Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

National Broadband Plan

Jennifer Whitmore

180. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware that the delivery of the National Broadband Ireland plan has been beset by further delays in rural Wicklow; if the new timeframe advised in October 2023 will be adhered to; and if he will conduct a review on the management of the plan, given NBI’s repeated failure to deliver the service to schedule. [48811/23]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Whitmore

549. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update on the tender process for a school (details supplied); when a contractor will be appointed; the timeframe for completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48638/23]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Whitmore

550. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update on the extension for a school (details supplied); when it is anticipated that planning permission will be sought; the timeframe for completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48639/23]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Whitmore

551. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update on the extension for a school (details supplied); when a contractor will be appointed; the timeframe for completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48640/23]

School Enrolments

Jennifer Whitmore

552. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education what plans are in place to address the pending shortfall of secondary school places for the Greystones area for the September 2024 intake; what engagement has taken place with the secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48641/23]

Vaccination Programme

Jennifer Whitmore

1369. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the Covid vaccine novovax which is the only booster vaccine that can be administered to patients with myocarditis or other heart complaints is not currently available with the HSE; when it will be available; what he advises vulnerable patients for whom the booster is immediately necessary to do in the meantime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48809/23]

Health Services

Jennifer Whitmore

1370. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the reason employees working for an organisation (details supplied) in a long-term residential house for disabled persons are not assessed as Section 39 employees despite having worked throughout the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48810/23]

Departmental Data

Jennifer Whitmore

125. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a copy of annual accounts of the Climate Action Fund, as submitted to the Comptroller and Auditor General for audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46615/23]

Departmental Data

Jennifer Whitmore

140. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide the details of the source of the revenues paid into the Climate Action Fund, on an annual basis from 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46612/23]

Departmental Data

Jennifer Whitmore

141. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail, on an annual basis, the specific projects and associated funding allocated through the Climate Action Fund; whether the project is categorised as a climate or biodiversity one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46614/23]

Departmental Data

Jennifer Whitmore

156. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of international ballast water management certificates issued by Ireland from the commencement of the statutory instrument that gave effect to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46282/23]

Departmental Data

Jennifer Whitmore

157. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of type approval certificates of ballast water mandate system issued by Ireland from the commencement of the Statutory Instrument that gave effect to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46283/23]

Departmental Data

Jennifer Whitmore

158. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of ballast water management systems which have been installed on or after 28 October 2020, certified by Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46284/23]

Departmental Data

Jennifer Whitmore

159. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of inspections under section 12(4) of the statutory instrument that gave effect to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46285/23]

International Agreements

Jennifer Whitmore

160. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will commit to the ratification of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, in the coming legislative term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46286/23]

International Agreements

Jennifer Whitmore

161. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will commit to the ratification of the protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances, 2000 (OPRC-HNS Protocol); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46287/23]

Tax Code

Jennifer Whitmore

194. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to review Ireland’s financial services tax regime, as encouraged by the Commission on Taxation and Welfare; if he plans to review the deemed disposal tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46264/23]

Departmental Data

Jennifer Whitmore

213. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount of funding set aside, from windfall taxes, for the Climate Action Fund for 2024-2026, as referenced in the Summer Economic Statement 2023, including the amount ring-fenced for nature restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46611/23]

Air Quality

Jennifer Whitmore

227. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Code of Practice for Indoor Air Quality, in accordance with section 60 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005) introduced in May 2023, applies to the offices/workplaces of the civil and public services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46265/23]

Air Quality

Jennifer Whitmore

228. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many civil and public sector employers for which the Code of Practice for Indoor Air Quality is relevant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46273/23]

Air Quality

Jennifer Whitmore

229. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider it appropriate that employees of public and civil service organisations are working in locations where the Code of Practice on Indoor Air Quality has not been implemented due to lack of awareness or direction by management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46276/23]

Climate Action Fund

Jennifer Whitmore

74. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide the details of the source of the revenues paid into the Climate Action Fund, on an annual basis from 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45634/23]

Climate Action Fund

Jennifer Whitmore

75. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail, on an annual basis, the specific projects and associated funding allocated through the Climate Action Fund, whether the project is categorised as a climate or biodiversity one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45635/23]

Climate Action Fund

Jennifer Whitmore

76. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a copy of annual accounts of the Climate Action Fund, as submitted to the Comptroller and Auditor General for audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45636/23]

Climate Action Plan

Jennifer Whitmore

109. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding set aside, from windfall taxes, for the Climate Action Fund for 2024-2026, as referenced in the Summer Economic Statement 2023, including the amount ringfenced for nature restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45633/23]

Climate Action Plan

Jennifer Whitmore

110. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance for a timeline for the drafting and introduction of the legislation establishing the Climate and Nature Fund, as detailed in the Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45637/23]

Special Educational Needs

Jennifer Whitmore

162. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update on the proposed new special school for the south Wicklow/north Wexford area; the capacity of the school; the opening date of any such school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45642/23]

School Transport

Jennifer Whitmore

163. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update on the provision of funding for transport for students (details supplied) to access off-site sports facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45643/23]

Childcare Services

Jennifer Whitmore

439. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the value of core funding for each individual early learning and care and school age children service for 2022/2023, in tabular form. [45144/23]

Overseas Development Aid

Jennifer Whitmore

31. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what measures his Department is undertaking to ensure that budgetary proposals this year relating to overseas development assistance and climate finance are not double-counted with regard to meeting international commitments relating to both; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40561/23]

Overseas Development Aid

Jennifer Whitmore

32. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if any portion of Ireland's oversees development assistance budget has been used for the purposes of enhancing European Union border security or funding migration control facilities in third countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40562/23]

Departmental Budgets

Jennifer Whitmore

868. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if as part of his Department's budgetary proposals this year will they propose measures to address issues raised by a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40563/23]

Medicinal Products

Jennifer Whitmore

886. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update on when the report on the cariban reimbursement scheme review will be published; if further changes will be made to the scheme than the changes (details supplied) that were announced at the end of August 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39530/23]

Just Transition

Jennifer Whitmore

72. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for a progress update on the establishment of a just transition commission; the timeline for its delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37272/23]

Climate Change Policy

Jennifer Whitmore

73. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for a progress report on the establishment of a climate delivery taskforce, as outlined in CAP23; the timeline for its delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37273/23]

Energy Infrastructure

Jennifer Whitmore

74. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide details of the number of homes that have a smart meter installed on a county-by-county basis; the number of those homes who have signed up for a smart tariff on a county-by-county basis; the cost to date of the smart meter roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37276/23]

Energy Conservation

Jennifer Whitmore

75. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes upgraded to BER B2 under SEAI retrofitting schemes to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37277/23]

Energy Conservation

Jennifer Whitmore

76. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of heat pumps installed to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37278/23]

Energy Conservation

Jennifer Whitmore

77. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applications for the SEAI warmer homes grant to date in 2023; the current average length of time persons are waiting for SEAI warmer homes grant works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37279/23]

Energy Conservation

Jennifer Whitmore

78. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the low-interest loans to enable homes to retrofit will be available; the rate it will be set at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37280/23]

Energy Conservation

Jennifer Whitmore

194. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details on when the low-interest loan for retrofitting will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39344/23]

Energy Conservation

Jennifer Whitmore

195. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes upgraded to BER B2 under SEAI retrofitting schemes to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39345/23]

Energy Conservation

Jennifer Whitmore

196. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of heat pumps installed to date in 2023 in existing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39346/23]

Energy Conservation

Jennifer Whitmore

197. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes upgraded under SEAI energy poverty schemes this year to date; if he will provide a breakdown of works undertaken under those schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39347/23]

Energy Conservation

Jennifer Whitmore

198. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of live applications for the better energy warmer homes scheme currently; the average waiting time for an application to be assessed in 2023, both countrywide and by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39348/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Jennifer Whitmore

199. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of solar PV upgrades undertaken on an annual basis from 2020; the cost of those grants on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39351/23]

Transport Policy

Jennifer Whitmore

247. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the programme for Government commitment to phase out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37274/23]

Public Transport

Jennifer Whitmore

413. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that Kilcoole, County Wicklow train station is without adequate leap card infrastructure for customers, despite being in the short hop zone; if he will ensure that this infrastructure is installed as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39313/23]

Public Transport

Jennifer Whitmore

414. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to recommend an extension of the leap card short hop zone to include Wicklow town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39314/23]

Coast Guard Service

Jennifer Whitmore

415. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the provision of a coastguard station at Greystones harbour; the timeline for the project to go to tender and for construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39315/23]