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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (13 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding available for greenway projects; if all available funding has been allocated; to provide a list of all greenway projects that have received funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29692/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (13 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated for LocalLink, by county, for each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29647/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 120. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to address the concerns of tour operators undergoing difficulties as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29646/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (14 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 129. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to allow creative technicians (details supplied) apply for Arts Council grants; the reason new applicants cannot apply for funding from the Arts Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30415/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (14 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 255. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support general practitioners administering the winter flu vaccine; the way in which general practitioner centres will be expecting to manage Covid-19 health and safety protocols during the administration of the flu vaccine; if capacity in the sector has been evaluated before a decision is made; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (14 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to re-establish bridle paths through forests owned by Coillte; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30417/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Mr. Carroll for his presentation. It is welcome to see progress on this important Bill, for which we have awaited for a long time. I see the committee's role as one of making the Bill as strong as possible. I view the Bill with completely sceptical eyes because I want to make it very robust to ensure it will not only withstand this term of Government but will also reach forward...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am a firm believer that there is no need to reinvent the wheel and when developing policy or legislation we should look to examples overseas to see where it is being done well. Countries such as Scotland, New Zealand and the UK have actually done a much better job in this. How much regard to international experience did Mr. Carroll take into the development and drafting of this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: We need this legislation to be as strong as possible. It needs to be not only future-technology and climate-proofed, it needs to be future Government-proofed. We are all in agreement in what we want to achieve from this. We need to ensure this legislation will do that for us. It cannot be left to be decided by an Oireachtas in five, ten or 15 years' time. We need this legislation now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: What happens if the first carbon budget is in the net? There are no binding requirements in this legislation to meet that target. There is also no guidance to the advisory council as to what framework it needs to work within.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: On behalf of the Social Democrats I too thank John for his work and wish him the best for the future. In the budget this week, an additional three weeks' parental benefit was allocated, which is welcome. I am aware, however, that many parents were disappointed that it will only apply from April. As the Tánaiste will be aware, parents with children under the age of one are finding...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Early Years Sector (20 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 26. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the early years sector did not receive an increase in funding in budget 2021 compared with 2020 figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31350/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Early Years Sector (20 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: The big surprise in the budget last week was that funding for the early years sector was not increased. Why did the sector not receive an increase in funding in budget 2021 compared with the 2020 figures? Will the Minister make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Early Years Sector (20 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Minister acknowledged the great effort of people in the childcare sector and thanked them for the groundwork they put in prior to the opening of the schools. With all due respect, I imagine that would feel to them a little like the applause the healthcare workers got. They wanted to see significant investment in their services, as did families and parents. I acknowledge that the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Early Years Sector (20 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I acknowledge the work that is being done but it is like putting sticking plasters over a broken system that does not work for children, parents or childcare workers. As my colleague mentioned, the rates of turnover in the sector are incredibly high. There are issues with sick pay and the wages paid to staff. That is not a long-term system because it will not deliver for us, as a country...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (20 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which he will address ongoing issues with the HIVE portal system for childcare providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31353/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (20 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I ask the Minister to address the ongoing issues with the HIVE portal system for childcare providers. I have been contacted by very many providers who are having issues with this particular system, and if he would make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (20 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: As many parents will contest, when they find someone to look after their children, they want them to spend their time looking after their children and not dealing with administrative issues. Many people have come to me about problems with this system. One provider said she was discussing an issue where her bank details had been pulled, which made a particularly stressful period even more...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (20 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister for that. If I get any more representations, I will certainly come to him. It was interesting that in the Crowe report this week the administrative issues and the requirements providers have to operate under were mentioned. The HIVE is just one example of that. I have spoken to providers who said that they spend a lot of time filling in documents and forms that then...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Asylum Seekers (20 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 41. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will expand on the provision of funding for asylum seekers; the way in which this funding will address accommodation issues in the direct provision system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31351/20]