376. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if all documents and data on serving and retired personnel is held in digitised or paper form; if this is GDPR compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29672/21]
375. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the status of the purchasing of dedicated troop carriers for the Air Cops; the expected costs and timeline involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29671/21]
374. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel vaccinated; the hierarchy of defence personnel to be vaccinated; if the roll-out is dependent on HSE staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29670/21]
373. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if upgrades will be made the Defence Forces internal IT systems in view of the cyber attack; the funding being made available; the headcount of personnel being dedicated to defence IT cyber defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29669/21]
335. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the local authorities that have a social inclusion unit or officer; the social inclusion training that is provided by his Department to local authorities to meet the aims and objectives of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29593/21]
282. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will update the 1979 public sector circular governing the Reserve Defence Forces to allow leave in instances such as aid to civil power; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29678/21]
243. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the BusConnects and DART west proposals that are putting over 60 trees at risk along the Navan Road and in Martin Savage Park; if additional avenues will be taken to mitigate against cutting down the trees; if there are plans by the NTA to replace any trees lost in the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29594/21]
134. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Taoiseach the reason the Central Statistics Office is no longer publishing annual statistics derived from marriage registrations which it gathers (details supplied). [29349/21]
114. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the timescale for clearing the backlog on the driver theory waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28891/21]
113. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the additional resources being sought to tackle the driver theory waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28890/21]
238. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to address the serious reported problems with blackgrass being found in wildflower mixtures coming into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28618/21]
150. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the efforts currently underway to attract recruits into the Defence Forces; the cost of the current advertising campaign; the target areas for the placement of such advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28624/21]
149. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the efforts his Department has underway to recruit into the CIS units in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28623/21]
148. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if there have been applications from the Permanent Defence Forces and or the Reserve Defence Forces to join the CIS units; the number of personnel currently working in the units for each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28622/21]
147. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the amount of annual funding dedicated to the CIS unit in the Defence Forces for each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28621/21]
146. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if he or his officials have had meetings with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the upgrading, putting back into use the housing accommodation in the Curragh Camp, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28620/21]
141. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the signing by the European Commission of a €384 million contract for a Covid-19 vaccine with a company (details supplied) on 18 September 2020 despite the company not being advanced in its vaccine production and in view of the fact it has not produced a vaccine; if he has raised this matter with the Commission given it is a cause for concern here in view of the size of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28408/21]
140. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address matters relating to the 45 homeless deaths that have occurred to date in 2021; his plans to address shortcomings in the homeless service provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28754/21]
137. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a project (details supplied) in County Kildare under the leadership of Kildare County Council given the timeframes involved in its completion. [28626/21]
136. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to voluntary housing bodies which have sold their stock on to their former tenants once all statutory obligations including mortgage repayments were completed; the details of these transactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28625/21]
135. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position with regard to the provision of so-called changing place toilet facilities in Ireland; the number of times the group set up by him has met; the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28619/21]
94. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to transport difficulties for a town (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28617/21]
93. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to ongoing issues in relation to the provision of toilet facilities at a train station (details supplied) in County Kildare; his plans to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28616/21]
92. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to ongoing issues in relation to the provision of toilet facilities at a train station (details supplied) in County Laois; his plans to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28615/21]
91. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to ongoing issues in relation to the provision of toilet facilities at a train station (details supplied) in County Kildare; his plans to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28614/21]
510. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the status of the review of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28349/21]
298. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to extend the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme to include first time buyers undertaking substantial renovation works on second-hand properties; his plans to extend supports to first time buyers who are unable to receive full mortgages from banks in circumstances in which the first time buyer is seeking to purchase a second-hand property in need of substantial renovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28348/21]
256. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of leases that Kildare County Council has signed up for social housing that are not yet occupied; the location of these leases; the number of houses; the cost of these houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27587/21]
255. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of leases that Kildare County Council has entered into for the provision of housing in the county over the past three years; the number of houses these leases involved; the location of each within the county; the cost of these leases.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27586/21]
254. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities have the discretion to allocate a fixed price for the replacement of windows or doors under the housing aid grant; if this figure is set by his Department given that the total figure for a grant is €8,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27585/21]
253. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the review into the housing adaption and housing aid local authority grants will be carried out; if the review will include the amounts local authorities can allocate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27584/21]
174. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1493 of 21 April 2021, the relevant legislation that has been changed; the changes to relevant legislation in Irish national law that have been enacted that has necessitated changes to information on the eJustice portal; the way in which the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union is relevant to this matter; the reason for the removal of the information given that two different reasons have now been given for the removal of information from the eJustice portal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26768/21]
335. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will consider purchasing a building (details required) with the express view of ensuring that it remains a focal point of community activity and does not fall into private ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26596/21]
85. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering expanding the criteria for the fuel allowance for the winter lockdown 2021 given that more workers and families are being asked to stay in their homes for the period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1421/21]
185. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when fibre broadband will be provided to a person (details supplied). [25287/21]
257. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists that have withdrawn from the dental treatment service scheme since January 2020 in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24857/21]
256. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists signed up to the dental treatment service scheme as at 30 April 2021 in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24856/21]
255. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists registered and operating in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24855/21]
536. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if guidance can be provided to artists with disabilities that plan to apply for the arts and disability connect funding in relation to whether an award for such funding will not impact on their social welfare benefit entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23844/21]
535. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if guidance can be offered to those in receipt of the disability allowance and other benefits in relation to whether they can apply for the arts and disability connect funding without an award for such funding impacting their social welfare benefit entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23843/21]
102. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the reason a student who has medical confirmation of health issues including extreme anxiety and as a result of said health issues has missed a lot of school cannot apply for an exemption from Irish on health grounds (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23443/21]
354. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the active strength at 30 March 2021 by rank of the army reserve and naval service reserve; and the number of army reserve and naval service reserve of all ranks that will reach compulsory discharge age by the end of December 2021. [22904/21]
353. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the current number of vacancies at the rank of Captain in the army reserve and equivalent in the naval service reserve. [22903/21]
352. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of commissioned Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve officers by rank that were classified as inactive in each of the years since the reorganisation in 2013 to the latest date for which information is available; and the number classified active that are serving without appointments. [22902/21]
295. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he has taken since entering Government to prevent so called cuckoo funds buying entire housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22996/21]
294. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of eviction notices served from March to December 2020 and from 1 January to 27 April 2021. [22995/21]
196. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the status of the passage into law of the forthcoming road traffic (miscellaneous provisions) Bill to tackle the misuse of scramblers and other off-road bikes and machines in public places and on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23142/21]
149. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the nature of the letter of formal notice the European Commission sent to the Government as announced on 2 July 2020 with regard to the alleged non-compliance of the European Communities (Environmental Liability) Regulations 2008, S.I. No. 547 of 2008, with Article 12(1) of the Environmental Liability Directive 2004/35/EC; the current situation with regard to the engagement with the European Commission on this alleged infringement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22898/21]
148. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has assessed the likely impact on Ireland’s greenhouse emissions profile of the inclusion of net land use emissions in the new EU land use accounting system as outlined in his statement on 21 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22896/21]