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

Jennifer Whitmore: Sorry, Chairman, I have a question related to that. EirGrid has essentially said there is a need to bring in these locational moratoriums and has essentially put that in place. Is the CRU going to revise its documentation now to reflect that those with expertise have said this is what needs to happen?

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

Jennifer Whitmore: Okay. I thank Mr. Gannon.

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

Jennifer Whitmore: What the CRU is actually looking at is the short-term security of supply where the grid structure is not up to peak demands. There has been no consideration of the overall energy demand across the nation, as such. This is very much focused on the gaps in the grid, as opposed to the risks associated with the exponential growth in demand for energy from data centres. Is that correct?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (15 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 931. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts that have been made to resolve an issue for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7444/22]

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Social Democrats will be supporting the Sinn Féin amendment. It is a very important amendment and I am pleased to see it included. I also raise the issue of the short timeframe associated with the Bill. I know it includes the term "emergency measures" in its Title. There was no pre-legislative scrutiny and the timeframes are very short. I also believe it did not need to be such...

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: It is only the increase and not the entire carbon tax yield.

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: We need the entire carbon tax yield to be ring-fenced and put back into measures to support families and communities to make the transition so that they can be buffered from those global energy inflationary crises that we could face.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am standing in for my colleague, Deputy Catherine Murphy. Competition is a vital element in our economic system. When operating at its best, competition results in better outcomes for consumers and society in general. A variety of options in the market leads to better pricing, better quality and innovation. When it comes to competition policy, the fundamental concept is about...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: What about the carbon budgets and the 7% commitment?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Government has support to do more.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [5957/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Taoiseach stated that climate change was a profound challenge that would require all of our efforts to address it. I agree. Akin to how we dealt with Covid, it is a fundamental societal challenge. When we were debating and dealing with Covid, we followed the scientists' lead and the evidence. At the committee dealing with carbon budgets in recent months, the independent scientists...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: On average, eight women every day are turned away when they seek a space in a refuge. Meanwhile, demand for services has increased by up to 200% during the pandemic. I do not know if the Taoiseach saw RTÉ's "Prime Time Investigates" report last night, but it is harrowing what these women and children have to go through. The Social Democrats have consistently called for the number of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Those nine counties will get refuge spaces.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Not-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: This is not about delaying. This is about giving the committee an opportunity to participate in the process and have its voice-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Committee members did not have an opportunity to have an input into the body of the report.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: The motion on the carbon budgets is going through without debate. There should be a debate on that. The entire discussion about the recommendations was conducted in private and there was no opportunity for the committee to input into the body of that report. We were not given an opportunity to do so, which I believe is wrong. There was no time for a minority report to be developed by...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: -----given by the independent scientists around the carbon budgets. I ask that this motion be debated in the Dáil this week.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: One of my questions relates to a comment in the Minister of State's opening statement. My second question is on the national just transition fund.