish Raheny Health Centre, Dublin 5; and the current services being provided at this health centre. [5854/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Duncan Smith

309. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the current repair times in place for wheelchair users when repairs are required to their wheelchairs in the Limerick City area; and the recommended and average timeframe for repairs to take place at present. [5855/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

310. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant radiologist based in Portiuncula Hospital in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [5856/24]

Mental Health Services

Duncan Smith

311. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the locations outside of Dublin where inpatient peri-natal mental health units are located, in tabular form. [5857/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

312. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic registrars at Tallaght University Hospital in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [5858/24]

Hospital Procedures

Duncan Smith

313. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of chest x-rays carried out at Louth County Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [5859/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

314. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists working in Wexford General Hospital in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [5860/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

315. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists working in Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, in the years of 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [5861/24]

Hospital Staff

Duncan Smith

316. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of national and international health recruitment fairs staff from CHI Temple Street were in attendance to seek to recruit additional nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, etc. in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the number of recruitment fairs where staff were present the number of jobs offered per fair. [5862/24]

Care Services

Duncan Smith

317. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Kerry who have requested additional home care hours; and the average waiting times for receiving additional care. [5863/24]

Departmental Data

Duncan Smith

318. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who visited the neurofibromatosis clinic at CHI Tallaght in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [5864/24]

Hospital Services

Duncan Smith

319. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the capital investment and refurbishment by the HSE at St Joseph's Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal in each of the years 2020 to date in 2024, in tabular form. [5865/24]

Hospital Services

Duncan Smith

320. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the chronic disease management hub in Ennis in respect of services currently provided; and the roll-out of additional services and staffing details of the hub. [5866/24]