Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Early Childhood Care and Education

Duncan Smith

463. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline any regulations in regard to ECCE supports that would prevent providers from refusing to offer half-day sessions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3832/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Duncan Smith

464. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline any regulations in regard to ECCE supports that would ensure that parents who received an ECCE place for half-day sessions cannot, at a later date, be told that the provider will no longer offer half-day sessions in favour of full-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3833/24]

Hospital Services

Duncan Smith

499. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of open beds in each HSE and voluntary hospital on 15 January in each of the years 2023 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3655/24]

Health Promotion

Duncan Smith

513. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there are any proposals to provide one day of annual leave to workers for health screenings such as mammograms, cholesterol screening and colonoscopies; if his Department would consider such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3848/24]

Hospital Facilities

Duncan Smith

522. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that disabled parking at St. Vincent's Hospital has a four hour time limit for the length of time a person can occupy a disabled parking space; if he will liaise with St. Vincent’s to remove this time limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3889/24]

Public Transport

Duncan Smith

81. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the delays in providing contact digital payments for Dublin Bus, the Luas, the Dart and Irish Rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3149/24]

Public Transport

Duncan Smith

82. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the cost of a new contactless payment system for public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3147/24]

Public Transport

Duncan Smith

83. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the delays in rolling out a contactless payment system for public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3148/24]

Bus Services

Duncan Smith

85. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to provide assurances that the BusConnects project will not result in the removal of the 33 bus route, which serves as a direct bus from Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush and Lusk to the city centre, in favour of a bus that will go from Balbriggan/Skerries to the Airport where a connection will be available from the airport into the city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3202/24]

Health Services

Duncan Smith

204. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of rapid reviews and health technology applications received in 2023; the number completed in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3198/24]

Departmental Data

Duncan Smith

205. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings of the HSE drugs group that took place in 2023; the number of medicines considered for recommendation at each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3199/24]

Health Services

Duncan Smith

499. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to set up a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO9; if he could provide a timeline for the establishment of a neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2554/24]

Cancer Services

Duncan Smith

2. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on the impact on a number of cancer care programmes arising from the decision not to award any new development funding to the national cancer strategy in budget 2024, specifically the planned centralisation of surgical cancer services, the new model of patient follow-up and survivorship and plans for acute oncology nursing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2015/24]

Departmental Meetings

Duncan Smith

5. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to meeting transgender advocacy groups to discuss the provision of transgender healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1975/24]

Medicinal Products

Duncan Smith

26. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the €20 million committed for new medicine funding in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1974/24]

Vaccination Programme

Duncan Smith

39. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there are plans for the chicken pox vaccine to be included in the national immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1976/24]

Primary Care Centres

Duncan Smith

40. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a primary care centre for Swords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1973/24]

Commemorative Medals

Duncan Smith

166. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there is a provision available to re-issue medals for persons who fought and were awarded medals in both conflicts and whose medals have been lost or mislaid due to the passage of time; if there is a list available of all who were awarded medals for service during the conflicts regardless of what side they fought on or gender; and if it is not possible to have medals re-issued is there some other way that service can be acknowledged by way of an official letter or parchment and can these be provided on request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1875/24]

Official Travel

Duncan Smith

193. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the airmiles spent by the Government since 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56784/23]

Public Transport

Duncan Smith

194. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport how many additional Luas carriages will be purchased in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56785/23]

Public Transport

Duncan Smith

195. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the number of people using public transport, that is bus, Dart, Luas, train since 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56786/23]

Taxi Licences

Duncan Smith

196. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the number of new taxi drivers, by month, since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56787/23]

Bus Services

Duncan Smith

197. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the number of new bus drivers in each county since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56788/23]

Rail Network

Duncan Smith

198. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the number of new train drivers since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56789/23]

Road Safety Authority

Duncan Smith

242. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the RSA has informed seven driving testers that their temporary contracts will not be renewed next month despite driving test waiting times remaining unacceptably high; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1211/24]

Road Safety Authority

Duncan Smith

243. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will sanction a new permanent contract competition for driver testers for the Road Safety Authority in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1212/24]

Rail Network

Duncan Smith

244. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the outcome of the 2019 order for 41 rail carriages which was to deliver a 10% increase in capacity in the morning and evenings for commuters on the Northern Line; how this has been achieved to date; the status of the delivery of 95 Dart + carriages; how the delivery of the carriages will increase capacity on the Northern Line; the projected time scale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1235/24]

Bus Services

Duncan Smith

273. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the reason the Transport For Ireland Live app does not process the Nightlink bus information; if there is a plan to process this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1350/24]

Rail Network

Duncan Smith

279. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport for an updated timetable on the completion of works at Portmarnock train station; when these works will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1509/24]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Duncan Smith

280. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the final number of car parking spaces that will be available at Portmarnock train station upon the completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1510/24]

School Facilities

Duncan Smith

469. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education to outline future plans for the provision of additional primary school facilities within schools (details supplied) to alleviate the waiting lists for children looking to be accepted into third and fourth classes, such as prefabs and additional teaching staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56338/23]

Health and Safety

Duncan Smith

534. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she aware of the health and safety issues in relation to the standard of a school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57175/23]

Health and Safety

Duncan Smith

535. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education what actions she has taken since receiving evidence of the health and safety issues at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57176/23]

Schools Building Projects

Duncan Smith

536. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will expedite the provision of a much-needed new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57177/23]

School Transport

Duncan Smith

600. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will meet with a delegation of parents from Swords, in regard to the provision of a bus to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1158/24]

School Funding

Duncan Smith

681. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the steps that may be forthcoming to alter the process for allocations for the STEM learning grant for schools that was recently allotted, given that almost 2,200 school were unsuccessful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1881/24]

Housing Provision

Duncan Smith

823. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social, affordable and private units built over the past five years, by local authority area under headings (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1476/24]

Housing Provision

Duncan Smith

827. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of any undue delays of occupation in newly built social housing units at a location (details supplied); if any delays are an isolated case, and whether any action will be taken to expedite the process in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1563/24]

Housing Provision

Duncan Smith

843. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to ensure that the bulk purchase of homes that were supposed to be available to individual buyers (details supplied) will not happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1884/24]

Housing Provision

Duncan Smith

844. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce legislation to prevent investment funds from bulk purchasing homes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1885/24]

Employment Schemes

Duncan Smith

886. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection how jobs funded through the WorkAbility: Inclusive Pathways to Employment Programme would be advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56791/23]

Live Exports

Duncan Smith

1237. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the acceptable weather conditions for a livestock vessel to be permitted to leave Ireland; to ensure that no vessel leaves Ireland when facing unacceptable weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57261/23]

Disability Services

Duncan Smith

1301. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE consultant child psychiatrist for intellectual disability services in County Mayo in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [1828/24]

Departmental Funding

Duncan Smith

1372. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the delays in releasing approved funding to a gym (details supplied) created to provide a safe space for people with disabilities, which has now been forced to cease operations due to financial strains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56960/23]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

1415. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of all vacancies for intellectual disability nursing positions within CHO2; and the locations of these vacancies. [1207/24]

Vaccination Programme

Duncan Smith

1552. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will expand the regulation to permit pharmacists to administer RSV vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56793/23]

Hospital Services

Duncan Smith

1658. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the inpatient services and inpatient surgical services currently at Bantry General Hospital. [1192/24]

Mental Health Services

Duncan Smith

1659. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons awaiting a psychologist report for MHID services in each of the CHO 6 areas; the current expected waiting time for an assessment; and his plans to extend services within this area in 2024. [1193/24]

Hospital Services

Duncan Smith

1660. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the treatments available at the minor injuries unit at Roscommon hospital. [1194/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Duncan Smith

1661. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of adults in County Wexford awaiting an appointment for vascular surgery, by wait times, in tabular form. [1195/24]