Results 1,241-1,260 of 3,983 for speaker:Jennifer Whitmore

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 130. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the scientific, social or economic considerations and assessment he takes into account when issuing the annual licence for hare coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14211/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 131. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Development a new National Invasive Species Management Plan; if any legislation is forthcoming on invasives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14212/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 132. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ban the sale of rhododendron ponticum due to the environmental and economic cost of its spread as an invasive species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14213/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the species introductions that have taken place over the past ten years; and the reintroductions that are currently being considered for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14214/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on each action in the NPWS strategic plan, including if the action is completed, or on track to meet its deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14215/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 135. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the appointment of park manager for each national park has been completed; if he will outline plans for the development of management plans for each of the parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14216/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 136. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the additional monitoring and protections that have been put in place for the new maritime SACs, the Southern Canyons SAC and Porcupine SAC; the additional funding that has been provided for these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14217/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 137. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the newly proposed maritime Special Protection Areas, under the EU Birds Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14218/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the process for him to designate a proposed natural heritage area, pNHA; if he will consider this in the event a pNHA is demonstrated to be of significant community or local ecological importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14281/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the funding for the 58 schools capital projects; when the funding will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14267/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the ongoing provision of funding for temporary school accommodation was taken into account when the decision was made to suspend funding for schools capital projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14268/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the details of the 58 schools whose funding was put on hold; when a decision regarding the future of these schools will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14266/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in relation to a project (details supplied); if the school can continue to progress the delivery of this accommodation, as per previous agreement with her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14264/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a project for a school (details supplied); when funding will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14265/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the provision of project for a school (details supplied); if a site has been identified; the timeline for tender, construction and completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14271/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Programme for Government (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 278. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine which Department is responsible for the implementation of the national hedgerow survey, as per Programme for Government commitments; and to outline the progress made on that commitment. [14205/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedge Cutting (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the scientific basis for the 500m threshold in relation to hedgerow removal under EIA (Agriculture) Regulations (S.I. 456 of 2011 as amended); whether his Department has ever conducted any analysis of the integrity of, or provided a rationale for, that 500m threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14204/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank all of our guests for their presentations. From listening to the witnesses and reading through their documents, there is a focus on what individuals can do. We have quite a focus on this aspect in Ireland because everyone wants to do their bit. I wonder if there is too much of a focus on this approach. In reality, when we talk about retrofitting, we are not meeting these targets....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I am reading through their opening statement, and when they talk about the different SDGs, targets and key developments the Department has worked on, the key developments seem to be very much plan based. It is all about the draft clean air Act, the waste plan for a circular economy and the national smart metering programme. It is very much the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Just on that, if are just using that example, with the smart metering programme, essentially Ms Gilmartin is saying those policy teams do not need to wait for those different governance structures. Is that currently being reviewed, because I believe it is one that is not working?