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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (19 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 710. To ask the Minister for Health the reason only one week was given for organisations to apply for the €1 million provided for sensory gardens announced on 5 October 2021 with a deadline of 12 October 2021; if he plans to extend the timeframe for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51023/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (19 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 711. To ask the Minister for Health if schools can apply for funding under the recently announced €1 million provided for sensory gardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51024/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (19 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 926. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the delays in assigning a veterinary inspection for a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50447/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (14 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 20. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason the shop front improvement scheme will not be extended despite the short timeframe and difficulties shopkeepers have had in carrying out works due to bad weather; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49846/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (14 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 21. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will ring-fence funding for an improved shop front improvement scheme taking into account the difficulties experienced in 2021 by applicants working within a short timeframe and very limited time to complete works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49845/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (14 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 137. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will establish a stakeholder forum to allow for the meaningful engagement of all stakeholders in the local employment services sector in order to find the best way forward; if she will halt the tendering process of local employment services until full consultation has been carried out with the sector; and if she will...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: Before I start, I wish to congratulate my constituency colleague, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and his wife, Caoimhe, on the birth of their new baby. There is a lot to be discussed. When I was working on my speech and deciding what I was going to cover, I concluded there are a few key areas that come under the remit of my spokesperson role,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the microgeneration support scheme will be introduced; if he envisages any delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49909/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of smart meters across the country; the number of households that have had smart meters installed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49912/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the funding from the Climate Action Fund will be made available in 2021 including for the community climate action programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49915/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to put in place a countrywide, sector-wide just transition commission on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49916/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the roll-out of the EV charger infrastructure across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49911/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 98. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting for a driver theory test in County Wicklow by month in 2021, to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49914/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if exemptions to planning permission fees will be provided for a community and school seeking planning permission to put in place solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49910/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Citizens' Assembly (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the establishment of a citizens’ assembly on biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49913/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 313. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current waiting time for parents seeking PPS numbers for newly registered births; her plans to address any delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49106/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 314. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans due to delays experienced by parents trying to register their child’s birth resulting in a delay in accessing child benefit to assist families in need of child benefit; her plans to specifically target migrant and vulnerable parents in need of child benefit and other social welfare payments while waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (12 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 651. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists who have left the dental treatment services scheme for medical card holders since the start of the pandemic; the basis on which they are leaving; the efforts his Department is taking to address the current impasse which has resulted in many medical card patients unable to obtain a dental appointment; and if he will make a statement on...

Energy Prices: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank People Before Profit for tabling this timely and important motion. For some families this matter is critical. In recent weeks, there have been many motions and speeches and much discussion in this Chamber, including on parliamentary questions, on the issue of energy security, management and prices and what the Government is doing to address the crisis we are facing into this winter....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (6 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 180. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider extending the streetscape enhancement initiative announced on 4 August 2021 which had a deadline of 14 September 2021 with successful applicants required to apply for payments once work has been completed before 22 October 2021; if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties this short timeframe has caused...