Results 1-20 of 79 for going forward speaker:Jennifer Whitmore

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (26 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Hopefully, there is going to be a significant ramping up of retrofitting and we are going to have many people coming into the industry who may not necessarily have worked in it before or have the expertise. Is the correct regulation and governance of that work in place at the moment to ensure that we do not see significant problems going forward with how the retrofitting is being conducted?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I fully support this amendment as well. It is an issue I raised in the Dáil with the Minister of State. The timeframe is way too short and is not going to capture comprehensively the absolutely obscene profits made during that period. I note the Minister of State has said he received legal advice prior to December 2022, on extending that period. The legal advice specified that it was...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to poverty proof and disability proof new climate action legislation going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25149/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: That is 300 out of the 4,800 homes are B2. Does the SEAI believe that that is a ratio that it will see going forward?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Fish Migration and Barriers to Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: This exchange is going backwards and forwards. I have many small questions.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (30 Jan 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...a major shortfall of places for secondary school students in Greystones. At that stage, we thought it could be around 100. I raised it directly with the Department during a committee meeting with the forward planning section. It was aware of this shortfall and alarm bells should be ringing there. Since then, we have had discussions and submitted questions to find out exactly what is...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...regulatory uncertainty but, in fact, it would actually make things a lot more certain for companies to know they had to provide this information to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, going forward.

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...of these amendments will be incorporated into the Bill. The Social Democrats said all along that we would be very constructive in opposition and that if there was an opportunity to work with the Government to get things done, we would be more than happy to do that. This is the first time I have put forward an amendment. The amendments I am putting forward are simple ideas that are...

Finance Bill 2022: Report Stage (23 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: We asked for a report to be brought forward on those plans. We looked for analysis of the risks and mitigation - all the different measures the Minister is looking at to deal with the reliance of public finances on windfall corporation taxes. It is important that not only is this report undertaken and brought forward, but also that a discussion is facilitated on it in this House. One of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I will also discuss the mother and baby homes issue. It has been a very difficult few weeks in this regard, particularly for the survivors who wanted us all to work together and come up with a good solution for them. That, unfortunately, did not happen in the way it should have happened. There was a lack of consultation and an expedited process resulted in significant confusion on the...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: ..., is the principle of the amendment and I hope the Minister will take on board these discussions. I was disappointed in the Chairman of the committee and his comments yesterday because a brief Google search or a review of the CRU or EirGrid website indicate very clearly where the blame lies when it comes to this increased demand. It has been stated repeatedly and publicly that the largest...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (3 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...a good idea at this point for the Minister to indicate his intentions regarding the amendments we have yet to consider. Is he open to accepting any of them? If not, and if Government members are going to vote against each of them, I have other things I could be doing today and on the two days scheduled for this debate next week. It would be good if the Minister could clarify his...

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...have used the provisions of the Act and done the assessment in an expedited manner. That will be completed by the end of the year. I do not know why the Minister thinks he needs this legislation going forward. The EPA will have done its job. On the Minister's point about the two sites, whether there are two sites or expanded sites, the question for me is more about capacity. We are...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Rights of the Child in respect of Domestic and International Surrogacy: Discussion (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: ..., as it were, towards domestic surrogacy? We were talking about the right to identity and the identifiable donors. In real-life experiences, do surrogates tend to want to have that connection going forward? I imagine there would be quite a few instances where they go through that parenting journey or that journey. I am not sure of the terminology so I hope I am not offending anyone....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...of discussion this morning with the EPA. I am glad to hear the Department officials are setting expectations with the farmers and setting down what is required and what will be required of them going forward, and providing the supports to do that. Regarding the recent derogation and the reduction in nitrates, there would appear to have been no preparation whatsoever provided to the...

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...Minister gets the sense from the Chamber today that there is a real sadness here. As the previous speaker said, there is a sinking feeling because we know the clock is ticking and that nothing is going to change, whatever efforts we make. There is an inevitability that those women are going to be let down again and that their histories and their information will be put beyond their...

Teacher Shortages: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Three and a half years ago I was chairperson of a primary school in Greystones, County Wicklow. Even then, we were finding it difficult to hire teachers. Even though it was a growing and good new school that was being built, it was so difficult. The reasons were accommodation and rental issues. If we fast-forward to today, we are at a crisis point with this issue. This is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister for the presentation. I will raise the issue of data centres. Our position is that the Government has not been strategic enough in how they have been managed to date or will be in future. The impact of that is we have not conditioned data centres enough to play a role that is in any way sustainable in our economy or society. There has been an open door for them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...the additional revenue back to those experiencing energy poverty? Turning to the CRU and EirGrid, we are hearing a lot about what went wrong and who is responsible. We are seeing a bit of going backwards and forwards and some finger-pointing on that. I want to bring it back to this winter and what will happen. The CRU's opening statement referred to what the problem was. It was...

Protection of Hares Bill 2023: First Stage (25 May 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...I was around six or seven, I remember driving by the Wexford racecourse on St. Stephen’s Day with my father. Several people were gathered outside with placards. I remember asking him what was going on and at that point he explained hare coursing to me. I was horrified. I could not understand why anybody would ever want to subject another animal to something that horrific and...