Questions asked 17 total

• Health 8 questions

  • 2024-01-30 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]
  • 2024-01-30 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]
  • 2024-01-30 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]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how long someone referred to the National Gender Service today would be expected to wait for their first assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4422/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health why the National Gender Service chose not to close its waiting list in 2023, as was discussed in late 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4423/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how many trans patient support and advocacy organisations such as (details supplied) the National Gender Service met with in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4424/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how the National Gender Service defines the term gender affirming care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4425/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the way in which Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 on infant formula and follow-on formula is policed and enforced in the State; whether offences are committed in the event of its breach or other sanctions apply; his views on whether retailers breach the regulation by including formula among items covered by a loyalty or voucher or discount scheme that applies to most other goods sold in a store; if so, the basis of that understanding; to outline any correspondence with the EU Commission on the interpretation of Article 10 (2) of the regulation as it applies to general supermarket discount or voucher schemes that are not aimed at promoting the sale of formula in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4748/24]
• Transport 4 questions

  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport how many DART carriages have been ordered over the past three years; how many have been ordered to date for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4738/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport how many train carriages have been ordered over the past three years; how many have been ordered to date for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4739/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport what the previously announced €300 million earmarked for the Luas in September 2023 will be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4740/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to prioritise the delivery of the Bus Connects local routes services in Portrane and Donabate given the census figures from 2022 on bus travel are concerning (details supplied) in regard to our climate targets of reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 by improving public transport travel and reducing car journeys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4849/24]
• Education 3 questions

  • 2024-01-30 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the reason SNAs with ten years of experience (details supplied) in private pre-schools are unable to apply for incremental credits, particularly when those who have worked in community pre-schools are eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4050/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education to provide special classes for children with additional needs in a school (details supplied) as these are urgently required to meet the local education requirements of pupils with autism or learning disabilities who currently have to travel to St. Margaret 's and beyond for their education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4742/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education his Department's policy with regard to requests from parents who wish to have their single-sex primary schools amalgamated into fully gender-integrated schools; to outline the procedure for processing such a request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4743/24]
• Children 2 questions

  • 2024-01-30 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]
  • 2024-01-30 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]