Jennifer Whitmore

135. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the latest restrictions on sprat fishing were undertaken without consideration of the ICES advice; if he will reconsider it given the recent statement by the Marine Institute stating that, in the absence of any stock data, the ICES advice the precautionary principle should dictate the management of a fishery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55039/25]

145. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency plans his Department has in place should Ireland's nitrates derogation be rejected by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55038/25]

213. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s work on the public sector building stock decarbonisation, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55477/25]

214. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s development of a circular economy roadmap for the construction sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55478/25]

215. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s development of a Just Transition Indicators Framework, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55496/25]

216. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s development of a Just Transition Policy Toolkit intended to support the integration of just transition considerations in policymakers and due in Quarter 4 2025, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55497/25]

217. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s work to progress the implementation and governance of the public sector building stock decarbonisation roadmap to guide progress towards the 2030 targets, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55499/25]

218. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s development of the first draft of the National Building Renovation Plan in line with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55501/25]

219. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s management of the renewable electricity support scheme, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55502/25]

220. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s development of a data sharing framework regarding low carbon technologies connected to the electricity grid, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55503/25]

221. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s development of smart-flex standards roadmap, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55504/25]

222. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s development of customer-led flexible demand processes, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55505/25]

234. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if the L3 bus terminus is being relocated back to the Nurseries following the completion of the roadworks in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54578/25]

320. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s work to support the decarbonisation of public local bus routes, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55479/25]

321. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s work to support the decarbonisation of the fleet of private bus operators, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55480/25]

322. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s finalisation of the recalibrated Transport Decarbonisation Policy Pathway, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55481/25]

323. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s development of the new Sustainability Mobility Policy Action Plan for 2026 and 2030, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55482/25]

324. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s work on the All-Island Strategic Rail Review and in choosing the projects that are due to be delivered by 2035, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55483/25]

325. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s work on the advancement of the Enterprise Replacement Fleet project, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55484/25]

326. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s review of the National Ports Policy, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55485/25]

327. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s work to deliver the destination charge point scheme, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55486/25]

328. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s work on the roll-out of key elements of electric vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55487/25]

329. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s work on the procurement strategy for the Shared Island Fund Eastern Green Hydrogen Corridor Demonstrator Project, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55488/25]

368. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that while the DIRT exemption limit of €18,000 for over 65s has not changed for a number of years, increases in the State pension mean that it is increasingly difficult for pensioners to stay under that limit if they have any additional income at all; if he will consider increasing this limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55388/25]

370. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the expansion of his Department’s green building methodology from a tax perspective to include all six EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities based on the EU Green Budgeting Reference Framework and the OECD Green Budgeting Framework, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55494/25]