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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (8 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 1279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured at races and trials to date in 2022; the type of injuries; the date and track where each occurred; the number of greyhounds killed by track vets; the number and cause of racing fatalities; the results of any related post-mortems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54946/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (8 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 1280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if data have been collected on greyhounds that are put down at races in the past five years; if any of them had treatable injuries; the number that were destroyed on economic grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54947/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 1325. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of local authorities that have applied for funding through the community enhancement programme and town and village renewal fund since they were launched in order to develop or improve playgrounds in their local area; the local authorities that have applied for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54979/22]

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

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Chairman for this opportunity to voice the frustrations and concerns of my constituents in Wicklow. As for the issues with the bus service, I have been having discussions with them for a number of months. My first meeting with the Go-Ahead Ireland company was in April of this year. This is not just something that has happened over the past month or two. I do not believe it can...

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

Jennifer Whitmore: And at Dublin Bus?

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

Jennifer Whitmore: What is that as a percentage?

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

Jennifer Whitmore: Go-Ahead Ireland is at 25% which is very high for a company. A good turnover rate is 10%. Is it losing staff to Dublin Bus? Is it training up staff and losing them to Dublin Bus?

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

Jennifer Whitmore: How many people from this 25%, which is a significant number, are moving to Dublin Bus? What is being raised with me is that staff conditions and pay at Go-Ahead Ireland are an issue. I do not know if that is the case but if it is training staff and they are moving to Dublin Bus, it would indicate that there is an issue there. How many staff is Go-Ahead Ireland losing to Dublin Bus?

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

Jennifer Whitmore: Could Mr. Edwards get it for me? The fact that retention of drivers is the key problem for Go-Ahead Ireland, but these statistics are not at Mr. Edwards's fingertips coming into a committee, is quite worrying. I would be interested in hearing that figure.

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...