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The government’s latest Climate Action Plan is not ambitious enough to put Ireland on a corrective course to meet our legally binding emissions reduction targets over the next five years, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. Deputy Whitmore, who is the party’s spokesperson on climate, said: “The Climate Action Plan for 2025, which has […]

We’re approaching the last chance saloon of reaching our climate targets unless substantive actions are put forward in the 2025 Climate Action Plan, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. Deputy Whitmore, the party’s climate spokesperson, said: “The previous publication of the Climate Action Plan only met 29% of the required 51% reduction in overall […]

The government must act to insulate consumers from future energy price increases, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. Deputy Whitmore, who is the party’s energy spokesperson, said: “Energy prices in Ireland are the second highest in the EU – and they are continuing to climb. “Last week, Airtricity announced it was hiking its prices […]

The government must invest now if Ireland is to achieve its climate action targets and avoid crippling EU fines of anything between €8 billion and €26 billion, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. Deputy Whitmore, who is the party’s climate spokesperson, said: “The report from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and the Climate Change […]

The government must address the barriers that contribute to the underrepresentation of women in farming, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. Deputy Whitmore, who is the party’s spokesperson on agriculture, was speaking ahead of an event celebrating Irish Women in Farming, which will be jointly hosted tomorrow (Tuesday, March 4) by the European Commission […]

Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore has backed a call by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) for a publicly accessible database to identify damaged or dangerous second-hand vehicles. Deputy Whitmore, who is the party’s transport spokesperson, said: “In 2024, the CCPC received 3,192 contacts to its national consumer helpline related to second-hand cars. Of […]

Greyhound racing must be defunded and ultimately banned during the lifetime of this government, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. Deputy Whitmore, who is the party’s spokesperson on agriculture, said: “For years, the Social Democrats have been calling for the phasing out of annual State funding to the greyhound industry, which was allocated almost […]

The State cannot roll out the red carpet for new data centres powered by fossil fuels if we want to hit our legally binding carbon reduction targets, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. Deputy Whitmore, who is the party’s energy spokesperson, said: “The draft policy proposal just published by the Commission for Regulation of […]

Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore has called for a special Oireachtas committee to be set up to examine the Government’s inadequate response to Storm Éowyn. Deputy Whitmore, who is the party’s climate spokesperson, said: “The Government has insisted it will learn from mistakes made in the wake of last month’s devastating storm – but there […]

Today’s introduction of reduced speed limits on rural roads, while welcome, will be less effective without increased Garda visibility and enforcement, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. Deputy Whitmore, who is the party’s transport spokesperson, said: “Given the unacceptable rate of tragedies on our roads, I am fully supportive of the strategy to reduce […]