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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: Despite all the promises and commitments from the Government and the Minister for Health on maternity restrictions, which are unfair, unethical and inhumane, they remain in place in hospitals around the country. Women still face their labour journey and suffer miscarriages without their support partners and deal with the after-effects of Caesarean sections without having supports in place....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: Why are women still waiting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: My question follows on quite nicely from Deputy Bruton’s one. The witnesses spoke about consumers and the part they can play. As a consumer, when I go into my local supermarket, it is very difficult, despite all my best efforts, to figure out what products are local, how they are grown, whether they are sustainable, what kind of nitrates or other fertilisers were used in their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: The question is for Mr. Keane and Dr. Moore, and perhaps Mr. Fitzgerald as he is an on-the-ground farmer. From an organic farmer’s perspective, labelling is very important. I do not know whether we have got organic labelling right in this country. I imagine a carbon footprint label would be beneficial from an organic farmer’s perspective as well. It would take nitrates into...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (1 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if information will be provided on the notifications or directions submitted by his Department to An Bord Pleanála in view of the policy statement on the importation of fracked gas produced on 18 May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35425/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (1 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the policy statement on the importation of fracked gas, including a current ban on liquefied natural gas terminals pending a security review in view of An Bord Pleanála’s decision to permit an application for planning from a proposed liquefied natural gas development (details supplied) as a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (1 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 217. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of all guidelines and policy directives issued to An Bord Pleanála under sections 28 and 29 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35426/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Diseases (1 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the monitoring of the RHD2 virus in hares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35640/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 414. To ask the Minister for Health the vaccination options that are available for those who are housebound and unable to travel to their general practitioner or local vaccination centre and do not meet the criterion of being over 70 years of age in order to receive vaccination by the National Ambulance Service; the steps that will be taken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Taoiseach may say that it is Government policy that the maternity restrictions have been uniformly applied across the country but that is not the case. I have reams of emails from women who state that within the last two weeks, they still have been unable to have their partners with them for their entire labour, they still have had to endure and go through the traumatic experience of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Taoiseach keeps on saying that it is sorted and it is not sorted. Those women are in there on their own.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: What is the Taoiseach going to do about it? There is no point in standing in the Dáil and saying that he knows it is happening. He needs to do something about it.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans that are in place to expand the SEAI criteria for homes eligible for retrofitting in order to increase the number of those in fuel poverty under retrofitting programmes and to help achieve the target of 50,000 retrofits per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35795/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that for homes that do not qualify for retrofitting under SEAI grants, the assessment costs are incurred by sustainable energy communities; his plans to remedy this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35796/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that those homeowners who were declined SEAI funding for retrofitting and are referred to the warmer homes scheme end up costing sustainable energy communities’ funding, staff time and other resources which are not compensated; if compensation will be provided for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the costs required to deliver on SEAI criteria on the homeowner before they apply for a SEAI retrofitting grant; if a cost optimal option will be provided that would standardise the SEAI category system into a single measure assessment rather than the four measures currently in place...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans to include those who cannot afford to pay for air source heat pumps to be included in the upcoming pilot heat loss index project for homeowners who fell into the 2.3 to 2.6 HLI category; the reasons these homeowners are not included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35797/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that homeowners who do not qualify for an SEAI grant after waiting over 18 months have to start the cycle again when applying for the warmer homes scheme which currently has a minimum of a two year waiting list; the measures he will introduce to address the matter; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (6 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 212. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will clarify the requirement for a valid licence agreement as per Criteria 6: Sharing of Facilities with Community and Clubs as part of the application process for the Large Scale Sports and Infrastructure Fund 2019 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36325/21]