Questions asked 23 total

• Defence 9 questions

  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the maximum number of recruitment applications the Defence Forces can process in a year for the Reserve and Permanent Defence Force, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5687/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the elements of training, administration or duties that have been carried out remotely since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5688/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel within the Defence Forces who are currently working from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5689/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if there are plans to sell off military property or installations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5690/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel who have contracted Covid-19 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5691/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the reason current recruitment structures mean that the Permanent Defence Force and Reserve Defence Force must compete for the resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5692/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if there are allowances for reservists to travel to training or courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5693/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if operational requirements have been postponed or cancelled due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5694/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the measures being taken to specifically attract and recruit information technology personnel from the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5695/21]
• Tourism 5 questions

  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has implemented the €92 million industry activation fund; the position regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5696/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has discussed changing the stay and spend tourism scheme with the Minister for Finance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5697/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has undertaken a comprehensive review of Ireland’s tourism product to identify strengths, gaps and opportunities as recommended by the tourism recovery task force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5698/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has met with the tourism recovery task force since October 2020; if so, the dates of these meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5699/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of the recommendations of the tourism recovery taskforce that have commenced; the number due to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5700/21]
• Transport 4 questions

  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if the scheme currently in place for drivers aged 70 years of age and over will be extended to facilitate drivers who are immunosuppressed or in a vulnerable health category to renew their driver licence by post if they cannot attend at a NDLS centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5137/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if a person (details supplied) considered an essential worker can apply for a professional driver licence. [5701/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the provision of a new road (details supplied) in County Kildare. [5809/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons who arrived into airports and ports by country of departure in Ireland in each week of January 2021; the number that arrived by the country of origin based on the country that issued their passport; if the figures as published cover charter flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5983/21]
• Health 4 questions

  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the locations of the mass Covid-19 vaccination centres in Dublin and the surrounding counties of Wicklow, Kildare, Meath and Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5347/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of mass Covid-19 vaccination centres that will be located in Dublin and the surrounding counties of Wicklow, Kildare, Meath and Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5348/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who arrived in Ireland in each week of January 2021 who did not have a PCR test 72 hours before departure; the number of completed passenger locator forms; the number who received a follow-up call and the nature of the follow-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5984/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if persons arriving at airports and ports here will be subject to a Covid-19 PCR test; if there will be a five-day follow-up PCR test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5985/21]
• Social 1 question

  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5808/21]