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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: There has been a welcome emphasis over the past number of weeks on the environment and what we need to do to protect it. One of the things we need to do is to introduce legal protections for the environment. An ecocide law would do that. A legal definition of "ecocide" has been proposed by the independent expert panel. We now need a head of state to formally propose an ecocide amendment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Citizens' Assembly (11 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity will convene; and the discussions he has had with his Ministerial colleagues in relation to same. [51084/21]

Rising Costs and Supply Security for Fuel and Energy: Motion [Private Members] (10 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: This is a very important motion and I thank the Rural Independent Members for tabling it. It is very timely as obviously we are heading into winter and this issue will impact people significantly over the coming months. I had previously called for the Dáil to set aside time for a debate on the surging energy prices and had requested such a debate from the Business Committee but...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications for the SEAI warmer homes grant; the current average length of time persons are waiting for SEAI warmer homes grant works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54079/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of heat pumps that have been installed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54080/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the resources and staff that will be available for the National Retrofit Delivery Body; the cost of establishing the Body to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54081/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes that have applied for SEAI solar grants; the number of homes that have been granted for each year since its inception and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54237/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications approved and number of charge points delivered by county under the public point charge scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54591/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made under the eCar scheme; the number of high-powered charging points, fast charging points and replacement charging points installed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54592/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers that used Dublin Bus Route 84x in each direction in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54076/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers that used Bus Éireann Route 133 Wicklow to Dublin Airport, in each direction in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54077/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric State vehicles as a percentage of the overall number of State-owned vehicles as at 31 August 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54593/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Court of Justice (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures Ireland has taken to comply with the European Court of Justice judgment arising from litigation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53999/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Court of Justice (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total fines incurred over an ongoing failure to observe proper environmental standards at a wind farm (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54000/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the schedule plan and forecasts his Department has outlined regarding the regulatory and legislative developments still required to develop the offshore wind energy sector; if his Department’s projections indicate that all outstanding regulation issues will be addressed in time for Ireland’s 70% renewable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social homes that have been retrofitted to date by county through the 2021 energy efficiency retrofitting programme; the funding allocated to each local authority for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54547/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of council homes that have been retrofitted under the midlands retrofit programme 2020, by county; the associated funding costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54548/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 376. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current average waiting time for the processing of foreign birth registrations; his plans to address delays and backlogs due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54238/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 456. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to address the difficulty persons in County Wicklow are experiencing in accessing walk-in appointments for birth registrations and birth certificates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53968/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made by his Department to increase the number of apprenticeships for the new retrofitting plan; the bodies that will be facilitating those apprenticeships for retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54293/21]