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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (16 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has examined the potential of retrofitting cars to electric vehicles as part of the ambition to have 1 million such vehicles on the road by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61341/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: There was a commitment under the programme for Government that a review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, would be conducted. That review has happened and is sitting on someone's desk at the moment. There was a report by John Mooney in The Sunday Timesthis week that gave a very bleak and stark analysis of what is in that report. Will the Taoiseach commit to publishing that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Climate Action Fund and the inclusion of nature-based projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61340/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 63. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will include a curb or ban on car idling in the new national clean air strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61344/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (14 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a progress update on the implementation of a new microgeneration scheme to enable selling of electricity back to the grid by domestic, public and private producers including farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61342/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the impact that building up to seven new gas power stations will have on Ireland’s ability to meet climate action targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61343/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Exploration (14 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide information on an offshore petroleum exploration licence (details supplied); if the licence remains in operation; if consented or permitted activities remain underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61207/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: We very much welcome the scheme for the regularisation of undocumented migrants and their families. I acknowledge the work of the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, and the advisory committee led by Ms Catherine Day, and all the NGOs that have worked tirelessly to ensure this happened. It will be...

Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion [Private Members] (8 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I welcome the opportunity for this debate on this important and timely issue. Marie Donnelly appeared before the climate committee yesterday and she re-emphasised the importance of renewable energy in terms of our ability to meet our target. One of the issues she addressed was the speed at which that needs to be implemented because many things rely on renewable energy, such as EV targets,...

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]