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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (22 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the implementation of EV charging points nationwide since funding was announced in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25148/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (22 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: In 2019, the then Minister with responsibility for communications announced expenditure of €20 million to upgrade EV charging points across the country and stated that this was to give confidence to people such that if they were to buy an EV, the relevant infrastructure would be available when needed. Will the current Minister provide an update on the implementation of the programme...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (22 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: In the 18 months since the announcement of the EV upgrade proposal, out of the target 264 charging points that were to be upgraded to 22 kW, only 159 have been delivered. On the target of having 52 charging points upgraded to 50 kW points, only ten have been delivered. As far as I can see, none of the 90 high-power charging points has been delivered so far. That is in 18 months. Even...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (22 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am not sure what is causing it, but there is a delay in getting this rolled out. There is approximately the same number of charging points now as when the ESB first rolled out these points, yet there are many more cars on the road. Therefore, there is a problem. It would be worthwhile determining what the barriers are. In the context of local authorities, I have spoken to Wicklow...

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

Jennifer Whitmore: 75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will establish an interdepartmental working group on climate action and biodiversity issues with the effect of coordinating and integrating nature-based solution into climate action policy across relevant Departments including but not limited to the heritage brief within the Department of Housing, Local...

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]

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

Jennifer Whitmore: 87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if funding to local authorities will be ring-fenced for the employment of key climate action staff on county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25150/20]

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

Jennifer Whitmore: 159. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of electric vehicle charging points by capacity installed in each county to date since funding was announced in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25213/20]

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

Jennifer Whitmore: 102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the cross-departmental micro generation working group set up under action 30 of the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25151/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Vehicle and Driver File (22 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of licensed State-owned vehicles on the NVDF in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of hybrid and electric vehicles in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25288/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (22 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 358. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a decision has been made regarding the issuing of licences for hare coursing; if the decision is in line with Departmental advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25425/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (22 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 592. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the HIVE and CHICK registration process will be reformed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25358/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (22 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 593. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to difficulties in securing supports for children despite sponsorship referrals made under section 14 of the Childcare Support Act 2018 for special arrangements on the basis of child welfare, child protection, family support or other specified grounds, due to the fact that the process takes a minimum of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (22 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 594. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of training given to public health nurses on the HIVE and CHICK registration processes; if his attention has been drawn to training deficits in view of the crucial role public health nurses play in early intervention of vulnerable children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25360/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (22 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 595. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to streamline the national childcare scheme to simplify access for parents with significant variation in their weekly fees and that avail of two separate programmes across 52 weeks of the year; his further plans to introduce a less complex system of fee calculation and reduce the additional administrative burden placed on...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (22 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 596. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the significant variation in access to services will be addressed for children who were not enrolled in the national childcare scheme before November 2019 including extra supports for language and social communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25362/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (17 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister for her reply, but it really has not brought any further clarity to the issue. There is no indication as to whether the secondary school will be in the tennis club post October. There is no indication as to when the brand-new primary school will be opened and both the primary school and the secondary school can go in there. This school needs clarity. Everybody...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (17 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister for coming in to take these questions today. I wish to raise the issue of Greystones community college with her this evening. Greystones community college is a brand new secondary school in Greystones that had its first intake in September. Obviously, all the parents and students were excited about the fact this new school was getting started. The school was due to...

Climate Action: Statements (17 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am glad to see the Minister in the Chamber today. Many families are having similar experiences to his and I hope the outcomes are as positive. The Minister and I have similar views on many of these issues and I agree with an awful lot of what he has said. The Minister said earlier that this was going to be a huge challenge but he believes that we can do it, that we will be good at it...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (17 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff within the Forestry Office; the number of staff processing forestry appeals: the members of the Forestry Appeals Board; the frequency at which the Board meets: the number of times the Board has met each year since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24475/20]