Questions asked 47 total

• Health 19 questions

  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposal for an etender framework to outsource audiology services to reduce waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42330/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on pay increases for section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44106/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the projected amount of agency staff that will be required by the HSE in 2023; the projected cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44107/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans to address the current funding imbalance for University Hospital Limerick compared to other Model 4 national hospitals to bring it to the national average as of September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44108/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the current number of ICU beds in place; the number that are currently funded as of September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44109/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of payments to student nurses as of September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44110/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses that have received the pandemic bonus payment as of September 2022, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44111/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses that are yet to receive the pandemic bonus payment as of September 2022, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44112/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses that worked on the Covid-19 pandemic response but have since retired that have received the pandemic special recognition payment as of September 2022, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44113/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of Dublin Fire Brigade workers who worked on the Covid-19 pandemic response as swabbers and vaccinators that have received the pandemic special recognition payment as of September 2022; if he will confirm that they are due to receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44114/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will detail all organisations, public, voluntary and private that are due to have workers recognised with the pandemic special recognition payment but have not yet received the payment as of September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44115/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of progressing free general practitioner care to all persons under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44116/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he and his Department have plans to introduce a new social protection payment to assist parents with the non-medical financial costs of hospital care; if so, the estimated cost of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44117/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he and his Department have plans to develop a scheme to subsidise the travel, accommodation, food and childcare costs for families with children in hospital; if so, the estimated cost of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44120/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the abolition of hospital car parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44121/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the full implementation of the Disability Capacity Review 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44122/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the provision of free contraceptives as a public health measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44123/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the provision of free sanitary products such as tampons and pads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44124/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the provision of HRT patches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44125/22]
• Transport 11 questions

  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the programme for Government commitment to commission an economic evaluation of higher-speed rail links between Ireland's main cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44126/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the programme for Government commitment to require that all new urban buses be electric hybrid or electric; if this plan has commenced; the percentage of new buses that are hybrid or electric since March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44127/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if there are any plans to increase grants or reliefs that are available to potential purchasers of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44128/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his plans for sector-specific supports for the taxi industry to combat rising fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44129/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the plans that his Department has to decarbonise Ireland’s passenger rail fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44130/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the new cycling infrastructure projects that have been approved in Fingal as of September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44131/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update as of September 2022 on the progress of MetroLink; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44132/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the plans that his Department has as of September 2022 to introduce a petrol and diesel vehicle scrappage scheme; if so, the estimated cost of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44133/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his views on the status of the BusConnects project as of September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44134/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the plans his Department has in line with the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report, to invest in transport infrastructure ensuring accessibility for those with disabilities and additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44135/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of introducing a reduced €9 public transport ticket serving buses, trains and Luas, similar to the scheme introduced in Germany in summer 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44145/22]
• Environment 8 questions

  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in the Naul area of north County Dublin as of September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44136/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in the Oldtown area of north County Dublin as of September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44137/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in the Rolestown area of north County Dublin as of September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44138/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in the Garristown area of north County Dublin as of September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44139/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in the Ballyboughal area of north County Dublin as of September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44140/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in the Rush area of north County Dublin as of September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44141/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in the Lusk area of north County Dublin as of September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44142/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in the Donabate area of north County Dublin as of September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44143/22]
• Justice 4 questions

  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice her views on whether that every citizen must undertake an exhaustive, hugely time consuming and disproportionate exercise to examine the entire range of primary and secondary legislation in order to provide a complete list of all exceptions to the general position when they seek to ascertain their legal obligations regarding periods of time and deadlines (details supplied). [42097/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice when she will ensure that Irish factsheets published on her Department provide information that is written in plain English and contain practical information for the public to spare the citizen unnecessary research. (details supplied). [42098/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the efforts that have been undertaken to ensure that Ireland provides information that complies with European Union law as set out in Council Decision 2001/470/EC (details supplied). [42099/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she will ensure that the Courts Service as the European Judicial Network contact point in Ireland and whose operation is also within her remit provides her with information that is in compliance with European Union law as set out in Council Decision 2001/470/EC, for posting on the eJustice portal (details supplied). [42100/22]
• Social 2 questions

  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the domiciliary care allowance to children aged 16 and 17 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44118/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the domiciliary care allowance by €20 per month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44119/22]
• Finance 1 question

  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if a person is liable to pay the pension levy on a private pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44014/22]
• Foreign 1 question

  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will confirm that a first passport in respect of a person (details supplied) which was printed on 20 June 2022 and scheduled to be posted and was then withdrawn from the post due to a query on photos was officially disposed of by the Passport Office. [43921/22]
• Education 1 question

  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the under-provision of school transport places to pupils in Celbridge, County Kildare in time for the new academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42423/22]