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

Jennifer Whitmore: 608. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of closures of childcare facilities that have been notified by county and based on service provision that ECCE-only, ECCE-full-time and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39497/22]

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

Jennifer Whitmore: 609. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers that are not engaging in the Transition Fund; the supports that are in place for those families who will not receive capped childcare costs given the rising cost-of-living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39505/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 640. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has carried out an analysis of the required number of qualified graduates that will be needed to facilitate the offshore renewable energy sector; the results of such an analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39494/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 689. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update on the availability of Cariban; if it is being made more affordable for pregnant women in Ireland suffering from hyperemesis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38839/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 858. To ask the Minister for Health when the next booster for Covid-19 will be rolled out; the availability of the vaccine for those currently at risk and a timeline for further vaccinations programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39508/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 879. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of phytosanitary certificates issued by his Department for peat products exported for certain companies (details supplied) per year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38840/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 880. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of phytosanitary certificates issued for peat produced issued by his Department to non-European Union countries; the tonnage for each certificate per year between 2011 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38841/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 881. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for introduction of legislation to address hunting of feral goats in Ireland; the current regulations that exist in relation to this activity; and the protection that will now be afforded to the old Irish goat which was recently granted native rare breed status.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38843/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 905. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expand on the recently announced proposals for the roll-out of solar panels for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39481/22]

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

Jennifer Whitmore: The Taoiseach says all the right things when it comes to climate. He talks about the stark challenges and urgency. Where is the urgency when it comes to setting the sectoral targets? The longer it takes to set those targets, the more onerous it will be for us to meet them. Is his Government too afraid to deal with the issue of agriculture? Are discussions with the agriculture sector and...

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

Jennifer Whitmore: It has been one year since------

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

Jennifer Whitmore: One year.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 1022. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in relation to an urgent case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37901/22]

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (12 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Unfortunately, I missed the start of the meeting, because I had other business. I thank the Minister of State for coming in. I acknowledge that this is not his portfolio. It is disappointing that the Minister or the Minister of State from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications is not here, because there are many specific questions that will need to be answered. I...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (12 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: My understanding is that if the Government is saying that it will be 500,000 B2-equivalent homes, potentially, 700,000 or 1 million homes would give one the same emissions savings as 500,000 B2 homes. Is that correct? Am I reading that correctly? The programme for Government, however, specifically stated 500,000 homes that were at B2 level.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (12 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: With regard to the one-stop shop and the underspend, is €40 million being reallocated from retrofitting programmes under the one-stop shop, as part of these Estimates? Is that correct?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (12 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: How has there been an underspend on the one-stop shop? What is the reason for that?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (12 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: My understanding is that those supply-chain issues are still problematic. Is it not the case that there will still be issues for the one-stop shops which will probably go on into 2023? Is there still a risk that those supply-chain issues will be in place and the one-stop shops will not be able to meet their targets next year, either?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (12 Jul 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I do not know if I had my statements correct during the debate in the Dáil when I said that there was a 450 MW additional electricity generation and that there had also previously been emergency generation of approximately 200 MW from the CRU, that had been procured. Is that correct? What was the cost of that? If this 450 MW will cost approximately €350 million, how much did...