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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (10 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: -----so we are essentially just replacing the majority of the gas we are using at the moment with this system even though we are calling it temporary and saying it will only be used in case of disruption. To compare it to the oil reserve is incorrect because that does not have to be used every two months. We do not have to get rid of it out of the system and ensure everyone uses it as it...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (10 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: And put it online.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Parents are trying to protect their children from an online world and becoming increasingly overwhelmed and anxious about it because their children are carrying around in their pockets probably the biggest threat they will face for many years, and that is just their phones. The Netflix show "Adolescence" brought this danger into stark relief. It showed an extreme case of the tragic...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Will she work with us across the floor to change this and make sure online spaces are safer for our children?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: I agree there is a role for everybody in this. Parents are playing their part. Schools are playing their part. I know incredible teachers who are doing everything they can to address this issue. We need the Government to play its part. I acknowledge the work the Minister did on Coco's Law. She spoke about making sure it is illegal to share graphic or toxic content. We are allowing...

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Minister of State’s printed statement was not circulated earlier. We seem to be getting into the habit of this. Printed statements are very useful if we cannot be in the Chamber at the start of a debate. Therefore, I ask that they be made available in future. Listening to the debate, it has been interesting to note that many of the issues talked about are very small local...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (10 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the proposed sale of Bord na Móna recycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17629/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (10 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when exactly the 2025 Climate Action Plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17628/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reports (10 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an exact date for the release of the report on liquified natural gas, commissioned by his predecessor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17601/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (10 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 325. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he signed off on the dismantling of Coillte Nature; if so, the consideration he took into account before doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17630/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (8 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 244. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans to ban the sale or use of Oasis (floral foam); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16639/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (8 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 253. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the final social climate plan will contain adequately funded and targeted and long-term structural supports to address the impacts of the second emissions trading system on households facing rising fuel and energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17424/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (8 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 254. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he plans to initiate a robust public consultation on the development of Ireland’s social climate plan; if he will guarantee that this consultation is held in good time to allow for meaningful and inclusive public input ahead of the 30 June 2025 deadline for submission to the European Commission; if the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Reviews (8 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 799. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a timeline for the review of the ‘PLACES | Pregnancy Loss (under 24 weeks) in Workplaces: Informing Policymakers on Support Mechanisms’ report, and whether stakeholders will be invited to be included in this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16640/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (8 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 873. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a 24-7 ambulance service for Arklow and Baltinglass; if this service will be operational in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16604/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (8 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 879. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a timeline for commencement of pharmacists being able to prescribe prescription-only medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16641/25]

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: I looked through the document. When you read it, it all sounds very worthy as did the document before it and many other documents this Government and previous governments have produced. These are all nice, shiny, glossy documents that have very good sounding objectives and visions in place. Take, for example, national policy objective 12. It reads: “Ensure the creation of...

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: We do not have sufficient, affordable and proper public transport. We do not have investment in the infrastructure we need. Unfortunately, I do not have much faith that the Minister will be able to deliver the communities we need.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: This week we saw a new train fare structure rolled out around the Dublin area. While I welcome the simplification of fares, because I believe it was necessary, and also the reduction in fares for some towns, towns such as Greystones and Kilcoole have seen significant increases. This is really difficult to understand considering our transport emissions, the fact that we have to reduce...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (30 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his role and responsibility in relation to Lady's Island Lake, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21371/25]