Results 421-440 of 4,037 for speaker:Jennifer Whitmore

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made as to when a new school building will be open (details supplied); when officials from her Department were last on the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35319/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when officials from her Department met a company (details supplied) regarding a new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35320/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role of the clerk of works during the building of a new school (details supplied); if the clerk can identify issues with the school building; the stage at which issues with the school building were identified; the actions her Department has taken to address the issues since they were identified; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 787. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason horse racing and greyhound racing can continue under level 5 while horse eventing cannot; if this will be revisited to allow horse eventing to continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34547/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: The programme for Government contains a commitment to the phasing out of fur farms. This this is very welcome because there are obvious ethical and environmental reasons for doing so. However, recent reports from across Europe of Covid being found on mink farms and the very worrying reports from Denmark where there appears to be a mutant version of the coronavirus having spread from mink to...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: Some of the previous contributors spoke about fisheries and the fact that fish do not know about borders. I absolutely agree. I worked for the Marine Institute many moons ago. I spent maybe a night and week at sea on research boats out of Northern Ireland and mainland England. I worked on collaborative projects. They were EU-funded and looked at our fisheries as a shared resource. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the quantity of the LAIV flu vaccine for winter 2020-21 distributed to date; the current uptake of the vaccine by county; when general practitioners commenced giving the winter flu vaccine to patients; the length of time the vaccine will be made available for free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35477/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (11 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 209. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists who have left the DTSS for medical card holders; the basis on which they are leaving; the efforts his Department is taking to address the current impasse which has resulted in many medical card patients unable to obtain a dental appointment; if he has met with an association (details supplied); when the proposal for the supply of PPE...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 98. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment further to Parliamentary Question 209 of 3 November 2020, if dog groomers and dog day care centres can remain open during level 5 restrictions; if dog day care centres can also remain open for essential workers who have pets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35936/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (12 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 285. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the commitment by Ireland to take in 50 refugee families from the Moria camp in Greece; the number of unaccompanied children due to arrive; the timeline for the arrival of refugees from the camp; the current status of same in Greece; the supports that will be granted to them upon their arrival; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (12 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 291. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of the difference in the level of governance and oversight between emergency accommodation centres and direct provision centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35934/20]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (12 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister for the briefing. A document was released today by a group of masters students in the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland Galway. I believe the Minister has received a copy of the report. The study is called Direct Provision's Impact on Children: A Human Rights Analysis. It was undertaken in collaboration with the Movement of Asylum...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (12 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I would like to ask a follow-up question on the parental leave the Minister mentioned. It would be welcome if he could facilitate a system whereby parents could take the leave from January and claim the benefit later. That would be an excellent solution. When will he know if that is possible? As he will be aware, parents will need to make plans. We are coming into the Christmas season,...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (12 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: Absolutely, but there are many families without two parents involved. When these policies are discussed and developed, that is sometimes forgotten. I do not know if the Minister has considered allowing lone parents to access the full allocation. I ask him to keep the large number of lone-parent families to the forefront of his mind when discussing the policies.

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 158. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the guidelines regarding click and collect for retailers; if a customer who orders online can pay using contactless collection at the business premise under the current guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36217/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers on each LocalLink route in County Wicklow in each week for the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36386/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to expand reading schools across the country for children with severe dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36316/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Parental Leave (17 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 633. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when parents can avail of the extended parent's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37032/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (17 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 634. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason funding to youth services is allocated based on social housing need but does not incorporate HAP; his plans to reform same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37033/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (17 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 910. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for the State's appeal of the court decision on large trawlers fishing within the inshore waters of Ireland; if a stay on large trawlers fishing within inshore waters will be implemented; the timeline for such implementation; the implications of a stay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37031/20]