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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (7 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the roll-out of solar panels for farmers; the supports and access that farmers currently have to access solar panels; if farmers will be able to access the microgeneration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18931/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Grid (7 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide details of his permission on the banning of the development of future LNG terminals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18932/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (7 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will commit to looking at the role data centres play in rising energy demand in Ireland in view of recent commitments to curb energy demand in response to energy security concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18933/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (7 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest waiting list figures for driver theory tests, driver tests and motorcycle tests in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18921/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (7 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an updated timeline on the review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service; when this will be published; the documentation that will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18928/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (7 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that An Bord Pleanála has the necessary resources to effectively process applications for renewable energy projects; if he has carried out a capacity and demand analysis of a company (details supplied) to address any staffing needs ahead of large-scale infrastructure applications; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (7 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clear the lengthy backlog of foreshore licence applications for offshore renewables by redeploying into his Department three ecologists to the foreshore unit to address renewable energy applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18935/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Poverty (7 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 314. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 in relation to child poverty considering the context of rising inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18936/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 319. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps her Department is taking to streamline the process for persons needing to access an exceptional needs payment to make it more accessible and reduce the administrative burden on persons in view of rising energy costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18937/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (7 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 320. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community welfare officers in the past five years by county in tabular form; if there are plans to increase the number of community welfare officers in view of rising energy prices, inflation and increasing needs from Ukrainian refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18938/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 373. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to address the current issue of medical card patients unable to obtain a dental appointment since the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18939/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank our guests for their contributions and for their presentation, which was very interesting. They said the better energy homes scheme covers 4,800 homes annually. Many have a BER of B2 because the overall target is for 500,000 B2-rated homes. How many of the 4,800 homes this year will meet that B2 target?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: That is 300 out of the 4,800 homes are B2. Does the SEAI believe that that is a ratio that it will see going forward?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am aware that there are other schemes so how many B2s will be completed this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Okay, and the target is an average of 45,000 homes a year. I know that there is also a necessity to ramp up. Deputy O’Rourke requested and Dr. Byrne replied that he would give a projection on this to 2030. Is that projection on a quarter-by-quarter basis for B2-rated homes because ultimately, the 500,000 target is a B2 one and is not just attic insulations, for example? Will the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: We could get to the reduction in CO2 emissions then without hitting the 500,000 target because it could actually be-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: What Mr. Walsh said is correct in that this is the largest infrastructure programme in the State and is probably the most important. We cannot afford to have any slippage as we have such a short timeframe now of less than eight years. To ensure that we are keeping on track and that there is not any slippage, it is going to be very important for that ramping up graph to be publicly available...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Unfortunately I had to miss the start of the session today so forgive me if this question has already been answered. It relates to the risks to meeting the targets. Dr. Byrne mentioned supply chain capacity as a concern or a challenge in the current market. I have been through the retrofitting process recently and it is very difficult to get workers and materials. Has the SEAI done a risk...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Does the SEAI believe that the target of 500,000, which the Government has given set and is in all of the plans, is the wrong metric?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (7 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Apologies have been received from Deputies Costello and Funchion, who are running late but hope to make the meeting. Our first item of business is the election of the Leas-Chathaoirleach. Are there nominations for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach?