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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 10. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will carry out a risk assessment analysis on the legal, regulatory, economic and environmental implications of Ireland signing up to the remaining elements of Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA, including the investor court system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2332/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will increase funding to environmental organisations in view of the biodiversity and climate crisis; the reforms he will carry out to streamline access to funding for environmental organisations; when funding from budget 2021 will be granted to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Proposed Legislation (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the climate action and low carbon development (amendment) Bill will be published and introduced in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2366/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when it is planned to introduce a deposit and return scheme for plastic bottles and aluminium cans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2902/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the next round of climate fund funding will be announced; if nature-based solution, NBS, projects will be considered under this round; the amount of funding that will be provided in this round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2898/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to legislate for a ban on oil and gas exploration licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2915/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the establishment of a national retrofitting delivery body to be set up by end of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2916/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the National Energy and Climate Plan 2021 to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2918/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 140. To ask the Minister for Finance if banks are classified as essential services; if they are to remain open to the public during the current lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2339/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 190. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports that will be made available to the hospitality sector in circumstances where utility bills continue to increase despite the lockdown of the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2905/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when details relating to the level and types of staffing, resources and funding that will be provided for the new wildlife crime unit will be determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2331/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the expert group report on marine protective areas will be published and made available; when the associated public consultation process will commence; the reason for the delay to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2720/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Natural Heritage Areas (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of proposed natural heritage areas; when they were initially registered for inclusion; when he plans to designate them as natural heritage areas; if they have already been assessed or monitored since becoming natural heritage areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2894/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Protection Enforcement (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps being taken to meet the 30% land and sea protections announced as part of the high ambition coalition, HAC, initiative; if the commitment will be legislated for; when the commitment will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2895/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans in place to develop management plans for the six national parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2896/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a club (details supplied) released all hares captured for the purposes of coursing as requested by him in October 2020; if the club currently has captured hares; the number of hares under the control of the club; if the club is required to release them due to the limitations on coursing under Covid-19 restrictions; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding required to build the Arklow wastewater treatment plant; the funding sources identified by the Government to enable the build; the funding that has already been allocated to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2899/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Natural Heritage Areas (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a review of the protection of natural heritage, including hedgerows, native woodlands and wetlands, is being carried out; if not, when this will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2901/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Citizens' Assembly (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the establishment of a Citizens' Assembly on biodiversity will commence; the efforts made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2920/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the contingency planning in place since the Covid-19 pandemic began for education provision in circumstances in which schools are closed; the scenarios used to plan for various situations affecting education provision during lockdown particularly regarding remote learning plans; the interaction her Department has had in developing remote...