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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 1591. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for CAHMS services in County Wicklow; the number of children on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1817/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on all carbon reductions achieved as a direct result of implemented targets in the Climate Action Plan 2021. [62721/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I too send my sincere sympathies to the loved ones, family and colleagues of the soldier who was tragically killed last night and to the soldiers who have been injured. It is a devastating thing to happen for those families. Will the Minister provide an update on all carbon reductions achieved as a direct result of implemented targets in the Climate Action Plan 2021?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister very much. I have great concerns. I have said repeatedly that I very much want the Minister to succeed in government because we need him to do so. I have worked in this sector for 20 to 30 years and I am becoming increasingly downhearted by the fact that I do not believe this Government will meet the targets or achieve what needs to happen. My biggest fear at this...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Dec 2022)

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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I agree with the Minister that there are Deputies in this House and councillors who do not fully grasp the reality of climate change and what will be and what is coming down the track to us. People and communities need to understand, and the Minister needs to help them make the changes they need to make. The Social Democrats have sent a proposal in respect of solar to the Minister, and I...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: A group of protesters stood at the gates of Leinster House yesterday calling for the immediate publication of Dr. Geoffrey Shannon's report into historical child sexual abuse allegations within St. John Ambulance Ireland, SJAI. It has been reported that the organisation's board received the report a number of weeks ago, yet it is not expected to be published until some time in 2023. It is...

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank People Before Profit for tabling this motion. I am happy to say that the Social Democrats will be supporting it. It is a very timely and important issue to which many people are giving more consideration in the face of our ongoing issues regarding energy security, the national grid, the rising price of fuel and of course the climate emergency. While reading a number of sources...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: The cold snap has recently resulted in significant difficulties for people in being able to get out and about. Local authorities grit the roads but there is no provision for them to grit paths and cycleways. Ironically, over recent days, I have seen parents driving their children to school because it is not safe for their children to walk to school. Considering that the stated policy of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (13 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 545. To ask the Minister for Health when recruitment will commence for a community neurorehabilitation team for CHO6 based in Bray, County Wicklow, given that funding for this team, which was provided in 2020, would enable patients to be discharged from local acute hospitals and the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61702/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 633. To ask the Minister for Health if he will define the term 'blue-light distance' when used in the context of maternity service, in particular the provision of home birth supports; if this is a term used by the National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62224/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (13 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 634. To ask the Minister for Health when the review and investigations into water births will be completed; the date that water births will be facilitated for those home-birthing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62225/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 635. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the studies, analysis and evidence used to support the decision of the HSE to limit, due to safety concerns, all home-birth services outside a 30-minute blue-light distance from their nearest maternity service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62226/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 636. To ask the Minister for Health the counties in which the HSE home birth service is provided; if County Wicklow is one of the counties in which the service is fully available; if there has been any reduction in the availability of this service recently; if any changes to the services are proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62227/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 637. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed list of the number of home births registered with the HSE which were conducted in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62228/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 638. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home births registered with the HSE which were conducted in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, inclusive by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62229/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses for their presentation today. The opening statement articulated the importance of media and RTE's role when it comes to climate and environmental education. My involvement in the environmental sector was largely driven by watching Éamon de Buitléar on RTE many years ago. Over the past year or two, there has been a great uptick in the amount of coverage on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: The witnesses are not aware of any discussions in RTE; that would be a completely separate element?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am interested in the witnesses' voices as content managers of RTE. As they said in their opening statement, the witnesses are producing, for example, a programme that is coming out and saying that fossil fuels are the cause of climate change and that is the reason we are having all of these weather disruptions. If they finish the programme and at the ad break it goes to SUV advertising,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I know that, but RTE is a public broadcaster. There is a responsibility as a public broadcaster to lead the debate on this. Has this been raised as a policy issue with senior managers, that they are uncomfortable or feel that it undermines the work the witnesses are putting in if the station is also broadcasting ads that cause the issues the witnesses are actively trying to educate people about?