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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Are they from all around the country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: All this needs to be predicated on what fish are available. That is the other issue. If, for whatever reason, the stocks are not available, that has to form part of the discussion. I am keen on meeting the Marine Institute. What I would like to see is in all the different areas we are looking at, whether it is mackerel or bluefin, is to have the Marine Institute in here to tell us what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: I propose that the Marine Institute also be brought in, and perhaps BIM as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: I would prefer to have a backwards and forwards discussion about the different stocks. There are different elements to this committee and the marine environment is a key element, as is the fisheries. We also have wind energy. It is important to have that reflected here as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: There is no bluefin quota though.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: There is no bluefin quota. The Marine Institute is undertaking a lot of studies at the moment on-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Will the Marine Institute be part of that?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (23 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a proposed tunnel through Bray Head was included in the cost analysis of double tracking the Rosslare-Dublin rail line; whether more cost-effective alternatives, such as double tracking north and south of Greystones, adding a second platform at Wexford O'Hanrahan station, and increasing speeds in south Wicklow, are being...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (23 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 390. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason a comprehensive review of the national list of invasive alien species is needed before adding a single species, such as Cherry Laurel, given that it has been identified as high-impact by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the National Biodiversity Data Centre, Coillte, and the Citizens' Assembly on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (23 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 391. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to explain the process by which species are added to the national list under the European Union (Invasive Alien Species) Regulations 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50324/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (23 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 392. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Part 3 (12) of the European Union (Invasive Alien Species) Regulations 2024, which allows the Minister to impose immediate restrictions on invasive alien species not on the EU list if preliminary scientific evidence suggests the species is present or at imminent risk of entering the State, and is likely to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (23 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the grounds on which Cherry Laurel has not yet been listed as an invasive alien species of national concern, despite repeated recommendations from Ireland's leading environmental and biodiversity bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50326/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (23 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 394. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will continue to expand the NPWS farm plan schemes in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50327/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (23 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 395. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding allocated for new applications in 2026 for the five year National Parks and Wildlife Service farm plan scheme; if that funding will be increased annually from 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50328/25]

Migration: Statements (18 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Sometimes, politics is not just about what you say and how you say it. It is also about what you do not say. What I have not heard today from the Minister, or anyone in the Chamber, is that compared with most other European countries Ireland has a relatively normal level, or even low level, of migration, particularly on the international protection side of things, at 1.2% of all applicants...

Migration: Statements (18 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: He needs to wake up, take responsibility and make sure that he provides the leadership we need to see so that we can deal with this issue properly and fairly.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Solar Energy Guidelines (18 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Minister of State will be aware that in 2022, approximately 30% of households in Ireland were considered to be at risk of energy poverty. We are continuing to see the extraordinary stresses that are being put on homes because of the high cost of living, of which a huge component is energy costs. Over recent days and weeks, companies are again increasing their electricity charges,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Solar Energy Guidelines (18 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: I know that is the argument that has been put forward over the last number of years but the majority of electricity units in someone's home are used to heat water, so there will not be any leakage from that. That is where a lot of the expenses are. If we can actually heat someone's water, we are going to save them a lot of money on their electricity bills. In relation to all those...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Solar Energy Guidelines (18 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 92. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will expand the warmer homes scheme to include solar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48994/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Solar Energy Guidelines (18 Sep 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: A study by UCC over the last number of years has identified that over 1 million homes in Ireland are suitable for solar and that one quarter of all electricity needed could be produced for those homes. It would have huge saving costs for homes. Unfortunately, though, low-income homes are often locked out of the ability to have solar because their households simply cannot afford it. The...