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National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Will the Minister please stop gaslighting the nation?

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I suggest the Minister checks his Facebook page.

Women's Health Action Plan: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I would like to take this opportunity to briefly raise the issue of the new national maternity hospital with the Minister and the language that is being used surrounding the debate at present. I want to get on the record how disappointed I am with the language that the Minister, in particular, has used over the past few months in relation to the concerns that have been expressed by women in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I do not think the Minister gets it. I do not think he quite understands the impact that this fuel and energy crisis is having on individuals. A man contacted my constituency office this week. He is a cancer survivor and has diabetes. He made the choice to pay his electricity bill rather than buy the food he needed. He ended up in hospital as a result of a hypoglycaemic attack. That is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: The regulator needs 60% more staff than it has at the moment.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: We do not have time.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (31 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 23. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for handing over control of the proposed new national maternity hospital to the St. Vincent's Hospital Group as set out in the proposed new corporate structure, under which the new hospital is to become a wholly owned subsidiary of the group; his views on whether this will allow St. Vincent's hospital to determine the services to be provided;...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I welcome the discussion of this Bill, which we in the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action reported on in the context of pre-legislative scrutiny of the legislation in June 2021. The report was subsequently published in December 2021. We met many stakeholders who provided evidence from a broad range of perspectives, including representatives of the Department of the...

Government Response to Situation in Ukraine: Statements (30 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I welcome the opportunity to take part in this discussion and I thank the Minister for remaining in the Chamber. I am incredibly proud of the generous and warm welcome that the Irish people have demonstrated to those fleeing the horrific violence in Ukraine. The collective condemnation of this unacceptable Russian aggression and the heartfelt expression of solidarity with the people of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with a group (details supplied) which commissioned a study into the way that every village and town can be serviced by local transport links; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17049/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (30 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts Ireland is undertaking to address rising hunger levels in east African countries reliant on Ukraine and Russia for wheat imports; the way Irish Aid is working to mitigate disruptions in supply chain in this area contributing to rising food costs and rising rates of hunger; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17048/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Poverty (30 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 81. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the efforts that are being taken to protect children from entering poverty in view of inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17047/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (30 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 86. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the recent closure of the Wicklow Citizens Information Office in Wicklow town; if funding will be secured for a new premises; the expected timeline for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16751/22]

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...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ukraine War (29 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Ukrainian drivers’ licences are transferable to Ireland; if not, if there are plans to make them transferable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15776/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (29 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 382. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will offer its support to Ukraine by sending independent human rights monitors to monitor the rights compliance at the borders of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16393/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ukraine War (29 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 606. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set up a system by which general practitioners are allocated to large accommodation centres in which Ukrainian refugees are currently residing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15775/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 678. To ask the Minister for Health when the Novavax vaccine will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16061/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Challenges: Discussion (29 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I have a couple of questions that are primarily for the CRU. In her opening statement, Ms MacEvilly stated the commission has been asked to accelerate deployment of renewable energy and relevant measures under the climate action plan. I presume that request was made by the Minister or the Department. Where exactly could that deployment be accelerated? I assumed that, in light of the...