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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to amend the National Planning Framework; the aspects due to be changed; if clarity regarding the hierarchy of planning policy at present can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17029/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new marine planning and development Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17041/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount generated from the vacant site levy for each county for each year since its implementation; the percentage of registered land that has paid the levy; the percentage kept by each county council for local expenditure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17038/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regional Development (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which regional development plans must have regard to other national policies including the NTA transport strategy; the extent to which the NTA must have regard to the Regional Development Strategy; the policy hierarchy with regard to national development policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regional Assemblies (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the criteria used by the regional assemblies to determine core growth towns and villages in each county cited in the development of county development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17040/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if social distancing will be a requirement on school transport; if so, when guidelines about these requirements will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17032/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of providing temporary accommodation for primary schools, including the renting of sites and allocated buildings for each of the past five years by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17035/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of providing temporary accommodation for post-primary schools, including the renting of sites and allocated buildings for each of the past five years by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17036/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied); if the school will be ready for pupils in August 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17050/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 517. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to expand the criteria to protect more trees on private and public land; if he will issue a national directive to oblige counties to develop a tree management strategy; his further plans to develop a national tree plan to streamline tree preservation orders across each county; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 550. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when his Department will issue guidance with regard to symptomatic children in childcare; if he has engaged with general practitioners regarding their role in certifying children to return to childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17030/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 551. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare facilities that have applied for Covid-19 related funding by county; the number of successful applications for each county; the funding granted to childcare facilities in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17031/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 552. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of his plans for the establishment of childcare Ireland as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17045/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (21 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 711. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a review team to hear the testimonies of patients impacted by complications arising from surgeries involving a mesh implant; if his Department has determined whether these procedures should remain on pause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17034/20]

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move amendment No. 6: In page 11, to delete lines 38 and 39 and substitute the following: "(4) The Climate Action Fund shall consist of the following accounts and any other accounts as the Minister may determine: (a) just transition climate action account; (b) biodiversity climate action account; (c) circular economy climate action account; (d) local authority climate action...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: Are we dealing with Deputy Naughten's amendments?

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am quite disappointed that none of these amendments will be incorporated into the Bill. The Social Democrats said all along that we would be very constructive in opposition and that if there was an opportunity to work with the Government to get things done, we would be more than happy to do that. This is the first time I have put forward an amendment. The amendments I am putting...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: This is my first time doing this so I may need some guidance on the wording. Do I move the amendment now?

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I have a series of amendments. The theme is essentially that we need to incorporate nature-based solutions into our climate change adaptation and mitigation policies. There has been a real gap to date and that gap is reflected in this Bill as well. It is a wasted opportunity because it fails to recognise the value of nature-based solutions and what they can add not only from a climate...

Employment Rights: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Social Democrats first Private Members' motion in the new Dáil. I am delighted to be in a position to contribute to the debate as a Social Democrats Deputy for Wicklow. Our motion recognises first and foremost the incredibly important role essential workers in many different sectors have played in giving us the certainty and safety we craved...