Results 301-320 of 3,570 for speaker:Jennifer Whitmore
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: No. We are saying it is not strategic enough. I would be interested for the Minister to come to Wicklow and explain to people that the 60, 70 or 80 turbines they will look out at are there primarily to provide energy for data centre storage of-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: Absolutely and that is no problem because we need it to decarbonise our current demand.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: For the right purpose.
- Special Report by the Ombudsman for Children on Direct Provision: Motion (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: I too want to thank Deputy Pringle for using his time this evening. I also thank the ombudsman and his team. Since becoming involved in politics, I have seen, over the past few years, several robust reports coming from the ombudsman that really show the gaps children are falling into in Ireland. Unfortunately, when the reports come out with those strong recommendations, I do not see a...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Enrolments (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the shortage of second-level school places in Wicklow for the 2024-2025 academic year; the steps being taken to resolve these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52479/23]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Enrolments (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: This question concerns the shortfall of second-level school places in Greystones in Wicklow. We had a Topical Issue debate the other night where I welcomed the Minister's guarantee that all children in the Greystones area will receive a school place for September 2024. I would like to specifically look at the accommodation builds that are being planned, particularly for Greystones Community...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister for his presentation. The 1.2% reduction was a reduction based on last year. What is the Department's reduction based on 2018 levels?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: The target is for 25%-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: -----by 2030. That is in four years' time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: Sorry, 2030. Agriculture is at 1.2% or 1.3%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: Was diversification included in the climate action plan as a measure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: I am just wondering why the EPA did not have those figures. Is it that it was not provided with the figures to incorporate into its analysis?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: Does the Minister believe that in the next climate action plan those figures will be available to the EPA? We do not have a lot of time, and I understand that it is a difficult ship to turn, but will the EPA have enough information to make that full assessment next year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: Great. One of the actions in the climate action plan is to develop a proposal for a cow reduction voluntary exit scheme. I raised this at the last meeting and there was no information on it available. The timeline for that is quarter 4 of 2023, so will the Minister publish that this month?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: I am conscious of my time. The Minister says it is under consideration. It is in the climate action plan to develop a proposal for a cow reduction scheme, and he has been in the media saying he was looking at it. Has that started? Is it planned to start? He is meant to publish it this month.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: I wish to come back to this because we are here to discuss the climate action plan and it is a very defined target that this would be developed and published now. When does the Minister anticipate that it will be published, or is he now at the point where he does not think he will go further with the target?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: I understand that, and I do not mean to be rude, but this is a key target in the climate action plan, and we are here to discuss the climate action plan. Obviously, the Minister will not meet that target this year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: When will the Minister publish that plan, or will he revoke it or not publish it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: It appears to me that this is not on the Minister's agenda at the moment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)
Jennifer Whitmore: Is the Minister talking about export food production or food production for Ireland? We export the majority of our dairy, I imagine.