Wicklow — week of Mon, 31 Jan

What your Wicklow TDs did this week

Mon, 31 Jan – 6 Feb 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 59 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-02-02 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–76

Voted for 1 John Brady

Voted against 2 Simon Harris · Steven Matthews

Did not vote 3 Edward Timmins · Jennifer Whitmore · Pat Casey

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-02-02 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–75

Voted for 1 John Brady

Voted against 2 Simon Harris · Steven Matthews

Did not vote 3 Edward Timmins · Jennifer Whitmore · Pat Casey

The motion · motion passed 74–52

Voted for 2 Simon Harris · Steven Matthews

Voted against 1 John Brady

Did not vote 3 Edward Timmins · Jennifer Whitmore · Pat Casey

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-02-01 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 26–18

Voted against 1 John Brady

Did not vote 4 Edward Timmins · Jennifer Whitmore · Pat Casey · Simon Harris

Edward Timmins — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Jennifer Whitmore — Social Democrats 0 votes · 46 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 46 total

Environment 17 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the final draft of the renewable electricity support scheme terms and conditions will be published; the number of submissions that were made as part of the public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4294/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of consultations that have taken place in relation to the development of the national clean air strategy; the way they have been incorporated into Government policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4302/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the consultation on the national clean air strategy will commence; the timeline for the consultation and for the strategy, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4303/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that are being taken to progress the new just transition commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4308/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the drafting of legislation to establish a just transition commissioner on a statutory footing due by quarter 4 2022 as set out in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4309/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the final report of the just transition commissioner due in quarter 4 of 2021 as set out in the Climate Action Plan will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4310/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when funding agreements to successful projects under the Just Transition Fund will be issued and finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4312/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the territorial just transition plan and operational programme; when he envisages this will be submitted to the European Commission for approval as set out in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4313/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of preparations for a youth climate assembly due in the second quarter of 2022 as set out in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4314/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the new public sector strategy to achieve at least a 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and 50% improvement in public sector energy efficiency by 2030 due to be approved by quarter 1 of 2022 as set out in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4315/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the development of an approach to cost-effectively retrofit public sector building stock by 2030 as set out in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4316/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the annual transition statement for 2020 will be published; and the reason that it has not been published to date. [4320/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that Ireland has not yet submitted a mandatory long-term strategy to the EU due at the beginning of January 2022 as set out in the Climate Action Plan; when he will submit this strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4322/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if recommendations have been finalised on the implementation of changes to ensure that the warmer homes scheme better targets the people most in need as set out in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4323/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of retrofits delivered in local authority homes in each retrofitting scheme for each county to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4324/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if persons with multiple homes, including non-principal private residences, holiday homes, property types (details supplied) and so on will be eligible for the €100 energy voucher for each of those homes; if the voucher is confined to the principal private residence; if this has been factored into the budget for the provision of €100 to all domestic accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4442/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress to date with the strategy to combat energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4511/22]
Education 7 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education when she anticipates that schools will see a corresponding easing of measures that have been put in place over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4444/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that currently have HEPA filters in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4512/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education when the planning application for a school build (details supplied) will be lodged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4517/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if she will provide additional temporary accommodation to meet the September 2022 needs of a school (details supplied) [4853/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education her views on the expansion to a double stream school for a national school (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [4854/22]
- 2022-02-02 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if her Department is still actively considering a site (details supplied) for a new school build; if a decision has been made to look at a different site; if so, when that decision was made; if stakeholders have been notified of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5501/22]
- 2022-02-02 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if a master-plan was completed for a site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5502/22]
Transport 4 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport when he will publish the results regarding the impact of speed and speed limits on greenhouse gases and pollutants and proposals to address them as set out in the climate action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4326/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if the review of the community car scheme is currently under way to consider expansion of the scheme as set out in the climate action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4327/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport when the implementation of the park and ride strategy will commence for the greater Dublin area due in the first quarter of 2022 as set out in the climate action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4328/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driver theory test and a driver test by county for the past two years to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4519/22]
Housing 4 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff that have been assigned to the recently established wildlife crime unit in the National Parks; the number of additional rangers that have been employed on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4293/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of consultations and the name of each consultation that has commenced or is ongoing in his portfolio; the timeline for each consultation; when they will be incorporated into public policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4304/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the national coastal change management strategy is expected to be published which is now overdue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4321/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the available data on the number of non-principle private residencies in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4443/22]
Children 4 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that the eligibility for children to avail of early childhood care and education, ECCE, is capped at age five years and six months old; the reason that children who surpass this age while in the programme are ruled out for the year entirely; if his attention has been drawn to the financial burden on parents who have to pay for the child's access to preschool facilities until they are ready for primary school; if there are plans to change this rule, particularly for children who have additional educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4246/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a transitional fund available for child care facilities from May to August 2022; if so, if a child care provider can increase fees during this time; when further information will be provided to facilities and parents of the new funding model due to commence in September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4247/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a breakdown of the specific amount of funding provided to support domestic violence services as part of Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5416/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to establish a dedicated child poverty unit in his Department to combat child poverty in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5415/22]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach the status of the actions as set out in the Climate Action Plan 2021 in the areas of just transition, carbon pricing, electricity, enterprise, built environment, the National Retrofit Plan, transport, agriculture, land use, circular economy and adaptation. [4307/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach if all Departments have established a climate action unit; and if all units are currently operational. [4317/22]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the delivery of education and training opportunities offered under the SOLAS green skills action programme due to be completed by the fourth quarter in 2022 as set out in the climate action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4311/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which he has worked on clearing Covid-19-related backlogs in apprenticeship as part of climate action No. 222 in the climate action plan’s annex of actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4325/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Teagasc as a State body is answerable to him as laid out in the Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act 1988; if Teagasc is in fact a charity run by its trustees answerable to the Charities Regulator as laid out in the Charities Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4256/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts his Department is taking to protect the endangered old Irish goat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4329/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance the amount expected to be paid by Ireland to the European Union as part of the plastic own resources contribution; if it remains Government policy not to introduce a tax or levy on non-recyclable plastic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4785/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the development of a roadmap to promote greater use of lower-carbon building material in construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4319/22]
Tourism 1 question
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the review of the large-scale infrastructural fund will be completed; if there is scope for awarding new grants to projects which missed out under the first set of allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4330/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of extra staff that have been allocated for the passport office out of the 300 committed to in November 2021 to deal with the backlog of passport applications and anticipated increase in demand ahead of the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4262/22]

John Brady — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Defence 7 questions
- 2022-02-02 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the maximum and the current strength levels of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5214/22]
- 2022-02-02 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the maximum and the current strength levels of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5215/22]
- 2022-02-02 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current total strength of Air Corps personnel; and the breakdown of the number of qualified military pilots, cadet pilots in training, qualified military aircraft maintenance technicians, qualified military avionics technicians and military apprentices in training of both disciplines. [5216/22]
- 2022-02-02 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service operations and patrols which have been cancelled to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5217/22]
- 2022-02-02 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of women in the Defence Forces by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5218/22]
- 2022-02-02 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current number of women in the Defence Forces who are currently serving overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5219/22]
- 2022-02-02 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of women members of the Defence Forces who have left in the past year by month and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5220/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-02-01 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a foreign birth registration application (details supplied). [4284/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-02-01 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the details of the process to claim Irish citizenship for a person who was born in the UK but has been living in Ireland for over 20 years and is married to an Irish-born citizen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4261/22]

Pat Casey — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Simon Harris — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns