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Challenges Facing the Childcare and Nursing Home Sectors: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Independent Group for bringing forward this really important motion. Most families across the country have experienced pressures either from a childcare perspective or from an elder care perspective so this really important motion. I will cover both aspects of this motion today. Regarding elder care, in January the ESRI found the 74% of all nursing home beds were provided by...

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: In response to a previous contribution, the Tánaiste said there is a plan to deal with tents that are popping up across the city. Will he tell us what that plan is? What we have seen is tents removed, fences put up and the problem moved to other streets. Less than six hours after tents were removed from the canal, they are now down in Ringsend and East Wall. This is clearly not a...

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: What is the plan to deal with the tents?

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: What is the plan for people who are seeking asylum?

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Tánaiste is not answering the question.

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: I hope the Government has a large supply of fences, because that is its response to this.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Social Democrats also believe we need to have statements and a discussion in the Dáil on the process for asylum seekers and the tents that are cropping up around the city. All the Government's policies have done to date is move tents from one part of the city to another. The Taoiseach can shake his head but that is all that has happened.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: What is the Taoiseach's plan? What is he going to do? Clearly, Government policy is failing the men who are in tents, the communities where the tents are cropping up and the local businesses. What is the Government's plan and when is it going to implement it? What it has done to date is not good enough. The Social Democrats called for a full audit of IPAS and Ukrainian accommodation to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for details of the contractual obligations of public transport companies in Ireland to provide alternative transport /replacement services during periods of planned disruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20913/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (8 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 142. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the recruitment numbers to Dublin Bus following a lengthy recruitment drive in recent years;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20914/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (8 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the recruitment numbers to Bus Éireann following a lengthy recruitment drive in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20915/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a breakdown of spending on bus services from 2020 to 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20916/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a breakdown of spending on rail services from 2020 to 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20917/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (8 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 146. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a breakdown of spending on cycling infrastructure from 2020 to 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20918/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of contracts tendered to private transport companies to cover routes previously covered by public transport companies from 2010 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20919/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the withdrawal of the 863 direct bus service between Blessington and Dublin city centre by a private operator in April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20920/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 149. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with the NTA on providing a coastal local link bus serving towns between Arklow to Greystones in the last six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20921/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (8 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what progress his Department has made in drafting and adopting of a statutory code of conduct for preventing the wilful and deliberate harassment of basking sharks in Irish territorial waters where they are now legally protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20924/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (8 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 476. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will extend the exemption for those people with status and-or leave to remain in direct provision centres who have been issued transfer letters to lone parents and their children, like has been done for those who are over the age of 65 or with significant medical or welfare needs; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 May 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: 644. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of long waiting list times for an initial assessment with National Counselling Services; what he is doing to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20922/24]