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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...

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

Jennifer Whitmore: 63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Greystones, Skerries, Balbriggan, Kilcock, Sallins, and Kilcoole Dart stations are not included in the reduced rail fare recently announced by Transport for Ireland; if he will advocate for the inclusion of these stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59147/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (1 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 130. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to a number of childcare facilities that have closed down in County Wicklow due to reduced numbers attending pre-school; the efforts he is taking to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59148/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons that achieved a QQI level 5 qualification, or higher in childcare or early childhood education and care or montessori in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [59140/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Advertising (1 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 166. To ask the Minister for Health when section 12, 13,18 and 19 of the Public Health Alcohol Act 2018 will be enacted which includes labelling of alcohol products, content of advertisements, advertisements in publications and the broadcast watershed;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59151/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 167. To ask the Minister for Health the strategy he is undertaking to ensure that migrant communities messaging in relation to Covid-19 vaccination is done in a culturally sensitive manner; the way that he is encouraging communities to take up the vaccine; when he plans to do same; the specific funding that is being applied to ensure this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (1 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 168. To ask the Minister for Health the available neurology services in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin; the current number of neurology nurses in the hospital; the current list of vacancies in this service; the status of recruitment for vacancies; and if additional neurology nurses will be recruited to reach the international guidelines’ recommendation of 22 neurology nurse...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: My first question is to clarify if I am on the right track and then I have a subsequent question for the Minister of State. I have only had a chance to look at these figures today. The Minister of State mentioned €160 million is to be transferred to the energy efficiency national fund. How is that fund established and how does it operate?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am still not 100% sure if I am on the right track with this. Is this the energy efficiency national fund on which the Comptroller and Auditor General did an analysis and in respect of which he said there was considerable risk with the Government setting up a fund like this? Essentially, it is an external qualifying investor fund, QIF, that is managed by outside fund investors. Is this...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: Yes. Perhaps one of the officials could answer that. The Comptroller and Auditor General expressed concerns in 2018 about the energy efficiency national fund. He said it was essentially an investor fund where the Department does not have control over investment decisions because it is only one of a number of investors. I checked online and I do not know if this is the correct fund. If I...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I would be interested in following up further on the issue of the QIF, but I can do that through the Department and through parliamentary questions.

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (30 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: Unfortunately, it appears that this year the Government is continuing its devotion to supporting a deeply problematic greyhound industry. What I find interesting while listening to the debate is that Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party are not alone in this regard. They are joined by Sinn Féin and the Labour Party in their support of this very concerning industry. The...