Questions asked 14 total

• Environment 3 questions

  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of unclaimed refunds in regard to the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34851/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the State benefits from any unclaimed refunds form the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34852/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the company operating the deposit return scheme earns any additional revenue from unclaimed refunds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34853/24]
• Health 3 questions

  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the HSE provides a grant for car safety harnesses for children with disabilities, such as autism; if so is the Minister aware of any discrepancies in this grant being awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34863/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the medical card should cover a GP filling out their requisite section of the domiciliary care allowance application form for their patient and to set out his plans to ensure that medical card recipients do not face administrative fees such as this by their GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35122/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health why the GP-only card does not cover GP-imposed “courier fees” each time blood tests are taken by a GP; his plans to ensure that these costs are included in the GP-only card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35123/24]
• Education 2 questions

  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if there will be a provision of special education classes in a planned extension for a school (details supplied); if in the meantime prefab accommodation will be provided for special education classes as has been the case for mainstream classes in this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34179/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if the NCSE has engaged with a school (details supplied) with a view to providing special classes, given that there are no second level special education classes available in Skerries; if the NCSE has directly asked the school to provide special education classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34180/24]
• Social 2 questions

  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if a disallowed exceptional needs payment will be re-examined due to the immediate concerns for an individual and their family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33827/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that when a blind person applies for a blind pension they are means-tested under the household income, even if that person is unable to work due to their disability; if she plans to withdraw the means test for people in this category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35158/24]
• Children 2 questions

  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way he plans to address the issue of crèche owners increasing their fees this September (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33882/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown of CDNT data for CHO9 in regard to staff numbers, caseload, children participating in individual intervention, children participating in group intervention, by month, from January 2024 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34593/24]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the repair works that are planned for the N72 Mallow-Killarney Road between Clonbanin Cross and Lislehane, Cullen County Cork; when this work will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34367/24]
• Finance 1 question

  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if special needs assistants will be included on the flat-rate expenses list; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35329/24]