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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Spatial Strategy (23 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 16. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to publish an updated national spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44871/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Safety Standards (23 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 115. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans for developing a safety strategy on the importation, procurement and use of Chinese lanterns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45186/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seniors Alert Scheme Issues (23 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown by county of the numbers of recipients of the senior alert scheme in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of groups used to distribute the programme in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the amount of money spent in 2011, 2012 and earmarked for 2013 and 2014; and if he...

Order of Business (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: Short and sharp.

Order of Business (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Tánaiste should tell that to his constituents.

Topical Issue Debate: Semi-State Bodies Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: Fianna Fáil has serious concerns about the proposed sale of two ESB plants in Lough Ree and west Offaly. I, Deputy Corcoran Kennedy and others in the region received an e-mail yesterday from the ESB asking that we meet with their representatives. The e-mail stated that we were to be briefed on an imminent announcement affecting our constituency. I was intrigued and expected that this...

Topical Issue Debate: Semi-State Bodies Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Minister immediately seeks to revert back to 2008, which is the stock answer to any question from this side of the House irrespective of the content of such a question. He spoke about credibility and he wants to refer to previous commitments and statements by members of various political parties. I mentioned what the Minister, Deputy Howlin, said here as recently as May. The Minister,...

Topical Issue Debate: Semi-State Bodies Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Government was not forced into it. The Minister would like to have the public to believe it was forced into it for the benefit rubbishing the commitments made in the Labour Party manifesto.

Topical Issue Debate: Semi-State Bodies Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: It did not agree.

Topical Issue Debate: Semi-State Bodies Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: That is a distortion of the facts.

Topical Issue Debate: Semi-State Bodies Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: What about the comments of the Minister, Deputy Howlin?

Topical Issue Debate: Semi-State Bodies Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: I quoted the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte.

Topical Issue Debate: Semi-State Bodies Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Minister is distorting for his own benefit.

Topical Issue Debate: Semi-State Bodies Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: Labour Party Members were aware of the state of the country's finances when they put a manifesto before the electorate.

Topical Issue Debate: Semi-State Bodies Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: They were ashen-faced walking out of the Department of Finance.

Topical Issue Debate: Semi-State Bodies Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Minister will not make any decision.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: They made a pre-budget submission.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown by local authority of the amount of revenue collected from the property tax to date in 2013; and total estimated revenue on a local authority basis in 2014. [45404/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by county of the local government fund general purpose grant allocations and final draw-downs in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. [45400/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (24 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 184. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a county breakdown of the local government fund general purpose grant allocations in 2014. [45401/13]