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

Jennifer Whitmore: 173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role climate action regional offices will have in providing guidance and assistance to local authorities when developing climate action plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21681/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (28 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the review of extra National Transport Authority staff being allocated to local authorities in relation to active travel will conclude and a decision be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21679/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 347. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to open funding for large-scale sports infrastructure funding as detailed under the Programme for Government; if so, when the funding will be made available; if both stream 1 and 2 applications will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21314/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 348. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is considering reviewing previously unsuccessful applications for the large-sale sports infrastructure fund; if so, when this review will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21315/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (28 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 473. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a year by year schedule of retrofitting to meet the target of 500,000 homes by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21676/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (28 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 474. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional staff (details supplied) will be considered to develop climate action teams at local authority level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21680/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (28 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 752. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will extend the recent fee exemption for Erasmus students to all students that are required to spend time overseas as part of their course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21609/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (28 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 1085. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the review conducted on the cost effectiveness of flash glucose monitoring technology for those with type 1 diabetes; if he will consider making this technology available for all persons in Ireland with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22236/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Increasing Wind Power on the National Grid: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses for attending. There is some concern at this time regarding the development of wind energy, which is happening apace. That development is needed because we have our targets to meet. However, there are concerns as to whether the environmental considerations are being taken fully into account when we are planning where the farms will go. The provisions relating to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Increasing Wind Power on the National Grid: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Mr. Moran.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Increasing Wind Power on the National Grid: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I will follow on from the comments on data centres. I read the four options outlined in the presentation. There is an acceptance that this transition will be costly financially, and will also be costly to communities and the environment. It is not a no risk or no impact solution. I thought our first port of call would have been to minimise those costs. I am surprised that there is no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Increasing Wind Power on the National Grid: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: I asked about demand management and how demand can be reduced, as opposed to meeting ever higher levels of demand.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 5. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a service (details supplied) is considered an essential service under level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20928/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Local Employment Service (22 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 95. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proposed changes being considered to the current funding model for the tendering process for local employment services nationwide; the timelines in place for these changes; if she has engaged with employee representatives on these proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20918/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (22 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 102. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when legislation will be introduced to enable 16 and 17 year olds to obtain a gender recognition certificate on their own, subject to parental approval, further to recommendations made in reports (details supplied); if there are plans to establish a less onerous approach for those under 18 years to acquire a gender...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 108. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions being taken to address the high costs of rent for small childcare providers particularly during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20914/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (22 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 109. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to provide funding for childcare providers to increase staff ratio in ECCE classes taking into account the needs of younger children in early education settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20915/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 110. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the efforts he will take to address the high level of administrative duties for small childcare providers; if there are plans to streamline the administrative process for childcare providers, particularly smaller ones with less capacity to manage Departmental requirements; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 111. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding AIM funding and the ongoing low pay for childcare staff on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20917/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (22 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 158. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to reform the current pathway for trans healthcare for persons under 18 years of age who currently must go through CAMHS which does not have the experience to deal with gender dysphoria; the plans in place to establish a gender service in Ireland for those under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21001/21]