Results 141-160 of 3,553 for speaker:Jennifer Whitmore

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (7 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 603. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the situation facing a childcare facility (details supplied) whose childcare capital grant application was suspended will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14472/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commissions of Investigation (7 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 662. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an investigation (details supplied); the cost to the State for the commission of investigation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14462/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 857. To ask the Minister for Health in the context of Covid-19 relating to the recent guidelines requiring patients to quarantine before surgeries, if this includes elective and emergency c-sections in maternity hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14465/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (7 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 858. To ask the Minister for Health the recruitment plans in place to address the staffing crisis in child psychology teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14471/20]

Maternity Leave Benefit Extension: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: This afternoon, I took a phone call from a woman in my constituency. She rang to tell me her story and the reason an extension to maternity leave was so important to her. She was carrying twins. Tragically, she lost one of the babies. She continued with her pregnancy but it was a very difficult pregnancy. She was grieving for her baby and the birth was very traumatic. This woman has not...

Maternity Leave Benefit Extension: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: In that case, the Government is planning to squeeze this in to the last few weeks of 2021. It is really disappointing that one of the first initiatives announced by this Government potentially undercuts parents. The Government, in its amendment, states it will examine the matter, that it is a proposal at this stage and that there are no guarantees with regard to the amount of paid leave...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister for coming in. I raise the issue of North Wicklow Educate Together secondary school in Bray. I am not sure whether the Minister is familiar with this school but she will become very familiar with it. It has been let down over recent years in finding permanent accommodation and has been bounced from temporary accommodation to temporary accommodation. Unfortunately, it...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am trying to take this in. It is incredibly disappointing for this school. From reading this reply, it would appear that it is expected that the school will take everything that has been packed up and is in storage in a different county, bring it back into the school that has already been deemed inappropriate, and that the school will be put in there for a month or two while this work...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 85. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when pubs can organise and host live gigs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15914/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an additional bus stop for the Wicklow to Glendalough Local Link bus route will be put in place to facilitate residents of a direct provision centre (details supplied) in view of the fact that no other public transport exists in the area leading to increased isolation for those residing in the centre; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 280. To ask the Minister for Finance if the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be expanded to include seasonal restaurants and other businesses open during summer months when tourism is at its peak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15918/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 376. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her priorities to further support artists and performers here; if funding for the arts sector will be reformed to ensure artists, actors and performers have adequate access to Arts Council funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15919/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 452. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has joined or plans to join the Covid-19 technology access pool initiative led by Costa Rica and the World Health Organization; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15916/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 673. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 30 June 2020, if a school extension (details supplied) will be built in time for the 2020-21 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15908/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 674. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the criteria used by the appeals board to adjudicate on the allocation of teaching posts has been modified in light of Covid-19 and taking into account the increased requirements for social distancing when schools return; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15910/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 676. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the factors considered when the appeals board made its decision regarding the need for an additional teacher at a school (details supplied); the reason the appeal by the school was denied; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that, as a result of the rejection of the appeal, class sizes in the school will be 27% above the national...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 677. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a copy of the appeal submitted by a school (details supplied) will be made available as a matter of public record; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15921/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 678. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration given by the appeals board to the current Covid-19 climate in the context of an appeal by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15922/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 675. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a statement will be issued to each school clarifying the situation with regard to placing additional costs on parents in response to Covid-19 health and safety protocols when children go back to school in September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15913/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Artists' Remuneration (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 698. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the feasibility of a basic income for artists and performers will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15919/20]