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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I want to raise the matter of the House sitting on 17 December. No consideration has been given to the families of staff or Members in coming up with that date to facilitate the switchover in respect of the position of Taoiseach. Has consideration been given to providing childcare facilities? To expect that staff can just drop their families on the Saturday before Christmas and come in to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Primary schools all over the country are finding it difficult to get teachers, with the issue near crisis point in Wicklow, Kildare and Dublin. In fact, principals are finding it nearly impossible to provide the most basic educational service and that is just keeping classrooms open. This is causing significant problems for all pupils but particularly those with special needs. Earlier...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: But they are not-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Absolutely, but it is not happening.

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am glad the Minister is back in the Chamber because I want to take a moment to congratulate him and his political staff and the civil servants and NGO representatives who accompanied him to COP27 on the work they did. In particular, I congratulate him on his role as the lead EU negotiator during the negotiations regarding the loss and damage fund. It was meaningful work and it deserves...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 634. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a tracheostomy nurse was not made available to a person (details supplied) for post-operative care; in the event that none was available, the reason that a bespoke training programme to train an existing member of staff in tracheostomy care was not provided.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58865/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 666. To ask the Minister for Health if he outline where a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list for occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and psychology; when services will be supplied for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59005/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Regulations (1 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the recently published EU nature restoration laws; the measures that the Government is putting in place to facilitate engagement on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55660/22]

Teacher Shortages: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Three and a half years ago I was chairperson of a primary school in Greystones, County Wicklow. Even then, we were finding it difficult to hire teachers. Even though it was a growing and good new school that was being built, it was so difficult. The reasons were accommodation and rental issues. If we fast-forward to today, we are at a crisis point with this issue. This is not...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: The plan to suspend teacher career breaks was apparently signed off on at an incorporeal Cabinet meeting on Tuesday night. Incredibly, the Department and Minister for Education believe the best way to recruit and retain teachers in the system is to reduce their terms and conditions. Does the Tánaiste agree with the proposal to suspend career breaks for teachers?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: So this is not a Government proposal.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (6 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 621. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale behind the need for Cariban to be initially prescribed by a consultant obstetrician for hyperemesis gravidarum sufferers in order for them to be able to avail of the drug reimbursement scheme, as committed to in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60638/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (6 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 622. To ask the Minister for Health if consultant obstetricians were consulted before the decision to make them the initial prescribers for Cariban was made; if any concerns were raised as to the impact this decision would have on waiting lists to see consultant obstetricians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60639/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (6 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 623. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE intends to provide for a system to ensure hyperemesis gravidarum sufferers who are less than 12 weeks pregnant have access to a consultant obstetrician before the traditional 14-week first appointment with a consultant obstetrician; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60640/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department will select the 50,000 farmers that will take part in the pilot scheme for the digital sustainability platform; and the timeline on the roll out of the scheme. [61374/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the measures that he is putting in place to ensure that the agricultural sector meets its sectoral targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61373/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: The cold snap has recently resulted in significant difficulties for people in being able to get out and about. Local authorities grit the roads but there is no provision for them to grit paths and cycleways. Ironically, over recent days, I have seen parents driving their children to school because it is not safe for their children to walk to school. Considering that the stated policy of...

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank People Before Profit for tabling this motion. I am happy to say that the Social Democrats will be supporting it. It is a very timely and important issue to which many people are giving more consideration in the face of our ongoing issues regarding energy security, the national grid, the rising price of fuel and of course the climate emergency. While reading a number of sources...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: A group of protesters stood at the gates of Leinster House yesterday calling for the immediate publication of Dr. Geoffrey Shannon's report into historical child sexual abuse allegations within St. John Ambulance Ireland, SJAI. It has been reported that the organisation's board received the report a number of weeks ago, yet it is not expected to be published until some time in 2023. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (13 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 545. To ask the Minister for Health when recruitment will commence for a community neurorehabilitation team for CHO6 based in Bray, County Wicklow, given that funding for this team, which was provided in 2020, would enable patients to be discharged from local acute hospitals and the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61702/22]