Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Road Projects

Duncan Smith

256. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the provision of a roads project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he or his Department have had contact and meetings with the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1827/22]

Public Transport

Duncan Smith

257. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he or his Department have had meetings with the National Transport Authority, NTA, on the provision of one pricing structure for rail transport in the greater Dublin area; his views on such a structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1828/22]

Departmental Reports

Duncan Smith

299. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the response of his Department to the findings of the cost of disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure that everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63222/21]

Departmental Reports

Duncan Smith

474. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the response by his Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one of 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response that will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63221/21]

Waterways Issues

Duncan Smith

547. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding a project (details supplied) in County Kildare. [1818/22]

Departmental Reports

Duncan Smith

719. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the response of her Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if she will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63223/21]

Departmental Reports

Duncan Smith

882. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the response of her Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if she will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63218/21]

Departmental Data

Duncan Smith

1045. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of carer’s allowance applications refused in the past year; the number of applications made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1829/22]

Departmental Reports

Duncan Smith

1073. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the response of his Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63225/21]

Departmental Reports

Duncan Smith

1146. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the response of his Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63224/21]

Legislative Programme

Duncan Smith

1275. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the continued criminal damage been carried out on public access defibrillators around the country; if there is a mechanism to highlight this damage and increase the penalty on those found guilty of damage to these life-saving devices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1820/22]

Departmental Reports

Duncan Smith

1431. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the response of his Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63219/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Duncan Smith

1437. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent vaccination posts required to meet the targets set out in the Covid-19 booster campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63257/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Duncan Smith

1438. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent vaccination posts there have been for each month in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63258/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Duncan Smith

1439. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a Covid-19 testing centre in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63259/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Duncan Smith

1440. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent PCR swabbers that will be required to sustain a level of approximately 200,000 PCR tests per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63260/21]

Defibrillators Provision

Duncan Smith

1781. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if further consideration has been given to providing a national register of defibrillators throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1819/22]

Home Help Service

Duncan Smith

1782. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for home support service throughout the HSE service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1821/22]

Home Help Service

Duncan Smith

1783. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of new home support service packages for the past three years for each health service area; the amount of funding provided for this service in the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1822/22]

Home Help Service

Duncan Smith

1784. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of employees of the HSE providing home support packages for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1823/22]