Results 381-400 of 4,252 for speaker:Jennifer Whitmore

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 768. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new school building for a school (details supplied); if she will meet with Deputies from County Wicklow regarding the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33043/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 793. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is actively seeking alternative accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33349/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 818. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools can engage in outdoor learning outside of the school grounds under Covid-19 level 5 guidelines (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33744/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 820. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide clarity regarding a new school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33778/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 851. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons on the pandemic unemployment payment are restricted to undergoing a night-time or online course and not a full-time day course; if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by persons who have limited options available to them; the changes to the current situation under level 5 lockdown; and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: EU Funding (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 975. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the national and EU funding initiatives for local authorities engaging in social inclusion initiatives with regard to migrant communities and asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33649/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 1060. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding which is being set aside in budget 2021 to purchase new Garda vehicles; the number of new Garda vehicles that will be electric vehicles; if not electric, the reason for not purchasing electric vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32808/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 1170. To ask the Minister for Health if play therapy is classed as an essential service; if so, the guidelines in place for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32514/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 1335. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the current waiting lists at general practitioners and pharmacies for persons receiving the flu vaccines; the status of the fourth and final batch of the flu vaccine to be delivered no later than the end of October 2020; if further flu vaccines will be ordered to ensure all those eligible for the flu vaccine are covered;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 1357. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of budget 2021 funding for breastfeeding; the funding being made available to implement the national breastfeeding action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33350/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 1358. To ask the Minister for Health if costings were carried out in relation to the implementation of the National Breastfeeding Action Plan; if so, if he will provide a breakdown of these costings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33351/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I will also discuss the mother and baby homes issue. It has been a very difficult few weeks in this regard, particularly for the survivors who wanted us all to work together and come up with a good solution for them. That, unfortunately, did not happen in the way it should have happened. There was a lack of consultation and an expedited process resulted in significant confusion on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: Can I confirm that there were two separate Attorneys General giving advice on this issue and, during the debates in the Dáil, the Minister was basing his information on the advice from the previous Attorney General in January?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister. All Deputies received a letter from the collaborative forum where they outlined their frustration and anger at the fact they were not consulted and were directed to Twitter to get some understanding of what was happening on this legislation. They have asked for the forum to be reconvened and listed recommendations they would like the Minister to consider. Will the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: Yes. Will additional and specific mental health supports be provided to survivors in advance of the publication of the reports? It will be a difficult time for them. I will also ask about the two advices from the Office of the Attorney General. Was the office specifically asked about the general data protection regulation, GDPR? I am confused as to how it gave such different responses....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (4 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister for being here and Deputy Matthews for sharing his time. The central issue in this situation is the fact that there is a brand new school building in Charlesland in Greystones that is unable to open. The building was to be a rapid build programme that was meant to take ten months and open in 2019. It was delayed until 2020 and now the building is sitting there empty....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (4 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: Unfortunately, the Minister gave a non-answer following a litany of non-answers from the Department on the issue. The children, their parents and the staff are getting frustrated. Everyone needs to plan. Two schools are waiting to hear what is happening with that new build. They are putting off enrolment. A number of children will not get places next week when admissions are confirmed....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (4 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 96. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provisions in budget 2021 for the establishment of new pre-schools in response to current demand for pre-school places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34067/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (4 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure the reintroduction and implementation of the six-mile ban on large trawlers in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34066/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank all our speakers today. It was very interesting. On just transition, the Bill does not mention just transition at all. There is no reference to it at all. There is a reference to climate justice, however. The representative from NESC said he believed that climate justice also took in the issue of just transition within its framework and remit. Does the witness see the need for a...