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Wed, 24 May 2023
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Planning Issues
Jennifer Whitmore
134. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the mandate, statutory standing of the Designated Areas Appeals Advisory Board with regard to advising government on planning applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25098/23]
Wed, 24 May 2023
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Planning Issues
Jennifer Whitmore
135. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the current membership of the Designated Areas Appeals Advisory Board; if he will provide details of appointments to the DAAAB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25099/23]
Wed, 24 May 2023
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Departmental Bodies
Jennifer Whitmore
136. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the number of appeals heard by the Board each year; the outcome of each appeal from 2017 to 2022 and to date in 2023, respectively, including details of the area that was subject to appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25100/23]
Wed, 24 May 2023
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Legislative Measures
Jennifer Whitmore
182. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the progress of promised legislation on the banning of conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25091/23]
Wed, 24 May 2023
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Gender Recognition
Jennifer Whitmore
183. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the process of tendering for research that has been commissioned to outline the mechanisms in use in other countries and to provide practical advice regarding recognition for children under the age of 16 years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25092/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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School Staff
Jennifer Whitmore
264. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update on funding for current educational psychologists (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24832/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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State Examinations
Jennifer Whitmore
315. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if she supports a call by an organisation (details supplied) on the State Examinations Commission to introduce extra time for dyslexic students in Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate exams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24764/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jennifer Whitmore
785. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if a process will be put in place for staff (details supplied) to be provided with special additional financial recognition by his Department based on the particular additional risks they faced in the performance of their normal duty during the pandemic as employees that were at risk of exposure to SARS-COV-2 virus, as per the Government's decision of 19 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Housing Provision
Jennifer Whitmore
115. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost per unit delivered through modular builds in 2023; the price comparison per unit of social housing new-builds provided in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23279/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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Homeless Persons Supports
Jennifer Whitmore
211. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the spend on homeless services by his Department and agencies under his remit for each year since 2013; the estimated projected spend for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23284/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Energy Policy
Jennifer Whitmore
61. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline Government policy on the importation of LNG and the commercial development of LNG infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20722/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Electric Vehicles
Jennifer Whitmore
75. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the roll-out of EV charging points projected for the remainder of 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20723/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Wildlife Protection
Jennifer Whitmore
342. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the enforcement of wildlife crime should now become a greater priority following the successful agreement of a UN Action Plan for Biodiversity at COP 15 and following the report of the Irish Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss; how he envisages that the greater enforcement of wildlife crime will help Ireland to meet it's '30 x 30' goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19498/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Wildlife Protection
Jennifer Whitmore
343. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide, in statistical form, a record of wildlife crimes, by county, registered, prosecuted and convicted in Ireland in each year over the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19499/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Tax Code
Jennifer Whitmore
384. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance when the zero-rate for solar products will be in place; if it will be applied retrospectively to products purchased in 2023; if legislation is required to apply the rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17134/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Disability Services
Jennifer Whitmore
1186. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if transport, such as taxis, will be provided for service users attending specialist community-based disability services when no other public transport is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16467/23]
Wed, 29 Mar 2023
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Human Rights
Jennifer Whitmore
110. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what steps are being taken by Irish Aid programmes in Uganda to advocate for the rights of members of the LGBTQ+ community in light of new laws that make identifying as LGBTQ+ an offence punishable by execution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15640/23]
Wed, 29 Mar 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jennifer Whitmore
167. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health why workers (details supplied) were excluded from the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15649/23]
Wed, 29 Mar 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Jennifer Whitmore
226. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked 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]
Wed, 29 Mar 2023
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Agriculture Industry
Jennifer Whitmore
227. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is a matter of concern that hedgerow habitats continue to be removed from farmland; if his Department has considered communicating directly to farmers via letter or text message; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15648/23]