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Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Motion (18 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...in both reports align very closely and I will refer specifically to a number of them. One that I have raised previously with the Minister of State is the need for the State to do what it can on its own lands. As the largest owner of lands in the country, the State needs to lead. It is particularly important - this was raised in both reports - that the remits of Coillte and Bord na...

Nature Restoration Law: Statements (7 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...17, the debate so far this evening has been incredibly difficult to listen to. When we have the Chair of a committee talking about the sole purpose of a river being to drain water away from farmlands, I wonder whether we need to have an ecological education programme within the Houses of the Oireachtas. We heard from a number of parties this evening. I want to specifically refer to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Fish Migration and Barriers to Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...a lot more effort into nature-based solutions. It would be good for us culturally to get to this point. We will need to prove them to people because there will be a lot of fear about loss of land and loss of homes. Education is very important. The UK is also undertaking a programme of rewiggling. This is to bring more natural dynamics back into river systems that have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...'s nature agency". I welcome that short framing of the service. When people hear the words "national parks" they think of areas that are managed for nature. They think of large swathes of protected lands where nature and biodiversity are managed, prioritised and protected. That is not the case. In Ireland, the term "national parks" covers a wide range of areas, from tourism and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (29 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of properties whose land is part of the proposed N11-M11 improvement scheme; whether they are in a position to apply for planning permission while the current scheme is active; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31973/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (30 May 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 247. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any plans have been prepared to connect lands owned by the Office of Public Works at Glending Woods, Blessington to a planned walkway from Blessington town (details supplied); if a timeline for implementation of the plans has been prepared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26037/23]

Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...do not like talking about climate action without talking about biodiversity because they are so intertwined, is the biodiversity aspects of this. When we are looking at wind farms, similar to those on land, we need to make sure that our wind farms are in the right places. They are very important pieces of infrastructure but they need to be in the right places which is why I prefer the...

Vacant Homes Tax: Motion [Private Members] (19 Apr 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...an example of the common-sense, practical and realistically achievable housing proposals the Government should be bringing in. We all know, the Government included, that one in six homes in Ireland is currently vacant. We know that many people are leaving their homes vacant with a plan, potentially, for them in the future. We know that many people are using this period of vacancy and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work undertaken by his Department to ensure that farmers are aware of the new land eligibility rules, in particular that landscape features such as hedgerows are eligible for payment and that beneficial features such as scrub may occupy up to 50% of a parcel, without impacting the eligibility of parcel. [15647/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Yes, primarily so. We are projecting but land value, asset value and earning potential may change. We imagine there will be changes in some areas and as climate change continues to occur, the value of what might be valuable land now could change. Is this impact also being taken into account, not only with respect to an individual piece of land but also to communities? This could be with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...I would like to focus on the issue of controlled burning. The Climate Change Advisory Council was reported yesterday as saying that 1.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide are released annually in Ireland through wildfires and wildfire practices. Some of those would be illegal, and some would be legal. Prior to yesterday, these fires were legal. My understanding is that they can be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: On the basic farm payment, I know that when illegal burning occurs, it can be withheld, but it is only withheld for one year. The reality is that if you burn your land, it takes many years for it to recover and get back to full environmental health. Has the Minister considered extending that fine, so that it is not just for a single year, and that the fine is withheld until the land has...

Forestry Strategy: Statements (26 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...about forestry, biodiversity or our environment, it says all the right things. It says all the things that people in our communities want to hear. We have the Tánaiste talking about rewilding land. We have the Taoiseach talking about turning the tide on climate change and biodiversity loss and leaving the planet to the next generation in a better condition than we inherited it. We...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (19 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...than a dedicated facility or building and they have no PE facilities or sports hall. They have a reduced curriculum because the school is not able to provide all the subjects to the students. Land in the area has been allocated and planning permission provided for the new school. It is costing enormous sums to provide this temporary accommodation. The Department is paying hundreds...

Climate Action Plan 2023: Statements (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...earlier talking about adaptation. Oftentimes, we forget adaptation when we talk about the climate. It is clear that climate change is happening. It is happening now and it is happening in Ireland. A major contribution must be in how we deal with and adapt to the changing climate and in preparing communities to deal with what is coming down the road. I only have six minutes,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jan 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: Coillte’s plans to partner with a private investment fund are causing huge concern across the country. Under the plans, Coillte will source tens of thousands of acres in rural Ireland, plant the trees and manage the forests. The State entity will do all the work with regard to this project - it will do all the heavy lifting - but private international investors will reap the rewards....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...work and research are being done, and various pilot projects have been pursued for many years. However, there is no bringing all of that together in one plan. As Professor Joosten stated, a peatland master plan or something like that would be ideal. A point I made last week is that the State is the largest landowner in the country. If we are trying to do something very quickly with as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...working with farms or that would allow the Government to start implementing things? The other thing that really strikes me is that things will be more complicated when we are dealing with private land and ownership, as there are stakeholders involved and other things to take into consideration. However, the State is the single largest landowner in the country. What can it be doing on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: That is what I meant. If we enable the land to go back to its natural state, it will hold more water, which will mean there is an effect downstream on other land. There is a value in us doing that because it will improve conditions downstream and it might mean that flooding works are not required. The question is whether we are valuing the benefit from allowing rewetting.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Wind Energy Generation (8 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: In saying this is a commercial matter, what we as a State must think about is whether this is the best use of State land. During the discussions we have had in the last two and half years, since the start of this term and concerning the climate Act, it has become absolutely clear that when we have climate action we must also have biodiversity action. These are essentially two heads of the...