Duncan Smith
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Labour Party · Dublin Fingal East · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 328 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 275 debate contributions
- 516 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Dublin Fingal East 2024-11-29 to present
- party Labour Party 2024-11-29 to present
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2026-02-17 · to Transport
389. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will continue to permit companies (details supplied) to land at Irish airports, given that are known to carry people detained by ICE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12139/26]
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2026-02-17 · to Education
589. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the delivery of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11640/26]
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2026-02-17 · to Education
590. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was not included in first tranche of NDP rollout, whereby 105 school building projects are to progress to tender and/or construction over 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11641/26]
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2026-02-17 · to Education
634. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the land acquisition for a primary school site in Corballis east, Donabate has concluded and the land is now in the ownership of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12081/26]
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2026-02-10 · to Education
609. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm if a school (details supplied) has been included in the 2026/2027 school buildings programme; when the tender for these projects will be finalised and when construction will commence on these new school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10045/26]
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2026-02-10 · to Social
749. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal by a person (details supplied) in relation to their carer’s allowance refusal will be determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9655/26]
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2026-02-10 · to Social
750. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person who is undergoing chemotherapy had their social welfare payment terminated in November 2025; if the payment will be resumed in view of their illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9656/26]
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2026-02-10 · to Children
938. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will provide not for profit community childcare facilities, on publicly owned land, given private operators are providing these services at huge cost to parents on mixed tenure social affordable developments especially in Fingal which is one of the worst areas in the country for the provision of not for profit childcare facilities, with 5% of childcare not for profit while the county average is 25%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9691/26]
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2026-02-05 · to Foreign
57. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens her Department has been advised of as being detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, agency of the United States in 2025 and 2026; the number of Irish citizens in the United States currently being assisted by consular services due to an interaction or detention by ICE; the number currently detained; if their locations are known in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8647/26]
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2026-02-05 · to Education
259. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any school projects in Donabate are included in the recently announced prioritised school projects that will progress to tender or construction in 2026/2027, given the Donabate area is one of the fastest growing areas in the country with children already leaving the peninsula to avail of a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9113/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the G20 in South Africa. [4037/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the EU-African Union summit. [4038/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Foreign
240. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether Ireland has raised, or intends to raise, within the EU or the United Nations the urgent need for international civilian protection mechanisms and humanitarian access for Kurdish communities currently displaced in northeast Syria, particularly around Kobani, in light of the Syrian Government's recent military offensive and the effective dismantling of the Autonomous Administration that partnered with the international coalition against ISIS; the measures Ireland can support to ensure that reprisals, forced demographic changes or restrictions on cultural and political rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6412/26]
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2026-01-20 · to Transport
328. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on his commitment to meet with representatives of taxi drivers and the NTA on fixed pricing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3577/26]
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2026-01-15 · to Transport
177. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of increasing instances of SPSV drivers refusing to take customers on short journeys; the way in which his Department, in line with the NTA, can curb this trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2227/26]
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2026-01-15 · to Transport
188. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on his request to the NTA to examine the fixed pricing model of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2228/26]
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2026-01-15 · to Transport
245. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether Dublin needs a Government led anti-congestion plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2226/26]
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2026-01-15 · to Transport
246. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the reason the installation of traffic cameras at junctions in Dublin city to catch motorists who break red lights has been shelved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2224/26]
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2026-01-15 · to Transport
247. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the total investment in bus services planned for 2026; to clarify how much of this investment is to be utilised for additional bus services; to provide a breakdown of where these new services will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2225/26]
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2026-01-13 · to Foreign
242. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who is currently detained by the British Government; if so, the representations her Department made in regard to this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74563/25]
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2026-01-13 · to Foreign
245. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on whether the resolution 2803 is delivering the adequate humanitarian response required in Gaza in conjunction with the 10 October 2025 ceasefire agreement; and if resolution 2803 will provide a path for Palestinian statehood and self-determination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74854/25]
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2026-01-13 · to Foreign
273. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an emergency meeting of both the United Nations Security Council and the United Nations General Assembly will be called so that a ceasefire and a plan for cooperation can be put in place without delay for the people and nation of Venezuela; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1376/26]
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2026-01-13 · to Enterprise
985. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason companies (details supplied) have not been fined for facilitating the sale of tickets above face value; the reason this company is able to operate in the Irish market; the way in which he plans to tackle the frequent scalping of tickets that continues despite legislation outlawing it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1381/26]
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2026-01-13 · to Housing
1391. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to re designate the Broadmeadow estuary at Corballis, Donabate an exclusion zone for shooting given this forms part of the Broadmeadow Way Greenway cycle and pedestrian route from Malahide to Newbridge park when this is completed in 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74470/25]
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2026-01-13 · to Health
2428. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to clarify if there are plans to reopen a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1503/26]