Results 2,441-2,460 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen

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

Barry Cowen: 185. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the mechanism that will be used to equalise revenue across local authority areas in 2014 following the full introduction of the property tax. [45402/13]

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

Barry Cowen: 186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the time frame for the introduction of variable property tax rates in local authorities; and when local authorities will retain 80% of revenue collected. [45403/13]

Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach himself did not read it.

Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: It is all under control. There is no problem at all.

Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: It states-----

Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: Come on.

Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: They are playing politics with the Revenue Commissioners.

Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach does not know what he is talking about.

Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: Nobody will thank the Taoiseach for his answers today.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Proposed Legislation (5 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 109. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the number of Bills published by his Department since March 2011 and the number of regulatory impact assessments published by his Department since March 2011. [45625/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Abolition (5 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance if payments made under circular letter S.3/2007 of 22 January 2007 are subject to income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45682/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (5 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has guidelines for time off for State employees such as teachers who are elected members of the local authority and are attending official local authority business. [46044/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (5 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's guidelines for time off for employees such as teachers who are elected members of the local authority and are attending official local authority business. [46043/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regulatory Impact Assessment Usage (5 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 351. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the criteria used by Departments for the development and publication of regulatory impact assessments. [45626/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 648. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when construction will commence for the treatment plants on the four new regional water schemes of Boyle-Ardcarne, Arigna, Roscommon central and south Roscommon; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a boil notice has been in place in the Boyle area of County Roscommon since May 2013; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regulatory Impact Assessment Data (5 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 650. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the regulatory impact assessments published by his Department since March 2011. [45627/13]

Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach should answer a question.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: We asked for-----

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: The explicit exclusion of all semi-State bodies from the scope of an upcoming freedom of information Bill is very worrying. When will the Bill come before the House to allow Deputies to thoroughly investigate the reasons bodies such as Irish Water are being excluded from the proposed legislation?

Topical Issue Debate: Dublin Water Shortage (7 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: The water shortages in the capital city over the past ten days are a damning indictment of the Government's water policy. A reliable consistent supply of water to both domestic and industrial users across the country's biggest city is a vital part of a fully functioning economy. Businesses and residents across Dublin have suffered severely from the dramatic impact of 12-hour long water...