882. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the response of her Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if she will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63218/21]
719. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the response of her Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if she will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63223/21]
547. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding a project (details supplied) in County Kildare. [1818/22]
474. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the response by his Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one of 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response that will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63221/21]
299. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the response of his Department to the findings of the cost of disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure that everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63222/21]
257. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he or his Department have had meetings with the National Transport Authority, NTA, on the provision of one pricing structure for rail transport in the greater Dublin area; his views on such a structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1828/22]
256. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the provision of a roads project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he or his Department have had contact and meetings with the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1827/22]
255. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the provision of a road (details supplied) in County Kildare; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1826/22]
203. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the response of his Department to the findings of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; the plans that will be made in quarter one 2022 in response to these findings; if he will implement an all-Department response which will be timescaled and measured to ensure everyday costs are reduced for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63220/21]
196. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider an extension to the 17 December 2021 deadline for the public consultation on the DART+ South West project due to the delays incurred by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63124/21]
577. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) for a HSE mobility scooter will be expedited as they are currently living with serious mobility issues and have a dependent partner. [62780/21]
573. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the long delays being experienced by a person (details supplied) who has been waiting over two years for speech and occupational therapy in view of the fact that this person was diagnosed with autism in 2019 and their condition is deteriorating; if the family will be contacted without further delay with an update on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62769/21]
572. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the public information campaign his Department or other public bodies are undertaking as per section 11 of the Public Health Alcohol Act, 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62763/21]
227. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address issues in relation to a bus route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62786/21]
53. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the status of the BusConnects project; if the business case for the BusConnects project remains unchanged in view of announcements in 2021 regarding the MetroLink project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62298/21]
31. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the operation of checking Covid-19 travel documentation at ports and airports here; the issues that have been identified in the roll-out of this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62297/21]
17. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the Government approval of the DART+ West project; the planning timeline of the project; if it is possible the approved business case could change by the time planning is approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62299/21]
12. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport when his attention was drawn to the delays to the MetroLink project from the National Transport Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62296/21]
11. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the specific policies he has to address the issues presented by the Covid-19 pandemic in the taxi industry in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62295/21]
2. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the specific policies he plans on implementing in 2022 to bring down the cost and accessibility of transport for persons with disabilities in view of the recent publication of the Cost of Disability in Ireland research report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62300/21]
124. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was denied the fuel allowance for the winter when their household received the fuel allowance for years prior to their spouse passing earlier in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62119/21]
573. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the amount of the health budget for 2022 he will be allocating to supporting the local drug and alcohol addiction prevention, stabilisation and detoxing work of local authorities homeless services; the way that this builds on previous funding received over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61250/21]
260. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which his Department has realised the 18 of the 32 recommendations contained in the Traveller accommodation expert review report and set out as a work plan by the Programme Board for 2021; his plans in 2022 to realise the outstanding recommendations in particular the replacement of local Traveller accommodation consultative committees by Traveller accommodation strategic policy committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61249/21]
174. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the engagement he or his Department has had with medical scientists and their union representatives regarding the 94% ballot for strike action by a union (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59243/21]
164. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with an association (details supplied) regarding the difficulties with access to dental care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59245/21]
145. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the advice NIAC has provided to him regarding vaccinations for 5 to 11 year olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59242/21]
130. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the contingency plans in place if the number of PCR tests that is currently being carried out continues and capacity remains stretched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59246/21]
117. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the Covid-19 booster programme; the issues that have been identified with the early roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59244/21]
159. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the service offered by company (details supplied) which is purportedly charging for free immigration service appointments and requesting the provision of highly sensitive data; the steps that are being taken to ensure timely access to appointments for applicants not availing of this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59514/21]
104. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the current position regarding a project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59642/21]
93. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education when she expects parents and children who have received letters stating that they have not received a place for the 2022-2023 academic year to receive a place given she has stated that talks are underway with school patrons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59649/21]
92. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the expected lead time for the opening of the proposed new secondary school for the Curragh, County Kildare subsequent to the site being finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59648/21]
91. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if her Department has received legal challenges to the right of a child to a secondary school place from a parent or child over the past number of years; if so, the outcome of these challenges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59647/21]
90. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if her Department has considered and adopted a reasonable or acceptable distance for a child to travel to another secondary school given that a place may not be available to them at their local secondary school; if her Department’s modelling has considered the need for the provision of school transport for students in order to avail of such a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59646/21]
89. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some parents are by-passing their nearest rural local primary school in favour of enrolling their children in larger urban centres given the lack of secondary school places in south County Kildare; her views on the way this will affect enrolment in these rural schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59645/21]
88. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 340 of 23 November 2021, the number of meetings her Department has had with secondary school patrons on the provision of secondary school places in south County Kildare over the past two years; if such meetings have taken place in 2021 year given the lack of places available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59644/21]
87. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the number of secondary school places that were available for the 2021-2022 academic year in south County Kildare by school; the number predicated for the 2022-2023 academic year by school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59643/21]
78. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that foreign-born members of the Defence Forces are having in serving particularly in serving overseas; the steps he is taking to address these difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59641/21]
77. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if he has plans to upgrade Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin; if he has commissioned a report into the future of the barracks; if so, the intention of such a report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59640/21]
55. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters in relation to the results of the 2021 National Survey of Urban Seagulls commissioned by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (details supplied), the Seabird 2000 census results and a statement reported to have been issued by his Department and the NPWS in response to a freedom of information request in July 2016. [59667/21]
54. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters in relation to the 2021 National Survey of Urban Seagulls commissioned by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (details supplied) the Seabird 2000 census results and the April 2020 report from the consultative committee on Urban Seagulls established by his predecessor in June 2019. [59666/21]
53. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters in relation to the Departmental and National Parks and Wildlife Service’s published document on its website titled Birds Case (C 418/04) Programme of Measures -2017 (details supplied). [59665/21]
52. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters in relation to the 2021 National Survey of Urban Seagulls commissioned by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (details supplied) and the Habitats Directive. [59664/21]
51. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters in relation to the 2021 National Survey of Urban Seagulls commissioned by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (details supplied). [59663/21]
50. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will formally publish the results of the 2021 National Survey of Urban Seagulls commissioned by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service including the analysis of the results; and the date for the formal publication with such analysis. [59662/21]
75. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide additional funding for the design of a 24-hour north south and east west bus route to be included in the draft BusConnects plan for Cork ahead of the expiry deadline for public consultation. [59414/21]
73. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the contingency plans if the number of air traffic control staff available falls below the threshold of safe operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59322/21]
72. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the lowest number of air traffic control staff required to operate safely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59321/21]
71. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the number of air traffic control staff that are out of work due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59320/21]
578. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the current rules for staff within the HSE who are unable to work as they are a confirmed close contact; if they are treated as needing to take Covid-19 related leave or if they have to take sick leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58675/21]