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Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: That is an important conversation to have. I was also surprised by the previous contribution. There has to be a workaround that protects the right to privacy along with the right to identity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am giving Deputy Costello the look.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: It would be very difficult to control or enforce something like that if it were an international situation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am going to refer to the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill and the fact that it only covers domestic surrogacies and not international ones. That Bill is going through the system. Have our guests any comments as to how they would feel if the Bill goes through without recognising international surrogacy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I have a question for the SEAI and will then focus on the Department on resourcing for local authorities. It has been acknowledged that local authorities play a huge role in meeting our targets. I was chair of the climate and biodiversity committee before I was elected. That was around the time the charter was announced. It was great to see this guidance from the Department but it did not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: We are under pressure to meet our target and get these projects. There is a time lag in getting the projects started and there is a fall-off as well. What are the barriers? Why are councils not keen to go towards this? Is resourcing an issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: That would be great. As Deputy O'Rourke said, it is a pity we do not have the representatives from local government here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: That is great. I had a question to the Department in regard to resourcing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: That would give me cause for concern about implementation because when we read the documentation and the submissions, there is a lot of very good work and very good plans and policies, but we need to see them rolled out on the ground. If the local authorities do not have the staff or the skills and, let us face it, a lot of these skills are relatively new and five years ago are not something...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: In regard to active travel, I know there has been significant funding for staff of local authorities but I would have expected to see a corresponding level of staff. In my own county of Wicklow, 12 additional staff have been put into the area of active travel and it would appear there are no staff to deal with the climate action charter that the Government has put in place. It seems an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: It seems quite a complex process and one that would take a long time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I have a question for the SEAI. I am really keen, as is I think everyone else on the committee, when we talk about climate change that we also talk about biodiversity and making sure any actions that are taken to address and to meet our climate targets do not inadvertently impact biodiversity. Yesterday I was contacted by someone asking about swifts and whether they had started migrating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Empowering Local Government and Local Communities to Climate Action: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I would appreciate it if the SEAI would take it into account when looking at this. I have a swift box up and the calling system going like mad, but I think it takes a few years for them to re-establish. It would be great if, as part of the SEAI's policies, it could take that into account.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (31 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider making it mandatory that if a home is to be retrofitted, it will be checked for swifts and bats nesting; if such is found, if nesting boxes are put in place after a roof is retrofitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27967/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Investigations (31 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the outputs of the Tellus programme; the impact of not having the data if the programme is discontinued; the purposes for which the data is used; the specific Government Departments that also utilise the data and the purposes for which they use it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27969/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (31 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 139. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding a coastguard station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27966/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coast Guard Service (31 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide further information regarding a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27972/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (31 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the provision of biodiversity officers in each county council; if he will provide a list of the local authorities which have a biodiversity officer to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27971/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (31 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 351. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider putting outreach clinics in place in each county to facilitate first-time passport applications, thereby minimising mistakes and accelerating turnaround times ahead of the summer holiday season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27970/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (31 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 483. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the structure of the volunteer strategy working group established by the Citizens Information Board and Citizens Information service in light of the decision of the Citizens Information Board to no longer use volunteers in the number of offices and outreach services that have been closed in the past two years; if she will...