Results 21-40 of 3,599 for speaker:Jennifer Whitmore

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (25 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered the option of allowing renewable energy companies two opportunities per annum to apply for grid connection; if so, the outcomes of such a scoping exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18618/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (25 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 170. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide details of support offered by his Department for companies operating in the circular economy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18619/24]

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: From the Seanad (24 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I do not know how we have gone from this Bill that talks about the remit of Gas Networks Ireland to one that is now looking to transfer the functions relating to the Maritime Area Planning Act from the Minister for housing to the Minister for the Environment at the very last Stage. It seems extraordinary the Government is tacking on such a significant change without any discussion with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses for coming in today and for all of their work on this really important piece of work. It is great to see it come to fruition. I am trying to get a sense of where we are at the moment. It sometimes can be difficult to have that full picture. We try to get the balance right and do not wish to be overly negative as positive things are happening, such as very worthwhile...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: The difficulty is if we do not make those short-term changes, the impact will be much greater. It will be much harder to do at a later point. We backloaded a lot of the measures. When we are talking about the different pathways what I have the greatest difficulty with is that it is very difficult for those in the agricultural sector, for example, to see what changes they need to make...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: Yes, absolutely. The policy side is where we come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: In the likes of transport, is part of the problem that we are bringing in the stick before the carrot? We have not invested in public transport, yet we are saying to people to get out of their cars. We have that balance wrong and we need to switch that around. We need to put in the public transport and have as many buses, even if they are not full because if the buses are provided, demand...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: That in itself will have an impact on the grid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: We are far from an excellent public transport system. It may be good in some pockets but the majority of people do not have that. Even where there is public transport, people find that the bus does not show up. They have been ghosted. There is a reliability issue. Until we get to the point where people know that if they want to get a bus, it will show up and that they are not going to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I do not think that is wholly the case. A lot of the time, night-time buses are not showing up. It is not a traffic issue, but a reliability issue.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware that the connection of high-speed broadband to Glendalough (details supplied) is facing an additional delay to July 2025; the reason for this additional delay; whether the connection of the Glendalough area can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17634/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to deal with increased capacity for traffic at Bray train station in light of BusConnects proposals for the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17306/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the progress of the assessment for the reopening of Avoca train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17307/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 153. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has been informed of the allocation of new carriages coming on stream in 2024; if carriages will be allocated to Wicklow line services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17308/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the proposed coastal local link bus service serving towns and villages between Arklow and Greystones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17653/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has any statistics on the impact that school traffic has on commuting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17973/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what happens to parents who are unable to apply for a school transport ticket before the closing date of 26 April 2024 as their child has yet to be allocated a school place for secondary school for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17493/24]

Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Motion (18 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I welcome the rights of nature advocates who are in the Gallery. They and other environmental advocates have been working for decades to try to bring to the fore the needs of nature. Their work on this issue has been vital. As we are all aware, nature is in crisis. It has been dying on its feet for decades and that process has accelerated in recent years. Aligned with that is our...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I wish to raise the issue of the EU migration pact. It is a highly controversial and complex issue. It took eight years for the EU to agree these proposals and yet only half a day has been set aside at the Joint Committee on Justice to hear them. If we compare that with the amount of time given to the controversy in RTÉ in two different committees, we can see the disparity. These...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (18 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland accepts the recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights in the Swiss climate case; if so, whether any policy changes will arise from that determination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17137/24]