Results 161-180 of 3,570 for speaker:Jennifer Whitmore

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Costs (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 888. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if crèches are allowed to charge parents for holding a place for their child if the facility is drawing down Covid-19 funding supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15917/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 898. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the limited time to seek employment will be extended in respect of residents in direct provision centres, taking into account the impact Covid-19 has had on finding employment due to restrictions put in place; if those who could not find employment within a certain timeframe will not be negatively impacted in relation to...

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

Jennifer Whitmore: 1281. To ask the Minister for Health the initiatives, including transnational initiatives, Ireland is involved in for the development of a vaccine or treatment for Covid-19; if the initiatives are based on a principle of free or affordable global access; if Ireland is participating in the people’s vaccine initiative from UNAIDS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15915/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will work with the European Commission to advance a stronger national energy and climate plan, NECP, for 2030; when the plan will be submitted; the way in which he plans to make the plan a stronger document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16063/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I wish the Minister well in his new role. I look forward to working with him. We have many of the same goals and I hope we can progress those during this Dáil. The NECP was due to be submitted to the EU at the end of 2019 but was delayed because of the general election and the Government formation process. When will the Minister work with the European Commission to advance a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister. Can I take it that the existing NECP will be submitted and then the Minister will work on a new version of it that will strengthen aspects of it? During the consultation process, many environmental groups raised a number of issues such as the need for: an overall economy-wide carbon budget to included in the document; a plan for the cessation of offshore fossil fuel...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: It will be very important to bring people along on this journey with us. What does the Minister propose for engagement and consultation over the coming year? It seems there will be a considerable body of work to be done in that regard. How will the Minister involve our community and expert involvement in that? How will the Minister ensure that this document becomes, essentially, a living...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (15 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the new climate action Bill due to be published within 100 days of the current Government will incorporate all the targets and ambitions as set out in the European Green Deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16061/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (15 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: Will the Minister incorporate the specific targets set out in the EU green deal, that is, a cut of at least a 40% in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU below 1990 levels by 2030, at least a 32% share for renewable energy and at least a 32.5% improvement in energy efficiency, in the climate Bill?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (15 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: Does the Minister believe that in the next step for greater ambition in the targets in the EU green deal, there is potential for Ireland to take a leadership roll and go further in our own climate action Bill to address the need for greater ambition? Does the Minister have a date for when the Bill will come before the Houses?

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Second Stage (15 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I congratulate the Minister of State on his new role, I wish him well in it and I look forward to working with him over the next few years, particularly on issues of biodiversity. I am delighted to speak on this legislation, which I hope paves the way for the suite of legislative measures required if we are to meet our national and international climate action obligations. This Bill has...

Employment Rights: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Social Democrats first Private Members' motion in the new Dáil. I am delighted to be in a position to contribute to the debate as a Social Democrats Deputy for Wicklow. Our motion recognises first and foremost the incredibly important role essential workers in many different sectors have played in giving us the certainty and safety we craved...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (15 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made to date in developing a policy statement on the transition away from the importation of fracked gas and the development of LNG terminals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16064/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (15 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to incorporate biodiversity and nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation within his climate action portfolio; the efforts he will take to bridge the policy gap between climate action and biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16065/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Council (15 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process by which he plans to select members of the climate action council, which is due to be newly established within 100 days according to the adopted programme for Government; if the new council will devise the carbon budgets for the 2021-2025 and 2026-2030 periods before the end of 2020; the extent to which the...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: This is my first time doing this so I may need some guidance on the wording. Do I move the amendment now?

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I have a series of amendments. The theme is essentially that we need to incorporate nature-based solutions into our climate change adaptation and mitigation policies. There has been a real gap to date and that gap is reflected in this Bill as well. It is a wasted opportunity because it fails to recognise the value of nature-based solutions and what they can add not only from a climate...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: Are we dealing with Deputy Naughten's amendments?

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am quite disappointed that none of these amendments will be incorporated into the Bill. The Social Democrats said all along that we would be very constructive in opposition and that if there was an opportunity to work with the Government to get things done, we would be more than happy to do that. This is the first time I have put forward an amendment. The amendments I am putting...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move amendment No. 6: In page 11, to delete lines 38 and 39 and substitute the following: "(4) The Climate Action Fund shall consist of the following accounts and any other accounts as the Minister may determine: (a) just transition climate action account; (b) biodiversity climate action account; (c) circular economy climate action account; (d) local authority climate action...