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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 579. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the delivery of education and training opportunities offered under the SOLAS green skills action programme due to be completed by the fourth quarter in 2022 as set out in the climate action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4311/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 580. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has worked on clearing Covid-19-related backlogs in apprenticeship as part of climate action No. 222 in the climate action plan’s annex of actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4325/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 829. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Teagasc as a State body is answerable to him as laid out in the Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act 1988; if Teagasc is in fact a charity run by its trustees answerable to the Charities Regulator as laid out in the Charities Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4256/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (1 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 830. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts his Department is taking to protect the endangered old Irish goat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4329/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I will raise the issue of the €100 electricity credit payment, which I understand is coming before the Dáil next week. Like many others, I share the concerns about it not being a targeted approach. I understand the administrative burden related to means testing something like that, but I cannot understand why this Government will also give 62,000 holiday homeowners that credit....

Violence against Women: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I extend my sympathy to the family of Ashling Murphy and everyone who loved her, and many did, as well as to the other women who have suffered from domestic or gender-based violence, who have died from it or who have lived intolerable lives because of the impact of violence against them. Like everyone else in the country, I have had time over the past couple of weeks to reflect on the type...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (20 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am still confused because the Minister of State has said that the projects under TII are being allocated to align with the Government commitment to a 2:1 ratio of funding on new public transport and new roads. She also said that the upgrade is still included in a list of projects to be progressed under the NDP. I am not sure whether it means that project will still go ahead and it did not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (20 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte. I know this is not her area, but I acknowledge that the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, is at an important meeting and could not make it. I want to raise the issue of the funding for the N11-M11 scheme. It was a project that was being funded under the Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, allocation announced recently. It was...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I welcome-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: -----the Taoiseach’s comments earlier about the cross-party approach to gender-based violence, his commitment to the strategy and his recognition that a cultural shift is required in this country. As one of the other Deputies mentioned, there are immediate things that can happen and that need to happen. A report at the end of last year from the Rape Crisis Network Ireland stated that...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: It is not sufficient.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (19 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 105. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are available for new businesses that have been affected by the most recent Covid-19-related restrictions and that do not qualify for the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2404/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waterways Issues (19 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the recently announced Annacotty Weir improvement programme; the proposed timeline for completion of the programme; if funding has been allocated to enable completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63075/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (19 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of fish counters under the management of the ESB; the species recorded as part of this programme; the salmon count at each counter over a ten-year period on a counter basis; if there is a legislative requirement on behalf of the ESB to undertake this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Projects (19 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Avoca mines remediation project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2399/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (19 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 451. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the national river barriers programme; the rivers and barriers that are being considered under this programme; the funding allocated for barrier removal and remediation; the timeline for completion of individual projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63074/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (19 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the active management plans operated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63077/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (19 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 453. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the National Parks and Wildlife Service review; when he envisages it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63078/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Forestry Sector (19 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 454. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the re-fencing of Uragh Wood Nature Reserve will be completed; if funding has been allocated to this project; the measures that will be put in place in terms of the additional grazing pressures on the site by both domestic stock, feral goats and deer at the site; the timeline for this work; and if he will make a...