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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (21 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Given that the Minister of State knew this question was going to be put to him, I cannot believe he has not come in here to tell me that both of these schools will have the accommodation they need in place for September this year. No dates and no firm commitments have been given. What is plan B? What happens if that accommodation is not provided? Schools are talking about putting in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (21 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: To be fully clear, will the accommodation be in place for both schools for September?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (21 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I want to raise the issue of the need for temporary accommodation for both Temple Carrig School in Greystones, and Blessington Community College in Blessington. It is nine weeks until students will return to secondary school for the 2023-24 academic year, and neither Temple Carrig School nor Blessington Community College has sufficient accommodation to house the intake that is due this...

Education Costs: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I realise that the Minister has to go, so I am glad that she is still here for my contribution. I thank Sinn Féin for tabling this motion. The debate we are having is very important, because it impacts on so many families all across the country. It is very timely because it is at this point that schoolbags, emails and apps are being opened and parents are seeing the full extent of the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I too would like to raise the issue of the retained firefighters. I have also been out talking to them this morning. They are angry and frustrated. Most of all, they are heartbroken. They are heartbroken because they are so committed to their communities and they know the impact this strike will have on the very people they work with, live with and love. I also received an on-call pager....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: -----and this will leave our communities vulnerable.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: The question was on the climate action plan.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: No. My question was whether the Minister will put in an addendum to the climate action plan that will specify, in detail, issues like diversification that the EPA could not model because the information was not available.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the climate action plan will be urgently revised in light of the recent EPA analysis which stated that even in the event that all actions were implemented fully, it would only result in a 29% reduction in emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28778/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I would like to ask the Minister if he will urgently revisit the climate action plan in light of the recent EPA analysis, which stated that even in the event that all the actions of the Government were to be implemented fully, it would only result in a 29% reduction in emissions. Can he make a statement on that?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: With all due respect to the Minister, the EPA report did not say that we need to speed up and ramp up, which we obviously do. What it said is that the Government's policies are not enough to meet our 51% target. The Minister is correct that there were certain areas where sufficient data was not provided in the climate action plan for the EPA to undertake their analysis. In itself, that is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: The fundamental reason to have the climate action plan is to set out that pathway for us to meet our 51% target. That is the fundamental premise of the climate action plan. The Government does not have sufficient policies in place to meet the legally binding target of 51%. That is clear from the EPA's report. Does the Minister have the information? Is information available on issues...

Retained Fire Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Sinn Féin and Deputy John Brady in particular for bringing this motion forward. Deputy Brady has worked on this issue for a long time. When I was on Wicklow County Council with him, he put a massive amount of work into the issue. I want to acknowledge that. The Minister referred to his long-standing admiration for retained firefighters and for their dedication. He said he...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I have spent a lot of time over the past couple of weeks speaking to firefighters in my constituency of Wicklow. When I talk to them, there are some themes coming through: their love for their job, their love for their community, and the huge impact their pay and conditions are having on them and their families' lives. They are really being asked to do the impossible under the current...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: What the Taoiseach is doing is gaslighting.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Answer the question.

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Says the biggest landlord in the Dáil.

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Private money for private landlords.

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Money. Private money for private landlords is what you are interested in.

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Minister of State really just does not get it. He can list all the different initiatives and schemes he wishes, but fundamentally these are pushing up prices and making it harder for people to rent and to buy, especially in their own communities. Yet again we have a situation where this extremely important issue is being raised by the Social Democrats and rather than discussing it, the...