Results 8,701-8,720 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen

Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: Will the Deputy elaborate on what he means by "we"?

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Government does not do personal attacks, does it not?

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: Such as?

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: Are we going to feed them bones?

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: Are we going to feed them money now?

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: The sheds are empty just like the ballot boxes for Labour in Meath.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Numbers (28 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount of staff in his Department's Audit Committee and the Evaluation and Audit Unit in 2010, 2011, 2012 and currently in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15584/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (27 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he proposes to enhance our competitiveness to British holidaymakers and leisure travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15249/13]

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: There are estates in question that have not been taken over by local authorities.

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach has led her astray.

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: She can lobby all she likes but will he listen?

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: So it is all their fault.

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: Does the Taoiseach support his Minister for Justice and Equality?

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach has no comment on the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sugar Quotas Abolition (26 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will be supporting as President of the Council of Ministers, the abolition of sugar quotas; the current position in relation to this proposal; the attitude of the Commission and the EU Parliament to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14648/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Numbers (26 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of lambs and sheep from Northern Ireland and Britain respectively that have been slaughtered in factories in this jurisdiction in each month since March 2011; the systems in place to record such slaughtering to ensure traceability of all sheep and lambs slaughtered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14734/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (26 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current status of the establishment of a register of builders; when he expects it to come into effect; what it will involve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15155/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (21 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether reductions in the cost base at the covered banks should allow them to halt their on-going process of increasing its standard variable rate for residential mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14057/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (21 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if all houses within estates affected by pyrite will be exempt from property tax; if he will confirm if he is insisting on homeowners having fully certified pyrite test complete before being able to apply for exemption to property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14608/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (21 Mar 2013)

Barry Cowen: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make funds available for houses from pyrite resolution fund, €50m, to help with the cost of pyrite certification tests estimated at €2,000 to €3,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14608/13]