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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (resumed) (5 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Professor McMullin for his presentation. It was interesting that Professor McMullin spoke quite a bit about demand management. It is something that we are missing in our discourse when we talk about energy here. We had a lot of discussion last week about data centres. There was a motion for a moratorium on the permissions and it was notable the lack of any discussion about putting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (resumed) (5 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: What Ms MacEvilly was talking about is very important and very welcome. This winter, many families and individuals who would not normally be in difficulty, such as working families, will be heavily affected by this. I wonder if there is an opportunity to extend the disconnection moratorium beyond the vulnerable. Ms MacEvilly said there were a few months where it applied to everyone. Is it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (resumed) (5 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: It is very costly. We are talking about hundreds of millions of euro of temporary generation that we could have avoided if that growth had been controlled somewhat, or that is my understanding.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (6 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 180. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider extending the streetscape enhancement initiative announced on 4 August 2021 which had a deadline of 14 September 2021 with successful applicants required to apply for payments once work has been completed before 22 October 2021; if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties this short timeframe has caused...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (resumed) (5 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: My question was whether EirGrid believes it would be useful to be a prescribed body. I am surprised it is not a prescribed body as Irish Water would have a similar alignment. I was wondering if it should be.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the microgeneration support scheme will be introduced; if he envisages any delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49909/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of smart meters across the country; the number of households that have had smart meters installed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49912/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the funding from the Climate Action Fund will be made available in 2021 including for the community climate action programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49915/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to put in place a countrywide, sector-wide just transition commission on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49916/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the roll-out of the EV charger infrastructure across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49911/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 98. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting for a driver theory test in County Wicklow by month in 2021, to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49914/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if exemptions to planning permission fees will be provided for a community and school seeking planning permission to put in place solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49910/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Citizens' Assembly (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the establishment of a citizens’ assembly on biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49913/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 313. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current waiting time for parents seeking PPS numbers for newly registered births; her plans to address any delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49106/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 314. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans due to delays experienced by parents trying to register their child’s birth resulting in a delay in accessing child benefit to assist families in need of child benefit; her plans to specifically target migrant and vulnerable parents in need of child benefit and other social welfare payments while waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 651. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists who have left the dental treatment services scheme for medical card holders since the start of the pandemic; 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; and if he will make a statement on...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: Before I start, I wish to congratulate my constituency colleague, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and his wife, Caoimhe, on the birth of their new baby. There is a lot to be discussed. When I was working on my speech and deciding what I was going to cover, I concluded there are a few key areas that come under the remit of my spokesperson role,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (14 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 20. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason the shop front improvement scheme will not be extended despite the short timeframe and difficulties shopkeepers have had in carrying out works due to bad weather; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49846/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (14 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 21. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will ring-fence funding for an improved shop front improvement scheme taking into account the difficulties experienced in 2021 by applicants working within a short timeframe and very limited time to complete works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49845/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (14 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 137. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will establish a stakeholder forum to allow for the meaningful engagement of all stakeholders in the local employment services sector in order to find the best way forward; if she will halt the tendering process of local employment services until full consultation has been carried out with the sector; and if she will...