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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: No, it is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I want to talk about fish with the Minister again. With regard to the different species we have, including our iconic native species and the pressures that are being put on them, whether it is from climate change or overfishing, the Atlantic salmon is one that has been highlighted frequently and it is one that a lot of people would have serious concerns on. Inland Fisheries Ireland has been...

Future of Regional Pre-Hospital Emergency Care: Motion [Private Members] (1 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Regional Group for the opportunity to discuss this important issue. The Social Democrats are fully supportive of all the calls being made today. It is telling that there are two motions on the NAS this week. Related issues were also discussed at the Joint Committee on Health. Pre-hospital emergency care is a vital cog in our healthcare services. Paramedics and other workers...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (1 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Unfortunately, I did not hear any new information from the Minister of State there. It is true that the school has completely pared back its requirements for temporary accommodation to the point where it is just refurbishing four Portakabins and putting in two new ones. Despite that, there is still no indication that this will be in place for September 2023 when it is needed. The school...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (1 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: This morning I would like to discuss Blessington Community College and its accommodation needs, not just for the upcoming school year but also in the future. Blessington Community College is the only secondary school in Blessington. It has 627 students currently enrolled. The number has doubled in the past nine years. It is an incredibly popular and successful school. Its projected...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: The announcement from Electric Ireland that it was going to reduce energy prices for businesses is very welcome, particularly for those small businesses that have been really struggling with the incredible energy costs. However, we do not see the same respite for domestic users. People are getting bills through the door that they could never ever have imagined and that they are not able to...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Protection of Financially Vulnerable Customers) Bill 2023: First Stage (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to include the definition of “vulnerable customers” in relation to the functions of the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities; and to allow the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications to make regulations to that effect. I am proud to introduce the...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Protection of Financially Vulnerable Customers) Bill 2023: First Stage (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Women vomiting 100 or more times a day, vomiting so much they are bursting blood vessels in their eyes or rupturing their oesophagus, feeling so sick they choose to terminate a much-wanted pregnancy rather than suffering for the entire pregnancy with this illness, and suffering post-traumatic distress and considering suicide: that is what happens when you have hyperemesis. There is a drug...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: There is no point in having that if people cannot get it.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I have a few questions for the Minister of State. The first relates to what he just spoke about in regard to IFI. We will not go into it now but there are obviously issues if the entirety of a board resigns. That would illustrate that there are considerable issues with the entity. Is there a review planned of IFI and its functions? IFI is in a difficult position because it is responsible...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Yes, absolutely. Are there any plans to do that? It is difficult to talk about it. The particular part of the Estimates relates to HR, and pay and salaries. Are there any plans for a review? Is there an allocation being set aside to facilitate that?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Yes. Are the details of the review available?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Yes.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: If the Minister of State wants to go into a bit of detail he can, but I am also happy for him to send on the information if the review has been published.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I cannot find the relevant information. How much is being allocated for that?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: That is incredibly welcome because it is such an important area. A focus on barriers will free up other things. A third of the catchment in Wicklow is not accessible to any migratory fish because of barriers. I am working with IFI, the East Wicklow Rivers Trust and the council to try to remediate some of the barriers. It is fantastic to see the Department putting more focus on that, which...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister of State. I had questions on two dumps, namely Whitestown and Bray, and the Avoca mines.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Minister of State mentioned ten illegal dumps. Whitestown is one such dump in Wicklow and the council was tasked with remediating it. There were questions over whether the council would be solely responsible in terms of paying for the remediation or the Department would contribute towards it. I am not sure whether that has been finalised. The Minister of State mentioned the...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am referring to the one in Whitestown.