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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (9 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to restrict the National Treasury Management Agency and its subsidiaries the National Pension Reserve Fund and the National Assets Management Agency from the full terms of the proposed freedom of information legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42483/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Housing Development Surveys (10 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 136. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish the national housing survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42825/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (10 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form on a county basis a breakdown of vacancy rates on local authority housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42826/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (10 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form on a county basis a breakdown of vacancy rates on voluntary housing association stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42827/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (10 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 139. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form on a county basis a breakdown of the total local authority housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42828/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (10 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form on a county basis a breakdown of the total voluntary housing association housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42829/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (10 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 477 of 01 October 2013, which indicated that the current gross payroll bill for the local government sector amounts to €1.354 billion whereas the payroll figure in his Department's consolidated Financial Statement is €1.682 billion, if he will explain the significant...

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: It depends on what part of the country about which one is talking.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: It depends on what part of the country about which one is talking.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: Deputy Quinn is leaving for Brussels.

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 1: Alcohol Products Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: He will not be drinking a pint with him.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (15 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the statutory right for time off of primary school and secondary school teachers attending local authority meetings if they are elected councillors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43566/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Policy Review (15 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland is in breach of Article 7 of the Aarhus Convention and Principle 10 of the 1992 UN Rio Declaration on Environment and Development with regard to the consultation of the local community and public at large on the wind exportation projects in the midlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43656/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Staff Issues (15 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 245. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the statutory right for time off of semi State employees attending local authority meetings if they are elected councillors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43567/13]

Local Government (Town Centres) Bill 2013: First Stage (16 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to make provision for the establishment by each local authority of a town team, such team to be responsible for the making and implementation of a town revitalisation plan, the aim of such plan being the revitalisation of town centres and to provide for related matters.

Local Government (Town Centres) Bill 2013: First Stage (16 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43816/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 11. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43815/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43813/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 31. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43820/13]