Results 661-680 of 4,232 for speaker:Jennifer Whitmore

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Health Service Executive (2 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: When do the witnesses expect that review to be finished? They say it will commence in quarter 1 but if the witnesses could give a timeline for that, it would be great.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: There are reports in the media this morning that a High Court challenge has been lodged on the constitutionality of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA. Will the Government defend that case? Has the Government examined the requirements of a referendum and the constitutionality of the ratification of CETA?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 22. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider extending company grants for businesses not considered as a rated premises but which meet all other criteria and are losing out on much needed business supports as a result; the actions which can be taken in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11282/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if decisions taken by the Government itself, as opposed to Ministers or Departments, will be exempted from and outside the scope of any obligation to have regard to the objective of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the effects of climate change in the State in the Climate Action and Low Carbon...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if scramblers are allowed on National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11283/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Archaeological Sites (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the efforts being made to preserve and protect the archaeological heritage of west County Wicklow; if he has consulted with local groups on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11285/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered bringing in children with special educational needs into mainstream settings ahead of the main cohort of students returning to school at eight years of age and upwards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11310/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Land Ownership (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 648. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to reform landowner legislation to enable more bridleways and equestrian trails across the countryside; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11286/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 789. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding vaccinations and travel in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11284/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 963. To ask the Minister for Health when the roll-out of the school vaccine programme for junior infants will recommence; the recommended timeframe within which the vaccines can be delivered to ensure their greatest efficacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11952/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 1060. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if scramblers are allowed in Coillte forests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11283/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 1061. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific details of the recent announcement by Coillte to buy bare land and land with immature forestry; the intentions of this project; the way in which it will impact on afforestation across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11287/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (4 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 148. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of childcare workers who are in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment on a weekly basis from 21 December 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12207/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee. My questions are primarily for Ms Graham. Mr. Creegan mentioned that the national cycle manual was being updated. When will that be completed? There is significant funding going into infrastructure and cycleways at the moment and there is a fear that it is being used to create cycleways based on a document that is ten years old....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: Does Ms Graham not have to specify the anticipated reduction in emissions as part of the approval process for Government when developing a plan or going for tender?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: It seems we have this plan to reduce our emissions without calculating whether we are investing in the right things and have no idea when it will happen. There are long delays and lead in times. I find it unusual we are not taking that into account.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Process (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the new climate action and low carbon development (amendment) Bill 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13252/21]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Process (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: It reflects the importance of the Bill in question that it is also the subject of my priority question. I would also like to ask the Minister for an update on the Bill. To take it a bit further, what are the actual delays with it? The Minister has said that considerable work has gone into it. When the committee first received the document, the Minister hoped for a two week pre-legislative...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Process (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: It has been 83 days since the committee handed back the recommendations so I hope the time the Minister has taken has been to incorporate those recommendations, not to get rid of them. The frustrating thing for me is the sense of urgency with this. There was a huge sense of urgency in getting this Bill up and running. I do not know if the Minister can picture that image by the Spanish...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Process (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: For a lot of what we are trying to get into place, infrastructural changes will be required and there are lead-in times for that. The Government has a target of 2030 as the next major step. We had the transport discussions yesterday with the climate committee. It came as a surprise to me that when the National Transport Authority is putting in applications for Government funding or putting...