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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (19 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister of State for attending. I appreciate this is not his area, so I hope he has been well briefed. It is a pity the Minister for Education is not here to take this issue because it is important for many students and parents in north Wicklow. Greystones Community College is a secondary school in Greystones. For many years, there was great pressure and demand for school...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (19 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister of State but, unfortunately, not a single question was answered and there has been no further update on this issue. He said the Department has a strong record of building schools and I absolutely disagree, not least in respect of Wicklow. In that county, there have been years of instances where demand has built up and students cannot get into a school within their...

Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023: Second Stage (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the Bill. It speaks to a real concern many people have about the State's ability to ensure we have a secure supply of fuel not just for the coming winter and spring of 2023 but into the future as well. Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, fuel prices and supply chains have been heavily impacted. Many people are living that reality. It is good to see...

Climate Action Plan 2023: Statements (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I will always welcome talking about climate in this Chamber but today I wish we had the implementation plan for the climate action plan. The clue is in the title; we need to see action. It is not just me or other Members of the Opposition who are saying we need to move from talk to action. It is also being said by the Climate Change Advisory Council, CCAC, and the Environmental Protection...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Coillte’s plans to partner with a private investment fund are causing huge concern across the country. Under the plans, Coillte will source tens of thousands of acres in rural Ireland, plant the trees and manage the forests. The State entity will do all the work with regard to this project - it will do all the heavy lifting - but private international investors will reap the rewards....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Government is subsidising these investors. They are using the same money to subsidise UK investors.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: On a point of order-----

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the new scheme for the installation of photovoltaic panels for households that have a high reliance on electricity for medical reasons; the reason for the delay of this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63176/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the sector to which the emissions from the backup generation of data centres will be allocated for the purposes of carbon budgeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63177/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total generation capacity for use by data centres in the event that they cannot access the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63178/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he will take to ensure confirmed data centre connections will not lock in higher gas demand and increase emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1675/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way he will ensure his ongoing energy security review integrates and respects sectoral emissions ceiling and carbon budget obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1672/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 121. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure gas demand reduction measures are prioritised in the energy security review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1674/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline his plans for the phasing out of fossil fuel boilers in existing and new homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1676/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 138. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric State vehicles as a percentage of the overall number of State-owned vehicles, for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63173/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 139. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any restrictions on the purchase of internal combustion engine vehicles by Government bodies in light of Ireland’s climate commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63174/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 140. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframes for the review of the National Transport Authority’s transport strategy for the greater Dublin Area; if, as part of that review, an extension of the DART to Wicklow town will be included as part of the existing DART+ coastal south; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63179/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the recently announced battery-operated electric DART carriages will be delivered; the number of the 90 carriages purchased that will be allocated to Wicklow services; if any of those carriages will be provided for an expanded electric service to Wicklow town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63180/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 142. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when in 2023 that the additional evening train service from Dublin to Rosslare will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63181/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the policy of Transport Infrastructure Ireland in relation to planting of roadway verges, in particular, motorway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1819/23]