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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 81. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the process and timelines for decision surrounding the consultation on trawling activity inside the six-nautical-mile zone. [7870/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister for his presentation. When we are looking at transport and policy shifts within Government, one of the major approaches and key shifts that was taken at the start of this Government was a commitment to spending twice as much on public transport and active travel than on road construction. Looking at it from a climate perspective, that was a key decision that was made by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Minister has signed off on €600 million. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: It is disappointing that so little was allocated for public transport as part of the package. From a climate perspective, that would have been a much better use of money. I recognise that when it comes to road building, safety has to be component. I want to raise the issue of the N11-M11 project, which the Minister's Department has not funded, primarily because of his commitment to spend...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: This project was not for expansion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I agree with that. I think that is the approach we need to take but I find it interesting that the approach the Minister is taking in the Republic was not reflected in the funding in Northern Ireland when it came to that road. Some €600 million versus €12.5 million for public transport is involved. I just wanted to highlight that discrepancy in the different approaches. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: Yes. Fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I come back to the Minister to have that discussion about the more Wicklow-related transport. One of the Minister's statements in his submission was that he believed emissions have peaked and the ship is turning. On what evidence is he basing that statement? I acknowledge there have been improvements, and as I have repeatedly said, Local Link is an incredible service and I would love to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I will speed it up. If you look at west Wicklow, because essentially I was talking about the east coast, the 65 bus route is pretty much the same now as it was 23 years ago. In 2000, there were 15 buses and now there are 16. We are not seeing the increases we need to see. Regarding the Wicklow DART, the Minister asked me earlier on if I would support extending that electric DART to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: When?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: The difficulty is that the NTA is saying it has not decided on where the allocation of those carriages will go and it does not have funding for it, but the Minister is saying he sees it happening in two to three years' time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: Yes, but to be honest-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: Yes, but to be honest, I do think-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: That is fantastic, but I do not think Wicklow has seen the same increase. Last year, there were only 12 km of extra line added. We have had a couple of fantastic routes put in, but we are not seeing the speed of it and that needs to be increased and we need to get more investment. I acknowledge that work is being done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am sorry. I thank the Minister. I have to run to the Chamber.

Committee on Public Petitions: Petition on Justice and Marine Safety: Discussion (22 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I will be quick because I am also attending a meeting next door. I want to make a comment. Mr. Gaffney's submission shows it has been 15 years of a nightmare. He and his family have been put through pure torture. It is very much the case that he is falling between every single stool and no one is taking responsibility for what happened to him. The State has a duty of care in this...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: Today was an historic day in the European Parliament, where we saw the nature restoration law passed. Unfortunately, it is disappointing that two of our MEPs, one from Sinn Féin and an Independent, voted against it. The reality is that what they are voting against is voting to restore nature and to bring our natural environment back to a point where it is not on the brink of collapse,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: That is where I am from.