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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (22 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 559. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has issued guidance to schools in relation to the enrolment of Ukrainian refugees; if schools will need to apply their existing admissions policy in the event that space is allocated within existing classrooms; if any alterations to the admission notice numbers for the purposes of this emergency will continue to apply to a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 560. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is allocating additional funding to schools for the provision of teachers of English as an additional language or whether existing special education teachers will be required to provide this support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15074/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 786. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Ukrainian refugees, adults and children that have been taken in by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15071/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (22 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 901. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of plans to increase breastfeeding supports including the recruitment of lactation consultations across all hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14287/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (22 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 902. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will work with its Northern Ireland counterparts to develop an infant and young child feeding in emergencies preparedness plan for the island of Ireland; the timeline for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14291/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (22 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 903. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts that are being taken by his Department to support brain health and dementia supports in communities as part of Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14292/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (22 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 949. To ask the Minister for Health if his work with his Northern Ireland counterparts to develop an infant and young child feeding in emergencies preparedness plan for the island of Ireland will include consideration of establishing a breast milk bank in the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14403/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (22 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 975. To ask the Minister for Health if he has or will engage with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to seek a provision of the regulation of the digital marketing of breast milk substitutes in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14531/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (23 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 145. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if sufficient considerations have been given to inflationary pressures being experienced by the childcare sector; the measures and supports that will be in place to assist providers facing rising costs of providing childcare; if his attention has been drawn to the challenges facing childcare providers in terms...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 8. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way his Department is co-ordinating the accommodation and welfare needs of Ukrainian refugees coming to Ireland; if there is a co-ordination person and organisation in each county to manage the needs of refugees on behalf of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15101/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 48. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees, adults and children who have been taken in by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15102/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the information campaigns that his Department is carrying out to develop awareness across communities in the midlands of funding available as part of the National Just Transition Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15524/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he has taken to bring forward regulations to protect the basking shark; the timeline for bringing such regulations; the efforts he has taken to develop a code of conduct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15541/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review of the Wildlife Act will take place; the elements that are being reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15542/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Communications (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she intends to carry out a review of the way that her Department communicates with persons to ensure this is done so in a compassionate and consistent manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15543/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Mr. Savage for coming in today and for his presentation, which was really interesting. I could not agree more with him when it comes to measuring metrics and making sure the right information is being used to inform decisions, and about incentivising farmers to do the right thing. That is an area in which we certainly have not been doing work over many years. I have a couple of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Chairman. My primary questions are to EirGrid. I was also going to ask about timelines for the grid as grid capacity is always an area raised with me as a potential risk. If there is a plan, timelines are put in or else there is far too high a risk of overruns. I am concerned it will take EirGrid a year to get those timelines into a document where it could be tracked so we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Do they have the information they need?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Citizens Information Services (29 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister for Justice for coming to deal with this as I understand the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Heather Humphreys, is busy with departmental issues. I raise the closure of the Citizens Information office in Wicklow town. This is an incredibly successful information office and one of the busiest in the county. It provides a real service and has done for many...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Citizens Information Services (29 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister. I know this is not her area but I will say that response is essentially what I said to her in the first instance. It outlines the importance of the information office and goes through the history of what happened. Unfortunately it does not give any timeline as to when funding could potentially be provided or if the Department will be looking favourably on that...