Results 281-300 of 1,778 for speaker:Jennifer Whitmore in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline his role, in the study and protection of hedgerows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14203/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the review of the Wildlife Act 1976; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14206/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times the NPWS working group, convened to focus on bird species of concern that are included in the open season hunting list, has met; the outcomes from those meetings; what the next steps will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14207/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will exclude bird species of concern that is, red and amber listed from the 2023-2024 open season hunting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14208/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department operates under the principle of the precautionary approach in relation to species management, and if not, the rationale for not adhering to that ecological principle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14209/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the NPWS national survey on the prevalence of RHD2 in rabbits has been completed; what the results of that survey were and their relevance to hare populations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14210/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 130. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the scientific, social or economic considerations and assessment he takes into account when issuing the annual licence for hare coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14211/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 131. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Development a new National Invasive Species Management Plan; if any legislation is forthcoming on invasives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14212/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 132. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ban the sale of rhododendron ponticum due to the environmental and economic cost of its spread as an invasive species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14213/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the species introductions that have taken place over the past ten years; and the reintroductions that are currently being considered for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14214/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on each action in the NPWS strategic plan, including if the action is completed, or on track to meet its deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14215/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 135. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the appointment of park manager for each national park has been completed; if he will outline plans for the development of management plans for each of the parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14216/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 136. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the additional monitoring and protections that have been put in place for the new maritime SACs, the Southern Canyons SAC and Porcupine SAC; the additional funding that has been provided for these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14217/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 137. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the newly proposed maritime Special Protection Areas, under the EU Birds Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14218/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the process for him to designate a proposed natural heritage area, pNHA; if he will consider this in the event a pNHA is demonstrated to be of significant community or local ecological importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14281/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the funding for the 58 schools capital projects; when the funding will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14267/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the ongoing provision of funding for temporary school accommodation was taken into account when the decision was made to suspend funding for schools capital projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14268/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the details of the 58 schools whose funding was put on hold; when a decision regarding the future of these schools will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14266/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in relation to a project (details supplied); if the school can continue to progress the delivery of this accommodation, as per previous agreement with her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14264/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a project for a school (details supplied); when funding will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14265/23]