Results 2,641-2,660 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: The Minister has gone a step further actually.
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: He has given non-elected people a role in the corporate policy group.
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: When we reached it on Committee Stage, the Minister did not answer any of our queries about it.
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: I have one here.
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: It would not. The Minister is being disingenuous.
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: The Minister acknowledges there is a gap.
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: That is a big acknowledgement.
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: First, I welcome the fact that the Minister has acknowledged that, by virtue of what he has proposed in this Bill en masse, a gap exists in respect of the involvement of various communities which now find themselves without a town council. Second, I welcome the fact that he is open to suggestions, such as what is proposed by myself and Deputy Stanley, to fill that gap. However, I am very...
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: That shows a great disregard for this process.
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: I would have preferred an amendment such as this-----
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: The Minister acknowledges there is a gap.
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: He has acknowledged the folly in his Bill if it means that many communities will be left without the type of input he and I believe they should have and which they have had in many local authorities and town councils heretofore. The Minister set up a working group which will make recommendations to him, and to him alone. It will not consult with me or any other representative on Committee...
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: -----before this process came about.
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: I move amendment No. 8:In page 29, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “CHAPTER 1 Community Councils19. The principal Act is amended by inserting the following Part after Part 3: “PART 3A COMMUNITY COUNCILSCommunity councils22A. (1) Every city and county council shall designate Community Council Areas throughout its local authority area. (2) The structure of each...
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: I move amendment No. 10:In page 29, line 12, to delete “districts” and substitute “district councils”.
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: I move amendment No. 11:In page 29, line 13, after “district” to insert “council”.
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: I move amendment No. 12:In page 29, line 14, after “districts” to insert “or as municipal district councils”.
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: The proposed amendment allows us to go a bit further and seek the Minister's opinion on funding local authorities in general. Despite the commitments made by the Minister and his Government colleagues prior to the introduction of the local property tax that people will be able to see the effect of such funds on local authorities, he has since stated that he is taking 20% out of that funding...
- Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: Yes, it is about the commercial rate which is about funding local authorities. This Government promised that the funding of local authorities would be most transparent by virtue of the property tax being available to local people who pay it, and the services they expect. However, €600 million of it has already been taken for Irish Water and 20% is being taken for the State, but not...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)
Barry Cowen: Change the policy.