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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the schedule plan and forecasts his Department has outlined regarding the regulatory and legislative developments still required to develop the offshore wind energy sector; if his Department’s projections indicate that all outstanding regulation issues will be addressed in time for Ireland’s 70% renewable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social homes that have been retrofitted to date by county through the 2021 energy efficiency retrofitting programme; the funding allocated to each local authority for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54547/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of council homes that have been retrofitted under the midlands retrofit programme 2020, by county; the associated funding costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54548/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 376. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current average waiting time for the processing of foreign birth registrations; his plans to address delays and backlogs due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54238/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 456. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to address the difficulty persons in County Wicklow are experiencing in accessing walk-in appointments for birth registrations and birth certificates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53968/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made by his Department to increase the number of apprenticeships for the new retrofitting plan; the bodies that will be facilitating those apprenticeships for retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54293/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retrofitting centres of excellence that have been established to date; the location of each; the number of trainees currently enrolled in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54546/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 540. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding which was set aside in Budget 2021 to purchase new Garda vehicles; the number of new Garda vehicle purchases that were electric vehicles; if not electric, the reason for not purchasing electric vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54594/21]

Rising Costs and Supply Security for Fuel and Energy: Motion [Private Members] (10 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: This is a very important motion and I thank the Rural Independent Members for tabling it. It is very timely as obviously we are heading into winter and this issue will impact people significantly over the coming months. I had previously called for the Dáil to set aside time for a debate on the surging energy prices and had requested such a debate from the Business Committee but...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: There has been a welcome emphasis over the past number of weeks on the environment and what we need to do to protect it. One of the things we need to do is to introduce legal protections for the environment. An ecocide law would do that. A legal definition of "ecocide" has been proposed by the independent expert panel. We now need a head of state to formally propose an ecocide amendment...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Strengthening Prevention and Early Intervention Supports to Children and Families Post Pandemic: Prevention & Early Intervention Network (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses for coming in. Their presentation was very interesting and I appreciate the suggestions they are making. They are coming up with relatively simple and feasible solutions to the obvious needs of so many children throughout the country. The fact that we have nearly 200,000 children in poverty is a stain on our society. We will certainly see a greater impact following...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Citizens' Assembly (11 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity will convene; and the discussions he has had with his Ministerial colleagues in relation to same. [51084/21]

Protection of Children’s Health (Idling of Mechanically Propelled Vehicles in Vicinity of Schools) Bill 2021: First Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide, in the interests of protecting children’s health, for an offence relating to causing or permitting a mechanically propelled vehicle to remain idle in the vicinity of a school, and for those purposes to make certain provisions in relation to the powers of members of the Garda Síochána, the...

Protection of Children’s Health (Idling of Mechanically Propelled Vehicles in Vicinity of Schools) Bill 2021: First Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets and Climate Action Plan: Engagement with Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (16 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister for coming before the committee. I will speak to the climate action plan. I agree that it is ambitious and it is positive to hear all the different plans and proposals included in it that the Government intends to roll out. However, there is an issue around the urgent implementation of these actions. To date, the Government has consistently found it difficult to meet...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Environmental Policy (16 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a ban on petrol and diesel vehicles is allowable under EU legislation; if his Department has sought legal advice on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55501/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (16 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 230. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the timeline for the proposed flood protection scheme in Arklow, County Wicklow; if the schedule of works will be aligned with works for the Arklow wastewater treatment plant to prevent potential flooding on the northside of the river in particular the Ferrybank area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56150/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Energy Usage (16 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the energy usage and energy costs for primary and secondary schools each year since 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56105/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (16 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 425. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of, and position regarding, the mother and baby homes redress scheme; if an update will be provided on his engagement with survivor groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56106/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (16 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 481. To ask the Minister for Health if there are future plans to amend existing mental health legislation to remove the power of An Garda Síochána to detain a person who is in immediate jeopardy of causing harm to themselves or to others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56107/21]