TDs / Jennifer Whitmore

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Jennifer Whitmore

Social Democrats Wicklow TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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872
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
114,259
words spoken in the chamber
Across 502 contributions. Plus 13 contributions from the chair, not counted
385
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
185
topics asked about
Across 19 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 872 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 502 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 11 3
February 2025 38 27
March 2025 34 8
April 2025 37 6
May 2025 66 32
June 2025 42 22
July 2025 58 54
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 78 14
October 2025 57 14
November 2025 34 60
December 2025 30 22
January 2026 21 18
February 2026 64 33
March 2026 21 24
April 2026 65 33
May 2026 23 27
June 2026 67 39
July 2026 68 39
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 31 17
October 2026 27 10

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 339 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Wicklow 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Jennifer Whitmore Written 14 May 2025 · to Health
187. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she will incorporate nicotine pouches into the upcoming vaping legislation to restrict the use of flavours and the sale of nicotine pouches to under-18s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24627/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 14 May 2025 · to Health
188. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she will issue health advisory guidelines to schools related to nicotine pouches while legislation is being developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24628/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 14 May 2025 · to Health
189. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of community pharmacies she has written to regarding the provision of free HRT; the uptake she has had on her offer to date, on a county-by-county basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24629/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 14 May 2025 · to Health
190. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has provided pharmacists with a full list of medications to be covered under the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24630/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 14 May 2025 · to Health
191. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health whether appropriate IT systems are in place to allow for the free HRT scheme to be rolled out efficiently, and for individual pharmacies to be reimbursed by the State in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24631/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 14 May 2025 · to Health
192. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the free HRT scheme will have any impact on recipients of the drug payment scheme, in particular in instances where their selected pharmacy is not signed up to the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24632/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 13 May 2025 · to Environment
293. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide figures on the uptake of the low-cost loan scheme since it was rolled out in 2024, broken down by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23194/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 13 May 2025 · to Environment
294. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide updated figures on the installation of heat pumps in retrofitted homes, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23195/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 13 May 2025 · to Environment
295. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide updated figures on the installation of solar panels in homes, new and retrofitted, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23196/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 13 May 2025 · to Environment
296. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide updated figures on the homes retrofitted to B2 or above, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23197/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 13 May 2025 · to Environment
300. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has met with representatives from unions (details supplied) to discuss the sale of Bord na Móna recycling recently; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23212/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 13 May 2025 · to Transport
363. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the average driving test waiting list times; the number of applicants waiting to sit their driving test; the number of driving testers employed; the number of testers on part-time versus full-time contracts, by driving test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23189/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 13 May 2025 · to Transport
364. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if there are age restrictions in place for RSA driving testers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23190/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 13 May 2025 · to Transport
365. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered introducing a statutory wait time for driving tests, like the one that exists for the NCT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23191/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
550. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he has considered expanding the age restriction on school bus drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23192/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 13 May 2025 · to Housing
771. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide updated figures on the installation of heat pumps in new homes, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24338/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
991. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the community neurorehabilitation team for CHO 6, based in Bray, will start offering services to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24431/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Oral 8 May 2025 · to Transport
4. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce a policy to ensure that there is no increase in public transport fares until we are on track to meet our transport-related carbon emissions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23026/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
25. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will direct the NTA to provide a direct bus service between Wicklow town and Greystones to connect to the DART network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22842/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
34. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for a progress report on the battery-operated DART to Wicklow town, and timeline for its operation; the actions that have to be taken before that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22843/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
64. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the capacity issues on the Rosslare-Dublin commuter train, where only four carriages often service commuter towns like Wicklow, with commuters consistently left standing for over an hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22841/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
87. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the public concern at the closure of the Herbert Road Junction in Bray as part of the N11-M11 upgrades; if his Department will examine an alternative to that closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22844/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 8 May 2025 · to Agriculture
376. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers impacted by the delay in payments under the acres scheme for 2023, by county; when the issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23055/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 8 May 2025 · to Agriculture
377. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers impacted by the delay in payments under the acres scheme for 2024, by county; when the issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23056/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
483. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the staffing breakdown of each ambulance station across County Wicklow, by the number of EMTS, the number of paramedics, and the number of advanced paramedics per station, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22350/25]