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Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Climate Change Policy
Jennifer Whitmore
75. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if he will establish an interdepartmental working group on climate action and biodiversity issues with the effect of coordinating and integrating nature-based solution into climate action policy across relevant Departments including but not limited to the heritage brief within the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the forestry and marine brief within the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and other relevant agencies and bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25147/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Climate Change Policy
Jennifer Whitmore
76. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the way in which he plans to poverty proof and disability proof new climate action legislation going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25149/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Climate Change Policy
Jennifer Whitmore
87. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if funding to local authorities will be ring-fenced for the employment of key climate action staff on county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25150/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Climate Change Policy
Jennifer Whitmore
102. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if he will report on the cross-departmental micro generation working group set up under action 30 of the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25151/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Electric Vehicles
Jennifer Whitmore
159. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the number of electric vehicle charging points by capacity installed in each county to date since funding was announced in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25213/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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National Vehicle and Driver File
Jennifer Whitmore
194. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of licensed State-owned vehicles on the NVDF in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of hybrid and electric vehicles in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25288/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Hare Coursing
Jennifer Whitmore
358. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a decision has been made regarding the issuing of licences for hare coursing; if the decision is in line with Departmental advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25425/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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National Childcare Scheme
Jennifer Whitmore
592. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if the HIVE and CHICK registration process will be reformed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25358/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Childcare Services
Jennifer Whitmore
593. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if his attention has been drawn to difficulties in securing supports for children despite sponsorship referrals made under section 14 of the Childcare Support Act 2018 for special arrangements on the basis of child welfare, child protection, family support or other specified grounds, due to the fact that the process takes a minimum of three weeks to activate registration; if he will seek to reform the process to reduce delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25359/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Childcare Services
Jennifer Whitmore
594. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the amount of training given to public health nurses on the HIVE and CHICK registration processes; if his attention has been drawn to training deficits in view of the crucial role public health nurses play in early intervention of vulnerable children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25360/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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National Childcare Scheme
Jennifer Whitmore
595. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his plans to streamline the national childcare scheme to simplify access for parents with significant variation in their weekly fees and that avail of two separate programmes across 52 weeks of the year; his further plans to introduce a less complex system of fee calculation and reduce the additional administrative burden placed on childcare centres expected to monitor wage variation across the year, keeping a record of registration renewals and birthdays for individual children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25361/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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National Childcare Scheme
Jennifer Whitmore
596. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if the significant variation in access to services will be addressed for children who were not enrolled in the national childcare scheme before November 2019 including extra supports for language and social communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25362/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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Forestry Sector
Jennifer Whitmore
220. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff within the Forestry Office; the number of staff processing forestry appeals: the members of the Forestry Appeals Board; the frequency at which the Board meets: the number of times the Board has met each year since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24475/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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Departmental Staff
Jennifer Whitmore
221. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ecologists currently working on forestry licensing within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24476/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Renewable Energy Generation
Jennifer Whitmore
21. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if the photovoltaic pilot grant scheme will be continued (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24266/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Foreign Birth Registration
Jennifer Whitmore
60. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the processing of foreign birth registrations, which was ceased due to Covid-19 has resumed; and if not, when processing will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24269/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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School Accommodation
Jennifer Whitmore
76. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education the cost of installing portacabins for the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 school year by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24267/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jennifer Whitmore
96. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Social Protection if the anomalies affecting a number of Aer Lingus employees (details supplied) will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24268/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Departmental Projects
Jennifer Whitmore
166. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the work carried out to date on the Avoca mines remediation project plan; the timeline for future proposals; the value of funding allocated for the purposes of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23262/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Departmental Projects
Jennifer Whitmore
167. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the membership of the project board for the Avoca mines remediation project; the way in which the body is constituted; the reporting requirements of the body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23263/20]