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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of inspections under section 12(4) of the statutory instrument that gave effect to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46285/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: International Agreements (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to the ratification of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, in the coming legislative term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46286/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: International Agreements (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to the ratification of the protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances, 2000 (OPRC-HNS Protocol); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46287/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to review Ireland’s financial services tax regime, as encouraged by the Commission on Taxation and Welfare; if he plans to review the deemed disposal tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46264/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 213. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding set aside, from windfall taxes, for the Climate Action Fund for 2024-2026, as referenced in the Summer Economic Statement 2023, including the amount ring-fenced for nature restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46611/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Air Quality (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 227. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Code of Practice for Indoor Air Quality, in accordance with section 60 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005) introduced in May 2023, applies to the offices/workplaces of the civil and public services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46265/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Air Quality (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 228. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many civil and public sector employers for which the Code of Practice for Indoor Air Quality is relevant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46273/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Air Quality (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 229. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider it appropriate that employees of public and civil service organisations are working in locations where the Code of Practice on Indoor Air Quality has not been implemented due to lack of awareness or direction by management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46276/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: That is fair enough. I know it is outside and it is a pity that the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform is not here because these are questions that could have been directed to it. It comes back to the point that if we are at capacity now, then we need to start prioritising where the spend goes. We need to ask if we should prioritise the building...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Approximately 4,500 children are waiting for their first appointment with child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, including hundreds in my constituency of Wicklow. Thousands of children are struggling every day with anxiety and with going to school. They are self-harming, have suicidal ideation and are struggling with eating disorders. Thousands of parents have to sit and watch...

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

Jennifer Whitmore: Every night and day, we see awful images of atrocities that are occurring and have occurred in the past month in Gaza. This started on 7 October and it is continuing daily. Unfortunately, children are suffering. We see images of children shaking and calling for their mothers, of limp bodies. What is happening in Gaza is awful. I welcome the strong words of the Taoiseach and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the EPA for the presentation. I also want to talk about the derogation. I think the EPA will get a lot of questions about that today. I come at it more from the perspective that the reduction of our water quality has been going on for quite a while. It has not just happened last year with the report the EPA produced. Unfortunately, we did not see in years prior sufficient...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: The EPA does not model-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Okay. What is the lag time? It is a year or potentially longer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: That is based on rainfall and run-off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: The question then arises, and it is probably one which Professor Scott could contribute on, where we are obviously seeing a much higher level of rainfall now because of climate change, do our guest speakers believe that will mean there will be more difficulties when it comes to nitrates where this rainfall might actually run everything into the system a great deal more quickly with spate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: It comes back to the modelling and whether that reduction from 250 kg N/ha to 220 kg N/ha, and any other measures which may be put in place, will actually get the results we need to see for 2025.