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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (6 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an exchange agreement exists between Ireland and the UK regarding recognition of driver licences; if licences from the UK but that originated in other countries with which Ireland does not have a pre-existing agreement with the original country can be accepted here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28537/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (6 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the investigation into the death of 23 buzzards in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28216/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (6 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 333. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of illegal burns that have occurred to date in 2020 on land owned by the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28217/20]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister for coming in to take questions. Much of what I am going to cover has been touched on already. In particular, I wanted to raise the issue of youth services. When I saw the Estimates, I was quite disappointed that the Minister had not provided more in regard to youth services. There was an increase of €1.5 million on the €65 million but that was balanced...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: Today is the first day of national breastfeeding week and despite all the known benefits of breastfeeding rates remain very low in Ireland, so we are obviously not doing something right. Only 15% of babies are still being exclusively breastfed by the time they are six months old. Will the Government please commit to funding and resourcing the national breastfeeding strategy and ensure we...

Child Poverty: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Members who have supported the motion. While I thank the Minister for his contribution, I was incredibly disappointed with it because it did not address the issue. In order for us to solve a problem, we must acknowledge that it exists. The Government's amendment does not recognise that there is a problem with poverty or child poverty in this country. It suggests the Government...

Child Poverty: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move: "That Dáil Éireann: notes: — that child poverty is an indictment of our State, robbing children of their childhoods, their health and well-being and squanders a child’s potential later in life; — that consistent child poverty is the harshest form of poverty where children live in households below 60 per cent of the national median income, and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in portacabins; the amount being spent on each school in temporary accommodation; and the length of time they been in temporary accommodation in tabular form. [27501/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline on the extension project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27502/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (30 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount being spent to lease land for a school (details supplied) to date; the monthly cost of the lease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27503/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount being spent leasing a property for a school (details supplied) since the school was moved onto the premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27504/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage in the design and planning process the proposed extension for a school (details supplied) is at; the reason for the current delay in completing the tender process; the proposed timeline for the completion of the extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27506/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the proposed works at a school (details supplied) will include mitigation works for the school entrance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27507/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (30 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have achieved a QQI level 5 qualification or higher in childcare, early childhood education and care or Montessori in each of the years 2000 to 2010 and in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27505/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the urgent need for an SNA in a school (details supplied) will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26840/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans for the N11-M11 project in north County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25677/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services (24 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase funding for LocalLink services in the upcoming budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25676/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (22 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the implementation of EV charging points nationwide since funding was announced in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25148/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (22 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: In 2019, the then Minister with responsibility for communications announced expenditure of €20 million to upgrade EV charging points across the country and stated that this was to give confidence to people such that if they were to buy an EV, the relevant infrastructure would be available when needed. Will the current Minister provide an update on the implementation of the programme...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (22 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: In the 18 months since the announcement of the EV upgrade proposal, out of the target 264 charging points that were to be upgraded to 22 kW, only 159 have been delivered. On the target of having 52 charging points upgraded to 50 kW points, only ten have been delivered. As far as I can see, none of the 90 high-power charging points has been delivered so far. That is in 18 months. Even...