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Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: On that point, the intending parents would pay and they would show their expenses after the fact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Thank you. I move on to the other witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Ms O'Shea very much for that. I will bring in Ms Reid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Would Ms Ó Tuama like to come in on this point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Ms Ó Tuama for that. We will finish up now. I thank all our witnesses for coming in today. Ms. Cohen's early start this morning was particularly impressive and I thank her for that. I find it very frustrating that in order to achieve progress and make changes in this country, especially in the lives of women, in the majority of cases, women often have to come to tell their...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (1 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 67. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expected yield from the 20 cent levy on disposable beverage containers in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28351/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the investment required in the national grid to deliver on Ireland’s renewable energy targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28352/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the purchase of carbon credits for Ireland to meet Ireland’s renewable energy target in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28353/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (1 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the purchase of international project credits, where relevant, to meet Ireland’s 2019 and 2020 targets, under the EU Energy Efficiency Directive and for greenhouse gas targets under the EU Effort Sharing Decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28354/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (1 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to the Exchequer due to the various financial incentives being offered of increasing the fleet of electric vehicles and low emitting vehicles on the road to 945, 000 by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28350/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of free general practitioner cards to children over six years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28349/22]

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...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (31 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 520. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Pobal commenced new data collection in April 2022 regarding demand in the early years sector as part of the Annual Early Years Sector Profile survey; when this survey will be made available; when further updated information among early learning and childcare services will be made available; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (31 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 521. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that his Department is taking to ensure that there are play and parent and child spaces in temporary accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; the steps that will be taken if it is revealed that there are no play centres in an accommodation centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28134/22]