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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Poverty (16 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 176. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what efforts are being taken to tackle any potential increase in child poverty rates due to the rising cost of living and energy prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8737/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Reports (16 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 179. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the new actions that his Department will carry out in response to the Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures Annual Report 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8740/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (16 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress report on the proposed three new centres of excellence being established in the Cork, Limerick and Clare and Mayo and Sligo Leitrim education and training boards due to be established by 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8735/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (16 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that there is no dedicated course for retrofitting for new entrants; if there are plans to establish dedicated courses for retrofitting and apprenticeship programmes to address competition for labour in retrofitting and construction industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8744/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (16 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that he plans to ensure there are sufficient numbers of apprenticeships for new entrants to meet the targets of the new national home retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8745/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Why has the debate on the biodiversity citizens' assembly been wiped from today's agenda? The Dáil declared an emergency and a crisis in 2019. It has taken two years for the Government even to put a date on the citizens' assembly. The much-heralded review of the national parks is delayed. The much-heralded announcement of the wildlife unit shows that only one person has been...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Why was it taken off?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide the funding, the target set and the number of houses completed for each retrofitting scheme in each year since the enactment of each scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7756/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fishing Industry (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts have been made to resolve an issue for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7445/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Consultations (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that was spent on consultation fees for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8021/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to an application by a school (details supplied) for an additional SNA allocation; if the request will be granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8322/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 521. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when reforms to the funding model for early learning and childcare services will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7667/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 522. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has corresponded with childcare providers regarding reforms to the funding model for early learning and childcare services; if his attention has been drawn to the need for childcare providers to be able to plan ahead and the current uncertainty regarding the timeline of the new proposals; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 639. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided for CAMHS in budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7443/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Commission for Regulation of Utilities Strategic Plan: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses. I have one quick question for Ms MacEvilly regarding the moratorium. The last time she was before the committee she said there was a moratorium on disconnections that would apply until around 11 March. Has the CRU considered extending that in light of the energy price crisis we face at present? I also have a number of questions about data centres. The first relates...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Commission for Regulation of Utilities Strategic Plan: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Commission for Regulation of Utilities Strategic Plan: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Will I get a chance to get back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Commission for Regulation of Utilities Strategic Plan: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Commission for Regulation of Utilities Strategic Plan: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I have a couple of follow-up questions on the issue of data centres. The first is on the consultation itself. In its direction to the data centres, the CRU states, "Having considered the submissions received in response to consultation, the CRU remains of the view that it is not currently appropriate to impose a moratorium." Did the regulator's entire policy in this area come from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Commission for Regulation of Utilities Strategic Plan: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: On that, is it possible to anonymise the information so the general thrust of the seven submissions could be made public? The CRU would not necessarily need to make public who made the submissions or information that could be deemed commercially sensitive. Since the CRU itself says its direction or document is heavily influenced by the consultations, it is important to have transparency...