Jennifer Whitmore

1069. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will consider increasing the mandatory retirement age for firefighters from 62 years of age to the State pension age of 66; if any review of the current retirement age arrangements has been undertaken or is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42480/26]

1092. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the native Irish honeybee is formally recognised as a priority species for conservation; if not, if this is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42830/26]

1496. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assessment his Department has made of the risk posed by fireblight to hawthorn populations across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42823/26]

1497. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given to prioritising Irish-grown, locally sourced hawthorn in all State-supported planting schemes to reduce disease risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42824/26]

1498. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the controls in place on the importation of non-native honeybee subspecies into the State; if these controls are considered sufficient to protect native populations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42825/26]

1499. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review biosecurity measures relating to bee imports, including the risks of disease transmission and genetic dilution of native bees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42826/26]

1500. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to protect native hedgerow species, including hawthorn, from disease threats such as fireblight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42827/26]

1501. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a review of the Animal Welfare Strategy Consultation will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42828/26]

1502. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the report of the dog stakeholder control group will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42829/26]

2105. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for mental health services; the types of mental health services available and the current waiting times for each service, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42696/26]

233. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to deal with antisocial behaviour on the public transport network; if he is aware of an incident (details supplied), which reportedly occurred on the DART involving a group of youths attacking a young man who subsequently required hospital treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41101/26]

395. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any exemptions or provisions within rural housing policy for persons who are unable to afford the adaptation or modification of their current home to meet their changing needs, which would allow them to sell their existing property and build a new home within the same local area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41124/26]

18. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [39343/26]

34. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [39344/26]

639. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department will take to ensure appropriate accommodations for students with dyslexia, dyspraxia and other neurodivergent learning differences during the leaving certificate examinations, particularly for those who require the use of assistive technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40178/26]

763. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider increasing the mandatory retirement age for firefighters from 62 years-of-age to the State pension age of 66; if any review of the current retirement age arrangements has been undertaken or is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40009/26]

903. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Red Cover Silage Measure; whether funding is still available to farmers under this fund; if there are plans to expand it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39508/26]

250. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children's dental care; the steps her Department is taking to address resourcing and capacity issues in the HSE Dental Service and the challenges in the recruitment and retention of clinical staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38043/26]

8. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [32449/26]

307. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the radon risk assessment and mitigation are not explicitly included within the National Residential Retrofit Plan or associated grant schemes, despite evidence that energy efficiency retrofitting can alter indoor radon levels, and given his Department's responsibility for both retrofit policy and the National Radon Control Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37265/26]

356. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the ongoing disruptions and cancellations affecting the 132 bus service operating between Dublin and Bunclody via Tullow; the steps being taken to address the reliability issues on the route; whether additional measures or resources will be provided to improve the consistency of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37108/26]

475. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth when details will be released regarding the admissions process for the new special school to be located within a school (details supplied), including how families can enrol; when enrolment periods will open and close; and how places will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36686/26]

496. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a school (details supplied) was designed and constructed in compliance with relevant planning and design guidelines for existing developments, including minimisation of overlooking and loss of privacy for adjoining landowners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36925/26]

725. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of an IPAS centre (details supplied) where residents have been without access to fridges for a number of weeks; the steps his Department will take to resolve this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36918/26]

843. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if childcare providers in receipt of core funding are obliged under their funding agreement to maintain continuity of services for enrolled families; the obligations that exist where a provider changes the age cohorts it caters for, resulting in families losing access to childcare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36751/26]