Results 601-620 of 3,735 for speaker:Duncan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 563. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline how each individual CHO funds interpreting services in GPs; and if he plans to improve access to interpreters in GPs by establishing a central service for use across all CHOs. [53542/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 564. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant HSE podiatry services positions in County Clare, by location, in tabular form; and the plans to fill any such vacancies. [53543/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 565. To ask the Minister for Health if he has any plans to increase accommodation for CAMHS in County Donegal. [53544/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 566. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons at Mercy University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53545/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 567. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in Louth each year since 2020, in tabular form. [53546/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 568. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists in each primary care psychology service in Galway by grade, in tabular form. [53547/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 569. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to recruit three additional WTE senior dietitians for Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [53548/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 570. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE midwives currently at the Rotunda Maternity Hospital, in tabular form. [53549/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 571. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost in 2024 to purchase an additional HSE critical care ambulance, to be stationed in both Galway and Cork. [53550/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 572. To ask the Minister for Health the number of chiropodists in Waterford who have contracts with the HSE and are accepting new medical card patients. [53551/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 573. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented to the emergency department at Naas General Hospital to date in 2023. [53552/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 574. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of WTE consultants in respiratory medicine at St. Vincent's University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53553/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (5 Dec 2023)

Duncan Smith: 575. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of patients who have attended the adult cochlear outpatient clinic at Beaumont Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53554/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (30 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: 284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on progress of the Maglin greenway in Cork; when it is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52959/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (30 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: 471. To ask the Minister for Health if there is currently a neurologist in Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin; if not how long has this been the case; if there is a plan to hire a neurologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52902/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services in Counties Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: I thank the witnesses for coming in today. I welcome Ms McKay to her first meeting of the transport committee in her relatively new role. I have a lot of questions so I will just rattle through them. My first one is for Ms Graham. When will the rail fare structure be announced for the new Dublin commuter zone? I think it was due two weeks ago. Does Ms Graham have any update on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services in Counties Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: Okay. I thank Ms Graham. I wish to raise a couple of route issues with the NTA, Dublin Bus and perhaps Bus Éireann. A couple of issues have been raised about the existing 41C service to Swords. On 25 and 26 November, it appeared on the app on time but then it suddenly disappeared. This has not happened a lot on the 41C up until this year. It does not seem to be affecting the other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services in Counties Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: In relation to the Dublin Marathon, Dublin City Council and the marathon organisers have urged a re-examination of the event’s location due to the impact it has on transport. Will the NTA be engaging with that? For me personally, having the marathon going through the city and presenting the city in such a way is a very positive thing. I am interested in the views of the transport...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services in Counties Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: I have two last points. I very much welcome the progress that has been made on the electrification of the fleet. It is great to see it; you can see the vehicles. I have raised before and continue to raise the issue of access to buses for wheelchair users. Much good work has been done, such as the standardisation of new bus stops and ramps for getting onto the buses. Yet, with the best...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services in Counties Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: I thank Mr. Hann. On those areas I raised, so much work has been done. I do raise issues, but the service we get is excellent.