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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Is Go-Ahead Ireland losing them to Dublin Bus? If they are going from one bus company to another, that would be a clear indicator that conditions are driving this movement of staff. If they are driving roughly the same routes in the same area and can still live in the Dublin area, one would assume that to be the case. Is that something that Go-Ahead Ireland is seeing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Is Dublin Bus losing any drivers to Go-Ahead Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I want to raise some specific things.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Every autumn we have a problem with the 84X. When it is coming from Dublin, it fills with passengers who get off in Dublin. Passengers who need to get off in Wicklow cannot get on the bus. Every year this is raised and resolved because additional services are added. I have been already been on to Dublin Bus to ask.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: The NTA needs to approve it. Is it something that the NTA will approve? This should happen as standard. It should not require public representatives and the public to raise it every autumn. It should happen as standard. Will the NTA approve that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am very conscious that the Chairman had an opportunity in my five minutes as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: There are issues with the 65 bus to west Wicklow. Ideally, that would be expanded. Can Dublin Bus consider that it would go beyond Blessington down to Baltinglass because that would provide a very valuable service to those in west Wicklow? Is that something Dublin Bus will review for me?

Energy Security: Statements (27 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Before I begin, I want to welcome three very special guests in the Gallery this evening, my daughters Caoimhe and Aoife and their friend Ciara, who are students from St. Laurence’s school. I had no babysitter today.

Energy Security: Statements (27 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: They will behave very well. It is important we recognise that a lot of time when we talk about energy security, we talk about immediate needs and the here and now. Obviously, that is what people will be the most concerned about – this and the following winter. However, we also need think ten or 20 years down the road for when these children, their friends and children like them are...

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, line 15, to delete “or at alternative appropriate sites” The reason this amendment has been tabled is that this Bill gives carte blanche to the Government to develop any site and not apply the provisions of the planning Act to that for the purposes of environmental assessment, which is far too great a power. The briefing on the Bill...

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I welcome the opportunity to discuss this matter. Like my colleagues, however, I have concerns about the amount of time allocated for the debate and the process that has been followed. Unfortunately, it seems to be the go-to solution for this Government that whenever anything difficult or controversial or there are things it wants to do quickly that it undermines good governance by seeking...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I raise the matter of a young girl from Greystones in County Wicklow. Her name is Miley McKee. She is 12 years old. She has a smile that would light up this entire Chamber. She is profoundly disabled and has had scoliosis for eight years now. She has been on the waiting list for an operation for two years. Her spine has a curvature of more than 100 degrees, which according to some...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Miley needs that surgery and she needs it urgently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I will focus on the issue of loss and damage. I have a question for Ms Wathuti. I thank her for her powerful presentation. When we speak about loss and damage and supporting communities to adapt or mitigate, how do we ensure the money reaches the right people in the right way? Denmark is the first EU country to establish a specific loss...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: COP27 provides a good opportunity to have those discussions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Loss and damage is one part of the picture. It is of assistance to countries that have suffered because of activities of developed countries historically and currently. A level of accountability must always be at play. This comes back to the points made by Deputy Bríd Smith about how many corporations and countries have made a lot of money from creating and doing this damage over many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I have a brief question on fossil fuel subsidies following on from that discussion. Was the Department involved in climate-proofing the recent non-targeted electricity scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Mr. McLoughlin. I will address a few other issues. I was really pleased to see that one of the priorities for the delegation at COP27 is the issue of gender. Obviously, gender and climate change are incredibly intertwined. Women and children tend to bear the burden and brunt of climate impact in terms of poverty and everything that is associated with it. What will that look...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am sorry; I am just trying to get to get to the nub of this. Is gender reporting mandatory at the moment on all the global stocktake schemes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am quite limited on time. If it is not, will Ireland through the Department commit to pushing for that to happen? It is obviously a very important initiative.