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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to a student (details supplied) who is not in receipt of guidance for SNA support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25041/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (12 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 187. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department’s initiative for the early learning and school age care sector (details supplied) will be completed or at an advanced stage in time for budget 2022 negotiations; if it will provide the basis for an increase in investment in childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25093/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (11 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I recognise this matter is not part of the Minister of State's remit and he has been left to explain this particular failing in the system. However, some of his response does not make sense. He stated the centre at the Arklow Bay Hotel was to open today but, because there are only three weeks left before the hotel returns to its usual business, it does not make logistical sense to have it...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (11 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I would like to thank the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, for coming to the House to reply to this issue. It is most disappointing that the Minister for Health is not present to take it, given that it concerns a health issue in Arklow in our constituency. I am disappointed and frustrated that he is not here to answer this question for the people of south Wicklow. On 15 February 2021,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policy Reviews (11 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 304. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider including skateboarding as a recognised sport in Ireland given that it is recognised internationally and was scheduled for debut in the Tokyo Olympics and in view of the fact that skateboarding groups do not currently have access to funding in line with other recognised sports; and if she will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank all the witnesses. I could sit and listen to them for the entire day. Coming from a fisheries background, I find this absolutely fascinating. As a broad comment, it is interesting that even though the witnesses deal with different species, the biggest risk and potential for us to make a difference is for us to properly plan what happens with our marine areas. The risk that we...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: The US now supports the waiver on intellectual property rights for the Covid-19 vaccine and will negotiate at the upcoming WTO negotiations on that basis. A global waiver on the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, TRIPS, is necessary if we are to fight Covid on a global basis and vaccinate the global community. Our President, Michael D. Higgins, has hailed...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: Does the Tánaiste believe the US is doing this to look good?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (6 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a schedule of retrofitting to meet the target of 500,000 homes by 2030, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23317/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (5 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 120. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Environment and Climate Change will meet next. [23270/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide all correspondence between his Department’s legal unit and the Climate Change Advisory Council in relation to the preparation of the first carbon budgets as committed to in the Programme for Government; the instructions and or advice his Department has given to the Council on the way to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a permanent building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23019/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a process (details supplied) will conclude; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23020/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses for coming in today. I also thank them for being a voice for biodiversity over quite a number of years. Biodiversity does not get the coverage it should get or the discussion it needs. The witnesses have all been very active in this area so I thank them and acknowledge that. My first question is primarily for Dr. Lysaght. He spoke about the red lists of species...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Dr. Lysaght.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Professor Stout.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Mr. Fogarty.

Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I will share my time with Deputy Cairns. I thank the Minister for introducing this Bill, which I understand is technical. We will support it. As the Minister will be aware, I am incredibly passionate about this area. I have spent many years working either as a scientist or internationally as a policy adviser on this issue. I am honoured to be able to talk to the Legislature about...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (28 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when an organisation (details supplied) will be provided funding as promised in January 2021 to increase core funding to environmental NGOs in Ireland; the reason for the delay to date; if there are further plans to increase funding to NGOs to enable same monitor climate change and biodiversity loss in the country;...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (28 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when funding for smaller scale projects at local authority level will be provided as part of the Climate Action Fund; when the last round of funding will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21678/21]