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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (14 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 757. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s development of a sectoral adaptation plan for the agriculture sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55520/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (14 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 758. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s development of a sectoral adaptation plan for the forestry sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55521/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (14 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 759. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s development of a sectoral adaptation plan for the seafood sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55522/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (14 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 760. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s development of a system for the monitoring and reporting of methane reducing feed and manure ingredients, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55523/25]

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: It is a week today since Manchán Magan passed from this world. I take this opportunity to remember him and reflect on a truly incredible person. In the past week, we have heard people who knew him well tell stories about him and talk about their respect for him and gratitude for the work he did and how he touched their lives. I did not know him. I only met him once at a talk he gave...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Up Catherine.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: McDonald's do not deserve it and I know that the cafés in Wicklow will agree that McDonald's does not deserve millions of euros of their money.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: We said it should be split.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: It should be split, Taoiseach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses for coming in today. Mr. Creegan said in his statement that delivery times are one of the challenges for delivering on emissions. He has just stated that things have happened but there is still a lot more to be done. I would say there is a lot more to be done and it needs to be done a whole lot more quickly. London, Warsaw, Budapest, Prague, Vienna, Edinburgh,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Across Dublin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: After that, I think Iarnród Éireann is phase 3 to be rolled out, and following that will be commuter bus services outside the Dublin area. Does Mr. Creegan have a timeline for when that will be complete?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Infrastructure and making it easy for the public-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: This is really important. In order for people to use public transport-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: -----and move out of the car, we have to make it easy for them. This is a part of that. This is one of the things. I think Mr. Cooke mentioned that a contactless system was important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Has the company not planned that out? I find it unusual that the NTA does not have any date for the final implementation of this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: The NTA does not have funding for the full project.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Just for Dublin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: I find that unusual because I would have imagined it could be the case that the different systems would be put in in parallel for Iarnród Éireann and commuter bus services, and that the systems for that could be developed in parallel with the system for Dublin. It seems like a long and expensive way to put in fundamental infrastructure.