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Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Disability Services
Jennifer Whitmore
710. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the reason only one week was given for organisations to apply for the €1 million provided for sensory gardens announced on 5 October 2021 with a deadline of 12 October 2021; if he plans to extend the timeframe for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51023/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Disability Services
Jennifer Whitmore
711. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if schools can apply for funding under the recently announced €1 million provided for sensory gardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51024/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Veterinary Services
Jennifer Whitmore
926. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the delays in assigning a veterinary inspection for a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50447/21]
Thu, 14 Oct 2021
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Rural Schemes
Jennifer Whitmore
20. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason the shop front improvement scheme will not be extended despite the short timeframe and difficulties shopkeepers have had in carrying out works due to bad weather; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49846/21]
Thu, 14 Oct 2021
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Rural Schemes
Jennifer Whitmore
21. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will ring-fence funding for an improved shop front improvement scheme taking into account the difficulties experienced in 2021 by applicants working within a short timeframe and very limited time to complete works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49845/21]
Thu, 14 Oct 2021
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Employment Support Services
Jennifer Whitmore
137. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will establish a stakeholder forum to allow for the meaningful engagement of all stakeholders in the local employment services sector in order to find the best way forward; if she will halt the tendering process of local employment services until full consultation has been carried out with the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50216/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Jennifer Whitmore
55. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the microgeneration support scheme will be introduced; if he envisages any delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49909/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Environmental Schemes
Jennifer Whitmore
56. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of smart meters across the country; the number of households that have had smart meters installed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49912/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Climate Change Policy
Jennifer Whitmore
57. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the funding from the Climate Action Fund will be made available in 2021 including for the community climate action programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49915/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Environmental Policy
Jennifer Whitmore
58. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to put in place a countrywide, sector-wide just transition commission on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49916/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Electric Vehicles
Jennifer Whitmore
60. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the status of the roll-out of the EV charger infrastructure across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49911/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Driver Test
Jennifer Whitmore
98. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driver theory test in County Wicklow by month in 2021, to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49914/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Planning Issues
Jennifer Whitmore
202. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if exemptions to planning permission fees will be provided for a community and school seeking planning permission to put in place solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49910/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Citizens' Assembly
Jennifer Whitmore
203. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the establishment of a citizens’ assembly on biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49913/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Personal Public Service Numbers
Jennifer Whitmore
313. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for parents seeking PPS numbers for newly registered births; her plans to address any delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49106/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Registration of Births
Jennifer Whitmore
314. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans due to delays experienced by parents trying to register their child’s birth resulting in a delay in accessing child benefit to assist families in need of child benefit; her plans to specifically target migrant and vulnerable parents in need of child benefit and other social welfare payments while waiting for birth registration to come through; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49107/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Dental Services
Jennifer Whitmore
651. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists who have left the dental treatment services scheme for medical card holders since the start of the pandemic; the basis on which they are leaving; the efforts his Department is taking to address the current impasse which has resulted in many medical card patients unable to obtain a dental appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49917/21]
Wed, 6 Oct 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Jennifer Whitmore
180. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider extending the streetscape enhancement initiative announced on 4 August 2021 which had a deadline of 14 September 2021 with successful applicants required to apply for payments once work has been completed before 22 October 2021; if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties this short timeframe has caused for persons wishing to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48713/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Homeless Persons Supports
Jennifer Whitmore
279. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the youth homelessness strategy as part of the new Housing for All plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47488/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Departmental Policies
Jennifer Whitmore
474. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reasons for the delay to the successor of Better Outcomes, Brighter Future; when he expects same to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47486/21]