Results 161-180 of 4,311 for speaker:Jennifer Whitmore

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: I ask the Taoiseach to please take those suggestions on board.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses for coming in and for their presentation. I have a couple of questions. I had a quick read of the documents and I was surprised. I had a quick flick through both this document and the Turning the Tide strategy and I was surprised that the inshore fishery was not really explicitly mentioned. I do not think it was mentioned at all in the Turning the Tide strategy,...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Has that census been completed?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: I know the Department had to go through the census process, which takes time, but for the sector not to have any sort of focused strategy for two years, particularly when it is struggling, is concerning. Is there even an interim plan to ensure its challenges are met? Are there any novel species of brown crab or other species such as spider crab? Has there been any discussion about that?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: In the data, of the pelagic species, sprat is indicated with a 400% increase in total landings. It has a value of €5 million. There is quite a discussion at the moment about the sprat fishery and calls for controls on size limits for boats or a total moratorium. Does Ms Bocquel have any concerns about sustainability when she see a species like sprat and the increase in catch,...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Is the Marine Institute is not looking at sprat specifically?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Bord Iascaigh Mhara is the eyes on the ground in a lot of instances for species that do not come under the Marine Institute's quota and stock assessments. Its role is to ensure sustainable future fisheries and to advise. I assume it advises the Minister as well. This is a red flag to me. Has BIM not said there could be an issue? This is a species where there is no control or monitoring...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Has that specific issue being raised with the Department?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: When does Ms Bocquel think the strategy will be published? It was meant to be published last year.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: 582. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for the join family visa will be finalised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31809/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: My understanding is that children with mild learning disabilities will not be able to enrol in any special schools under this programme because they will not have the sign-off, approval or letter of eligibility from the NCSE. The plan is for all of those children to go to their local mainstream school. I absolutely agree that no child should have to travel for two hours to get to their...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: I am sure the Minister of State is aware of the Department's plan to redesignate special schools so they no longer cater for children and students with mild learning disabilities. This will apply to approximately 30 schools across the country. I understand, in part, the rationale behind it. The Minister wants an inclusive model of education where children with mild learning disabilities...

Fisheries: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: We had a very interesting conversation this morning at the fisheries committee. I welcomed this morning, and I welcome here, the fact that not only do we have a Minister of State with responsibility for fisheries and the marine but also a committee that is dedicated to it. I think it will make a big difference and, hopefully, we can work closely with the Minister of State to progress the...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: I welcome this virtual Department. It is important to bring those different elements together. I look forward to working with the Minister of State on that. On the MPA legislation, I welcome that I received confirmation this week that it would remain a stand-alone Bill. There were concerns it would just be amending legislation or perhaps be used as the DMAP process. It is expected to...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses for coming in. It is very nice to meet them. This is the first meeting of this committee and I think it will be quite a large and long learning curve, but we look forward to working with them on that. Even from these conversations this morning, and just going back for years and years, we have consistently heard stories of how Ireland has not been represented well at...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Could Mr. Lynch expand on those tweaks?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: These are all outlined in the alliance's document. Do we have a copy?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: Perfect. I will have to take a look at that. In that regard, because Article 17 is an element of the current CFP that we could potentially utilise, it seems to me that we do not really utilise it to its full benefit. I do not know if we utilise it at all, actually. What are the witnesses' thoughts on that?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: I was just saying, as regards the Common Fisheries Policy and Article 17, and with Mr. Conneely's organisation and the inshore and the smaller boats, what would he like to see? Obviously, the Government can apply Article 17. Is that something Mr. Conneely would like to see happen, and what would he like to see incorporated into that consideration?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Whitmore: I will dig down a little bit more into the issue of overfishing. It is not that Europe has allowed the Faroe Islands to fish, given them a quota or anything like that. They are just fishing there and Europe is not taking any action against them. Is that the thrust of it?