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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Large Energy Users Rebalancing Subvention: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: The questions I will ask are not necessarily those I thought I would ask coming to the meeting. What has become really clear and is incredibly worrying is that we have a Government Minister saying that this was not a decision of the Government but a decision of the regulator and we have the regulator saying that this was not a decision of the regulator but a decision of Government. That is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Large Energy Users Rebalancing Subvention: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Large Energy Users Rebalancing Subvention: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: I am conscious of the time. The Minister of State would not see this as an instruction. He would see it as a suggestion rather than a direction.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Large Energy Users Rebalancing Subvention: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: It is a request, okay. I ask the CRU to answer that too.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Large Energy Users Rebalancing Subvention: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: It is a Government request rather than a Government directive.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Large Energy Users Rebalancing Subvention: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: I will put the same question to the CRU.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Large Energy Users Rebalancing Subvention: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: I know it is very difficult. That is why I framed my question as I did. If this were to happen today, would the CRU see it as a directive? If the CRU were to receive this letter, would it feel it had a choice other than to do what was-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Large Energy Users Rebalancing Subvention: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: Could I just make a very quick point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Large Energy Users Rebalancing Subvention: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: I just want to follow up on what Deputy Martin Kenny was talking about. I can understand that whether there was any lobbying about this in 2009 is in the vaults of history, but I wonder if there has been any contact or lobbying of companies in regard to paying back over the three-year time period. I ask each of the witnesses to please respond to that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Large Energy Users Rebalancing Subvention: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: Is that in relation to the payments over three years?
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a detailed timeline for the development, construction and delivery of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2558/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for details of, including an estimated timeline and how long the tendering process for a school (details supplied) will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2559/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: 283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how long after the tender is awarded that construction will/can start for a project such as a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2560/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated date that construction of a school (details supplied) will be completed; when the school will be available for the school community to start using it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2561/24]
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: The Social Democrats are very supportive of the principle of marine protected areas. As a former marine biologist, I am keenly interested and want to see that legislation progress as quickly as possible. It was first mooted by Government in 2019. The heads of the Bill were published in 2022. It is going quite slowly considering the potential impact and the biodiversity loss that we are...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: That is a complete misrepresentation.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: Will the Minister deal with the question?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: There is the proposal to increase the bulk buy stamp duty.
- An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Whitmore: Would the Minister be prepared to publish and provide the legal advice? The language has deviated quite far from what was recommended. Given the significance of constitutional amendments, would he be prepared to do that?