1147. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by his Department and agencies and semi-State companies under his remit broken down by the number of ICE and non-ICE vehicles and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15121/21]
1103. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the childcare providers in an area (details supplied) that have signed up to the new pandemic State support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15894/21]
1089. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by his Department and agencies and semi-State companies under his remit, broken down by the number of ICE and non-ICE vehicles and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15114/21]
1052. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if a personal public service number will be issued to a person (details supplied). [15970/21]
1022. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the fuel allowance for a further two weeks. [15441/21]
1002. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by her Department and agencies and semi-State companies under her remit broken down by the number of ICE and non-ICE vehicles, that is internal combustion engine vehicles, and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15127/21]
902. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by her Department and agencies and semi-State companies under her remit broken down by the number of ICE and non-ICE vehicles and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15116/21]
805. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by his Department and agencies and semi-State companies under his remit broken down by the number of ICE and non-ICE vehicles and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15115/21]
770. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by his Department, agencies and semi-State companies under his remit broken down by the number of ICE and non-ICE vehicles and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15120/21]
769. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the estimated length of the backlog for passport applications and passport renewal applications due to the closure of the online renewal service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15111/21]
768. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the date the online renewal service for passports will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15110/21]
715. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding mechanisms available for low-cost loans for multi-unit development older builds, that is, pre-1980; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15499/21]
714. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proposed timeline for the construction defects working group; if funding will be made available for low-cost loans for construction defects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15498/21]
711. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a project (details supplied) in County Kildare did not receive funding under the recently announced urban regeneration and development fund; if the project will be considered under future funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15419/21]
704. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the recipients of HAP in each local authority; if they are deemed to be housed once in receipt of HAP; if they are taken off the local authority housing list once in receipt of HAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15308/21]
703. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the progress that has been made on the national differential rent scheme; the proposed criteria for reckonable income within local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15307/21]
702. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average period of time it takes for public housing projects to go from initial design stage funding to completion, by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15306/21]
701. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of inspections of private residential tenancies in County Cork in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by local electoral area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15305/21]
687. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by his Department and agencies and semi-State companies under his remit, broken down by the number of internal combustion engine, ICE, and non-ICE vehicles and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on. [15123/21]
686. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the legislative framework adopted in Ireland to implement the objectives of the Birds Directive, as set out in 2009/147/EC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15105/21]
578. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by her Department and agencies and semi-State companies under her remit broken down by the number of ICE and non-ICE vehicles and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15128/21]
538. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by his Department and agencies and semi-State companies under his remit broken down by the number of ICE and non-ICE vehicles and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15125/21]
478. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by his Department and agencies and semi-State companies under his remit broken down by the number of internal combustion engine, ICE, and non-ICE vehicles and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15119/21]
377. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Programme for Government commitment to require that all new urban buses be electric hybrid or electric; if this plan has begun; the percentage of new buses that are hybrid or electric since March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15665/21]
376. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the status of the programme for Government commitment to commission an economic evaluation of higher speed rail links between the main cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15664/21]
365. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the protocols put in place for Ireland’s ports to deal with knock on affects from Brexit; the protocols put in place for Irish roads linking or close to depots and sorting centres here to ensure regular traffic is not adversely impacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1393/21]
364. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the current guidelines regarding capacity for public and private transport with regard to buses, trains and taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1394/21]
363. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether his refusal to introduce a mandatory system of airport testing for the past nine months of the Covid-19 pandemic has directly led to the soar in positive cases and deaths in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1395/21]
362. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his plans to deal with backlogs and cancellations of driving tests, theory tests, NCT exams and driving lessons due to the lockdown in January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1396/21]
361. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if there have been delays to the MetroLink project due to the Covid-19 pandemic as of January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1397/21]
358. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons that have used airport testing in Irish airports in which testing is available; the number of incoming international travellers that have used the testing; the number of local residents that have used the facility for private tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1392/21]
330. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by his Department and agencies and semi-State companies under his remit broken down by the number of ICE and non-ICE vehicles and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15129/21]
247. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by his Department and agencies and semi-State companies under his remit broken down by the number of ICE and non-ICE vehicles and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15118/21]
246. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has contacted or plans to contact the UK authorities to raise concerns about the commissioning of a new coalmine in Cumbria in view of the UK's leadership role at COP26 in Glasgow and the recent call by the UN Secretary General on all states to decommission all proposed coal plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15112/21]
177. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by his Department and agencies and semi-State companies under his remit broken down by the number of ICE and non-ICE vehicles and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15117/21]
117. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his plans for legislation for the use of e-scooters; his further plans to include e-scooter usage in the decarbonisation of road transport plan as set out in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15567/21]
87. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will request that the National Transport Authority consider creating a link between all public bike schemes nationwide to enable users in one location to avail of the scheme in another; if a cost-benefit analysis has been carried out on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15566/21]
79. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the length of the backlog for the renewal of driver licences; his plans to address the backlogs in the application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15569/21]
76. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the length of the backlog for driver and theory test applications; his plans to address the backlog for the application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15568/21]
54. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the status of the programme for Government commitment to enhance suburban and commuter rail across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15570/21]
43. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his views on the future viability of the aviation industry sector and the thousands of jobs in the sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15565/21]
234. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans for a continuation of long-term residential care for those whose carers pass away or are no longer able to provide this care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13737/21]
116. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the support available for parents who find themselves in the coming months with children who have not been accepted to any local secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13740/21]
115. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education when a permanent school will be built for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin as promised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13739/21]
114. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the number of specific special schools by region; the number of students on waiting lists for special schools by region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13738/21]
13. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when homes in the Garristown and Oldtown area of north County Dublin will be connected to fibre broadband given the current pipe laying work being carried out in the area for fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13736/21]
12. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to encourage beef farmers to engage in the production of biofuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13735/21]
775. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there has been an increase in the amount of young person's seeking treatment for drug addiction in County Kildare since the beginning of March 2020; if so, if the HSE has provided additional facilities to deal with any increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12652/21]
493. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the status of a school (details supplied) which is due to open September 2021 and the permanent school which is proposed to be constructed in Corballis, Donabate, County Dublin [12759/21]
377. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding his Department has provided to voluntary housing associations based in County Kildare to maintain and upgrade their social housing stock over the past three years by AHB, location and amount in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12651/21]