Results 1,801-1,820 of 3,983 for speaker:Jennifer Whitmore

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that invasive plant species are readily available to buy in garden centres without warnings; the efforts that are being carried out by his Department to engage in biosecurity; if biosecurity legislation is being considered in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38838/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 384. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the recruitment of new directorates and the recruitment of 60 key staff for critically important roles within the National Parks and Wildlife Service as indicated in the strategic action plan for the service; the current number of staff recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39484/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 385. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the conclusions contained within An Bord Pleanála’s maritime resource plan that identifies the additional staffing needs to implement its new functions expected under the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39485/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 386. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of the backlog in An Bord Pleanála in respect of foreshore licence applications for offshore renewables; the number of staff redeployed from his Department to An Bord Pleanála; the roles of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39486/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 387. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new staff recruited to An Bord Pleanála to address the backlog in foreshore licence applications for offshore renewables; the role of each new staff member; the timeline for the recruitment of additional staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39487/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Biodiversity Plan (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expected timeline for the National Biodiversity Action Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39488/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 389. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the further roll-out of biodiversity officers in 2023-24 for local authorities; if expressions of interest for participation in the pilot for biodiversity officers has been advertised by the Heritage Council; the local authorities that will have biodiversity officers recruited in August 2022; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 424. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff recruited to the Passport Office each month to date in 2022; the number of passport applications for each type of passport processed each month in 2022; the average waiting time for processing each type of passport application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39506/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 425. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current average waiting time for the processing of foreign birth registrations; his plans to address delays and backlogs due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39512/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: School Admissions (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools are allowed to ask for birth certificates from parents of children seeking a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38842/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Schools Building Projects (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will receive its anticipated BCAR validation 21-day process and if she will make a statement on the matter.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39492/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: School Costs (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has carried out an analysis of back-to-school costs for parents for the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 school years in the context of the rising cost-of-living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39493/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Schools Building Projects (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the provision of a site for the proposed build of a school (details supplied); if a site suitably and deliverability assessment has been carried out on any proposed sites; when a decision on a site will be made; the timeline for the provision of a new school build; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: School Inspections (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills a site visit from her Department has taken place at a school (details supplied) due to security concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39569/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 583. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments and urgent needs payment paid by category for County Wicklow for June 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39498/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 584. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure on exceptional needs payments and urgent needs payment by county in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39499/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 585. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the provision of Citizens' Information Services in County Wicklow; if her attention has been drawn to the lack of staff and offices open across the county due to changes in the structure of the services; the interventions that she has made in relation to recent changes and the reduction in services as a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 586. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for social welfare benefit claims from applicants in County Wicklow that were granted and refused grand on review, granted on appeal by scheme in the last available year in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39504/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Employment Rights (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 606. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is expected the Employment Regulation Order will be issued by the Joint Labour Commission; if this occur in time for the new school year in September 2022; the measures that he has in place if the Order is not issued by then; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39495/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 607. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to local creches and after-school childcare facilities cancelling childcare spaces due to staff shortages as a result of Covid and the cost-of-living crisis; the efforts that his Department is taking to review the situation and to assist families in need of a childcare place; and...