Results 2,661-2,680 of 4,037 for speaker:Jennifer Whitmore

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 217. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the consultation on the national clean air strategy will commence; the timeline for the consultation and for the strategy, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4303/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 218. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that are being taken to progress the new just transition commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4308/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 219. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the drafting of legislation to establish a just transition commissioner on a statutory footing due by quarter 4 2022 as set out in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4309/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 220. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the final report of the just transition commissioner due in quarter 4 of 2021 as set out in the Climate Action Plan will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4310/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 221. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when funding agreements to successful projects under the Just Transition Fund will be issued and finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4312/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 222. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the territorial just transition plan and operational programme; when he envisages this will be submitted to the European Commission for approval as set out in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4313/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 223. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of preparations for a youth climate assembly due in the second quarter of 2022 as set out in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4314/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 224. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the new public sector strategy to achieve at least a 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and 50% improvement in public sector energy efficiency by 2030 due to be approved by quarter 1 of 2022 as set out in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4315/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 225. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the development of an approach to cost-effectively retrofit public sector building stock by 2030 as set out in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4316/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 226. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the annual transition statement for 2020 will be published; and the reason that it has not been published to date. [4320/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 227. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that Ireland has not yet submitted a mandatory long-term strategy to the EU due at the beginning of January 2022 as set out in the Climate Action Plan; when he will submit this strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4322/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 228. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if recommendations have been finalised on the implementation of changes to ensure that the warmer homes scheme better targets the people most in need as set out in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4323/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 229. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of retrofits delivered in local authority homes in each retrofitting scheme for each county to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4324/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 231. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if persons with multiple homes, including non-principal private residences, holiday homes, property types (details supplied) and so on will be eligible for the €100 energy voucher for each of those homes; if the voucher is confined to the principal private residence; if this has been factored into the budget...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 236. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date with the strategy to combat energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4511/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the results regarding the impact of speed and speed limits on greenhouse gases and pollutants and proposals to address them as set out in the climate action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4326/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the review of the community car scheme is currently under way to consider expansion of the scheme as set out in the climate action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4327/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the implementation of the park and ride strategy will commence for the greater Dublin area due in the first quarter of 2022 as set out in the climate action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4328/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting for a driver theory test and a driver test by county for the past two years to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4519/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 281. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount expected to be paid by Ireland to the European Union as part of the plastic own resources contribution; if it remains Government policy not to introduce a tax or levy on non-recyclable plastic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4785/22]