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Dentistry Services: Motion (22 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Ombudsman for Children has issued a report this week to highlight the many ways in which children are being failed in this country. The report states that children are competing for attention at a time of crisis in many areas. Dental health is one of those areas where children are being forgotten so I want to focus on children in this contribution. We have 104,000 children on a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 174. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of dentists in Wicklow declining to see patients on medical cards (details supplied); what the obligation is to provide dental practices when it comes to medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23165/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (22 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware that subsistence paid to further education and training staff working as external authenticators is subject to tax, that tax does not apply to the same subsistence paid to staff engaged directly by the State Examinations Commission; the reason for the disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23143/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I want to raise the issue of the neurological rehabilitation centre that is planned for Bray. This was first promised in 2018. In July of 2023, a team of 13 specialists were identified. The recruitment process was to start for them and then it all came to a stall because of the recruitment freeze. If a derogation is applied to that centre, those jobs and positions can be filled. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. I want to concentrate on an incredibly important issue when it comes to food wastage in Ireland and that is the best before date. Interestingly, neither the EPA or the Department mentioned it in their submissions. Every year, 1 million tonnes of food is thrown away and 55% of Irish people throw away food based on the best before date,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: It seems to me that this should be a simple thing. We are not going to meet our targets on food wastage. One twelfth of greenhouse gases are created by food wastage and here we have a problem that does not need to be there because there is no reason to have a use by date on a product. Rather than having meetings, setting up groups and having analysis, should we not be more proactive and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: Sorry, I meant to refer to best before dates rather than use by dates.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: Just one point. I think our problem is we are continually focusing on consumers and educating them instead of putting the onus on the producers to do what they should be doing.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (16 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I do understand that the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, has been handed this document but unfortunately the Department is unable to predict the specifics of my questions, so a lot of what I have asked has not been answered. Perhaps the Minister of State will make sure the Department provides answers. That would be welcome. It is disappointing as well that there is no specific date for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (16 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: Okay. I thank the Minister of State.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (16 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am really disappointed. This Topical Issue was first scheduled for 23 April. The Minister was not available and I was asked whether I would postpone it until he was available, which was today. Unfortunately, he is not here. That is very disappointing. I want to discuss issues relating to BusConnects for Wicklow. I have a number of concerns. The primary one arises from reports that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (15 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to initiate a national oiled wildlife response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22064/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (15 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the support he is providing to volunteer groups to help with the effects of the recently found oiled seabirds along the east coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22065/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Corporate Governance (14 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to detail the process for the establishment of Re-Turn Ireland; the governance structures of that entity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21899/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Corporate Governance (14 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I wish to ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail the process for the establishment of Re-Turn Ireland, the governance structures of that entity, and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Corporate Governance (14 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister of State. I have a number of concerns about it. They may all be completely fine and not warranted, but there is no information on the Re-Turn website anywhere about the organisation, how it is structured, who the board of directors are or any of that information. When the Minister of State talks about transparency, it is not there at the moment. He talks about the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Corporate Governance (14 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I would be interested, and the Minister of State might not have the figures now, in what the salaries of the staff are and whether there are any bonuses or salaries being provided to the directors. That is very important information. Regarding the revenues that are made by this not-for-profit company, they could actually be quite large. It has been estimated that from 1 February to this...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Corporate Governance (14 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: Do I not come in again?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I raise nicotine pouches. A nicotine pouch rests up against a person's gum. They are five times stronger than a cigarette. Children are using these in schools. Teachers do not know they have them under their gum. They are highly addictive. They are marketed to teens and come in mint or berry flavours. We currently do not regulate them. In January, I sent a parliamentary question to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: That would be really useful. I do not know whether the climate task force in the Taoiseach's office might be able to manage that. It is quite confusing to see what slots into what. If we are confused, the public will be confused. Even the fact there are different domestic and EU targets and they account for different emissions makes it more complex. In the assessment the EU did on the...