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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Chair and the witnesses. For the record, I am in the convention centre. I have a question for the witnesses on plug-in hybrid vehicles. These vehicles represent the greatest increase in electric car purchases. We have seen something like a 142% increase in sales of these vehicles in the first three months of this year compared with a 54% in pure EVs. They are still heavily...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses very much.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (7 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister of State. That is positive news and I am sure the people of Barndarrig will be pleased to hear of the progress. They have been incredibly patient and having a "Do not consume" notice during a pandemic has been incredibly difficult. Following our previous discussion, the people of Barndarrig were eager to see the notice lifted so the news is positive. The Minster of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (7 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I want to raise the issue of the Barndarrig "do not consume" water notice. I raised it on 20 May and on that day the Minister of State said Irish Water is installing equipment at the water treatment plant which will treat the water, reduce the nitrate compounds and safeguard the water supply. That was very good news because it meant that the "do not consume" notice which has been in place...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 95. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of his Department’s expert group on a new funding model for childcare in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36785/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 96. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the input he has had on the Economic Recovery Plan with regard to childcare during and after the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36786/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (7 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of action item 3.13 of the National Breastfeeding Action Plan which pertains to the WHO Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30507/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Taoiseach may say that it is Government policy that the maternity restrictions have been uniformly applied across the country but that is not the case. I have reams of emails from women who state that within the last two weeks, they still have been unable to have their partners with them for their entire labour, they still have had to endure and go through the traumatic experience of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Taoiseach keeps on saying that it is sorted and it is not sorted. Those women are in there on their own.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: What is the Taoiseach going to do about it? There is no point in standing in the Dáil and saying that he knows it is happening. He needs to do something about it.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans that are in place to expand the SEAI criteria for homes eligible for retrofitting in order to increase the number of those in fuel poverty under retrofitting programmes and to help achieve the target of 50,000 retrofits per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35795/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that for homes that do not qualify for retrofitting under SEAI grants, the assessment costs are incurred by sustainable energy communities; his plans to remedy this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35796/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that those homeowners who were declined SEAI funding for retrofitting and are referred to the warmer homes scheme end up costing sustainable energy communities’ funding, staff time and other resources which are not compensated; if compensation will be provided for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the costs required to deliver on SEAI criteria on the homeowner before they apply for a SEAI retrofitting grant; if a cost optimal option will be provided that would standardise the SEAI category system into a single measure assessment rather than the four measures currently in place...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans to include those who cannot afford to pay for air source heat pumps to be included in the upcoming pilot heat loss index project for homeowners who fell into the 2.3 to 2.6 HLI category; the reasons these homeowners are not included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35797/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that homeowners who do not qualify for an SEAI grant after waiting over 18 months have to start the cycle again when applying for the warmer homes scheme which currently has a minimum of a two year waiting list; the measures he will introduce to address the matter; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 212. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will clarify the requirement for a valid licence agreement as per Criteria 6: Sharing of Facilities with Community and Clubs as part of the application process for the Large Scale Sports and Infrastructure Fund 2019 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36325/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Citizens' Assembly (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 24 June 2021, when the biodiversity citizens’ assembly will be established. [35430/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Ms MacEvilly for her interesting presentation. There was a lot in it. She spoke about demand-side management when it comes to individual customers and the tools they can use, including smart metering. Is there much of a role in demand-side management for industrial users? I have raised an issue a number of times. I have concerns about the continued growth of data centres in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: The draft direction is being developed and the recommendations are being developed in conjunction with the stakeholders. Does Mr. Gannon think it would be prudent to stop applications until they are in place and we have a better understanding of the measures that data centres would need to incorporate to make them less significant players when it comes to security of supply?