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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (19 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 467. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is Government policy to protect 30% of land and separate, 30% of marine areas for biodiversity purposes; if it is Government policy that within each of those that 10% of land and 10% of marine areas is strictly protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51005/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (19 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 468. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service; when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51006/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Projects (19 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 469. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the specific measures for biodiversity that have been funded under Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51007/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Projects (19 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 470. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of and position regarding the projects funded under Budget 2021 including those that have been completed and those that have yet to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51008/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Common Agricultural Policy (19 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 471. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he was consulted by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding the reduction in the space for nature element of CAP and the impact this would have on biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51009/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Citizens' Assembly (19 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 479. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide the list of external factors under consideration by his Department which need to be considered before the scope and terms of the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity can be framed; the timeline between these factors being considered and a date being set for the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (19 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 574. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date of expiry of the temporary buildings in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50919/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 598. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the submission of a planning application for a permanent build of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51154/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (19 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 632. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a list of the current average waiting times for the registration of the birth of a child in each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51146/21]

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]