This week’s episode is with Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow. Jennifer helped found the Social Democrats and was first elected as a TD in the 2020 general election, but before that she was trained in ecology and environmental law, and spent many years working in environmental protection, especially in relation to marine life. She is therefore one of the best informed and equipped TDs on environmental issues, and she has ambitions to take her knowledge into government to make a real impact. 

 For her policy changes, she chose to expand the climate action plan, to develop a strategic policy for data centres, and to ensure the implementation of new marine protected areas.

 For her personal changes she spoke about retrofitting her home and rewilding her garden.