Results 501-520 of 4,232 for speaker:Jennifer Whitmore

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I wish to ask another question on that so I can understand it. While Denmark did not have enough to give to us upfront, does it have optional capacity, so we can go back to the table and get some more? I do not quite understand how it did not have capacity.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: It seems that Luxembourg and Lithuania established their agreement in 2017 and fixed the price. I imagine the supply and demand would have been different then. Why did we not have an agreement in place earlier? It seems that we could be one of the last countries to establish such an agreement. Is that correct? Could we have got a better deal if we had begun to negotiate earlier? We have...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: Is the price of €15 per megawatt hour the most expensive statistical transfer that is happening at the moment?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I also have a broader question. The Minister was talking about how we are going to make sure that we do not miss targets on the infrastructure. It is important that we get moving on the infrastructure. There is a significant lag time in developing that kind of renewable energy infrastructure. One of the points that really struck me with the programme for Government is that the target for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister of State for being here today and having this discussion. I understand that she is relatively new in the role but it is great to hear her determination to get this right for children. I imagine that in her previous role as a party spokesperson for children and as a Deputy, she has had an awful lot of interactions with parents and children on this issue, as have we all...

Proposal re Agreement with Danish State on Statistical Transfer of Energy from Renewable Sources: Motion (16 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: This week marks the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement by ourselves, the EU and 193 states. It would have been really nice to have been able to celebrate this anniversary and for us to be able to stand tall as a nation and say that we had taken our climate obligations seriously, met the relatively low targets that had been set for us and shown leadership in this regard....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (16 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific educational supports available to Syrian refugee children as part of the resettlement programme; the in-classroom supports available such as SNAs and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43621/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rental costs following the decision to place six specialist Portakabins on a site (details supplied); if rental costs for the overall site increased; if so, the amount by which they increased; if her Department examined alternative sites nearby to accommodate the Portakabins; if there is a cost differential between the two sites; if so,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: White Papers Publication (16 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 234. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the White Paper on direct provision will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43618/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (16 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 235. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports available for refugee families from Syria coming into Ireland as part of the resettlement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43620/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider expanding the current regularisation scheme to direct provision residents; if not, the reason for not including them in this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43619/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 300. To ask the Minister for Health the age groups that will receive the Covid-19 vaccine; the reason certain groups will not be prioritised, including immunocompromised adults and children under 18 years of age, all children under 12 years of age, persons with Down's syndrome and carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43727/20]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA, is a mixed agreement which means that there can be multiple components. In this case there are two components - the trade component, which is in operation since 2017 and will continue in operation, and the investor courts component, which is the bit that is highly controversial and about which there are concerns that it will lead to an...

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (13 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: The publication of the report into the mother and baby homes marks a hugely important point in our country's history and the path towards justice for all our citizens. While the women and children in the homes and institutions have never had any doubt about the abuses and horrors that took place behind their doors, this report now brings together many of their stories and lived experiences...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if wastewater analysis is taking place in Ireland to detect levels of Covid-19 as is done in other countries; if so, the regularity with which wastewater is being sampled; the results of those samples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45178/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of early years education services in Ireland currently availing of the employment wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2075/21]

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: Last week our radio waves and newspapers were flooded with life stories and lived experiences of the survivors of the mother and baby homes and their accounts of loss and trauma, sadness and anger. The stories were very difficult to listen to and I cannot even begin to imagine what it was like to have lived and be still living through it. I hope that telling those stories helped even a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 10. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will carry out a risk assessment analysis on the legal, regulatory, economic and environmental implications of Ireland signing up to the remaining elements of Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA, including the investor court system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2332/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will increase funding to environmental organisations in view of the biodiversity and climate crisis; the reforms he will carry out to streamline access to funding for environmental organisations; when funding from budget 2021 will be granted to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Proposed Legislation (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the climate action and low carbon development (amendment) Bill will be published and introduced in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2366/21]