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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the electoral reform Bill will be introduced in Dáil Éireann; the timeline for its implementation; if he will provide an overview of the aspects that will be covered in the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60718/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 485 of 2 November 2021, the reason an official reply has not regarded the issue of a lack of substitute teachers in County Wicklow and across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60710/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teacher absences that qualify for substitution that were recorded on the online claims system since the start of the 2021 school year; the number of substitute teachers that were recorded against those absences; the number of substitute teachers that were fully qualified by county and by primary and secondary schools (details...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2022 (8 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided for the National Gender Service in Budget 2022; the way he plans to expand the service to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60882/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to act on the HSE recommendation made in December 2020 to move away from psychological support for children and adolescents presenting with gender dysmorphia to Crumlin Hospital which is currently run by a company (details supplied) and towards a service provided and delivered by the Irish health system; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 121. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are available to SMEs such as in a company (details supplied) which has seen 28 birthday parties cancelled since Government comments regarding restricting birthday parties over the Christmas period due to Covid-19 numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59828/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authorities (7 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a list of the staff to be funded for local authorities through his Department; when this funding will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59810/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air and Water Pollution (7 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 147. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he expects to publish the National Clean Air strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60000/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider extending the deadline for the Community Climate Action Programme strand 2 funding to facilitate public participation network groups to carry out the necessary consultation with communities during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60066/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (7 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 212. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will request the OPW to provide an update in relation to ongoing issues with a flood defence scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60281/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (7 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the competition will commence for local authorities to apply for funding for a biodiversity officer; the number of biodiversity officers that will be funded across all councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59811/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Ireland has committed to supporting the protection of 30% of the land by 2030 under the 30x30initiatve as proposed at a congress (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60001/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 467. To ask the Minister for Health if a person can claim back the cost of Caredoc and a general practitioner while waiting for a general practitioner card for children under seven years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59809/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 468. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the recommended €13 million in investment, and as requested by a group (details supplied), to deal with the scoliosis waiting list for children awaiting surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59812/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 534. To ask the Minister for Health the role pharmacies will play in delivering booster vaccinations and help prevent large queues at booster centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60050/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Engagement with the Climate Change Advisory Council (7 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: That is also my key worry. We have had so many plans and so many policies, but implementing them quickly or at all is the issue. At what stage does the big alarm bell start ringing? Hopefully, we are at that point now. I thank Ms Donnelly for her answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Engagement with the Climate Change Advisory Council (7 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Ms Donnelly. It has been a really interesting conversation and there is so much to go through. Senator Higgins spoke about the range of the targets and how the ceiling is the top of the range we are considering. I understand Ms Donnelly's point that sectoral targets are within the remit of the Government to set and that the council has set the overall target and given a pathway...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (2 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 8. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a list of current drainage operations on Bord na Móna peatlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59595/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: Everyone wants the schools to remain open. We have seen schools, principals and teachers, parents and children doing their absolute utmost to make sure that happens. I think they will continue to do so but Government has a role to play as well. The Government has not taken its full responsibility seriously. I am talking primarily about the issue of filtration. The Minister for Education...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (1 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 49. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the implementation of a microgeneration scheme recently announced by him and due to be facilitated from January 2022 onwards; the details of the way the microgeneration scheme will be installed in three phases; the timeline for each phase; the rationale for implementing this in three phases; and if he...