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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Healthcare Policy (30 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: This is not the first time I have raised this issue. In fact, I have been raising it for more than two years now, during which time many people have had to suffer unnecessary and avoidable difficulties in pregnancies because of hyperemesis gravidarum. It is not just difficulties, which is such a light word to use when it comes to what hyperemesis can do to people who are pregnant. I have...

Education and the School Building Programme: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Greystones Community College, North Wicklow Educate Together School, Blessington Community College, Gaelcholáiste na Mara in Arklow, Blessington Educate Together National School and Wicklow Town Educate Together National School are all located in my constituency of Wicklow. They have all had their permanent builds or temporary accommodation delayed, with no information being given as to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (29 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 110. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what steps are being taken by Irish Aid programmes in Uganda to advocate for the rights of members of the LGBTQ+ community in light of new laws that make identifying as LGBTQ+ an offence punishable by execution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15640/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 167. To ask the Minister for Health why workers (details supplied) were excluded from the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15649/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work undertaken by his Department to ensure that farmers are aware of the new land eligibility rules, in particular that landscape features such as hedgerows are eligible for payment and that beneficial features such as scrub may occupy up to 50% of a parcel, without impacting the eligibility of parcel. [15647/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (29 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is a matter of concern that hedgerow habitats continue to be removed from farmland; if his Department has considered communicating directly to farmers via letter or text message; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15648/23]

Annual Emission Allocation Units Purchase Agreement: Motion (28 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: We stand here today, as spokespeople for the climate within our respective parties, debating not climate initiatives, climate actions or climate targets but an accounting exercise. It is an accounting exercise where Ireland will purchase 4.1 million carbon credits that will cost €2.9 million to give the pretence that we are doing our bit for climate action and to ease our collective...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank all the witnesses for their presentations. It is really important to bring everyone into one room to have these discussions. It is clear that there is still a long way to travel to reach agreement. However, there are areas where there is agreement. I think everyone is in agreement that rural and farming communities need to be supported to make the changes and that those will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: The pathways are very similar for both.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: When Mr. O'Brien talks about the impact assessment, does he expect that will feed into the financial supports required from that perspective? Is the primary reason for considering the economic impact so that the IFA can go to the Department or to the deciding bodies and say, "This is how much it's going to cost us; now can you support us to that level?"

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Ultimately, if the funding package is right, Mr. Buckley would support the nature restoration law.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Yes, primarily so. We are projecting but land value, asset value and earning potential may change. We imagine there will be changes in some areas and as climate change continues to occur, the value of what might be valuable land now could change. Is this impact also being taken into account, not only with respect to an individual piece of land but also to communities? This could be with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: The most important word here is trust.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (28 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide details of any provision made by his Department for research on the potential impact on diadromous fish from marine renewables and related infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15053/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Union (28 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 576. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what position Ireland has taken at a European Council level on the European Commission proposals for new rules for the mutual recognition of parenthood between member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15004/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister for attending and for his opening statement. I want to focus on electric vehicles, EVs. In the responses to various parliamentary questions I submitted, I seem to be get different figures in this regard. What budget allocation was made in 2021 for EVs? One response to a parliamentary question states €100 million and another states €36 million. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I realise it is a very specific question for the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I wish to follow up on that. I am looking at the amount of grant funding allocated. Everyone would love a new car, and most people, if they had a choice between an EV and a diesel car, would go for an EV. Most people understand this is where we need to be moving to, but new cars are very expensive. For the majority, even a modest new car is out of reach. We need to be really conscious of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Even €50,000 is a huge amount.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I welcome that. It is important that as policies are implemented, they are reviewed and changed. They must be dynamic in the context of and reactive to what is happening. I wonder, though, with this particular policy whether the entire country is being treated in far too similar a fashion. I ask this because people in Dublin are much wealthier. If I see EVs on the roads here, they tend...