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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: We tend to ignore fish from a carbon capture perspective but they are integral to the ecosystem. I know there is a bit of a campaign to look at fish as carbon engineers. To maintain healthy fish stocks, it needs to be ensured that fishermen are not taking out more than the fish are able to reproduce themselves. One of the calls from NGOs on that, and in recognition of the importance of...

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

Jennifer Whitmore: I do want to congratulate the Minister on the RV Tom Crean. I love the name as well. I do have a soft spot for the RV Celtic Voyager though because that was the one I was on but it was great to see the new boat out.

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...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Last night "RTÉ Investigates" made for difficult viewing for parents of children all across the country. Not only did it, once again, highlight the scandal of the incredible waiting lists for children awaiting assessment of needs, but it also exposed the incredible situation that, when a parent is unable to get the supports from the HSE in the public system and they manage to scrap...

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: All too frequently, we debate emergency legislation from the Minister's Department. As my colleagues stated, I am on the Committee on Environment and Climate Action, which has probably received more requests for pre-legislative scrutiny to be waived than to be done. At some stage, it ceases to be an emergency. At some stage, the Department must be expected to be able to plan ahead for...

High Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion. However, I feel an overwhelming sense of déjà vutoday. It was only a few short weeks ago we were debating a Social Democrats motion on the same issue. Unfortunately, in the weeks that have passed, nothing has changed other than that the desperate pleas from people in our communities are getting louder as the bills are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I will follow on from Senator Dooley's questions. Is conflict so intrinsic to the role of IFI, as an entity, that there will always be problems when it comes to its governance? For example, under the Inland Fisheries Act 2010, the functions of IFI are to promote, support, facilitate and advise the Minister on the conservation, protection and management of inland fisheries and to encourage...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: On that point, IFI has no remit when it comes to habitat protection so it is essentially just looking after the fish. If one arm of IFI is saying it wants to increase the number of fish and the other arm is saying it wants to encourage a reduction in the number of fish, then that is a difficult position in which to put the organisation. The staff do great work but that is a very difficult...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Does the Minister not think that is part of the problem?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Does the Minister not think it should be separate? There was a missed opportunity when the review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service took place. There should have been an element of fisheries conservation incorporated into that review. The reality is that if someone rings up IFI and says they think there is an issue in a river, unless there are fish floating on the surface, IFI...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline what is envisaged in terms of the proposed administrative scheme to deal with costs associated with initiating proceedings relating to non-compliance with national law relating to the environment; if the scheme will replace existing protective costs orders; if it will provide for public interest and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will clarify when the Annex of Actions to the Climate Action Plan 2023 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10872/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the implementation plan for the Climate Action Plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10881/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes upgraded under SEAI energy poverty schemes on an annual basis from 2015 to 2022; if he will provide a breakdown of works undertaken under those schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10882/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of live applications for the better energy warmer homes scheme; the average waiting time for an application to be assessed, both countrywide and by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10883/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications for the SEAI warmer homes grant; the current average length of time persons are waiting for SEAI warmer homes grant works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10886/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes upgraded to BER B2 under SEAI retrofitting schemes on an annual basis from 2015 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10884/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of heat pumps installed on an annual basis from 2015 to 2022 in existing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10885/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (7 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the low-interest loans to enable homes to retrofit will be available; the number of grant applications awaiting the finalisation of this rate before progressing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10887/23]