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Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Is the Taoiseach saying he has none?

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Get out of the way.

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Will the committee meet on Christmas Day?

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: What day is Christmas Day? It is two weeks from today.

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Forget about the Dáil. No business here.

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Deputy Buttimer has a few steps to go yet.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Minister's Government made a change-----

Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: -----and he should not try to deny it.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Who wrote that?

Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Deputy could wish us a happy Easter.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: There is no reason for a delay, but there is a delay.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: He sure does.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: I, too, welcome the Minister's commitment in this regard, which is an acknowledgement of the representations made by ourselves and representative bodies of councillors who were rightly concerned that a non-elected member of the public could be elected at CPG level of the local authority, at which level a great deal of management and day-to-day operational issues are decided, in the absence of...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: It has be a regard. One cannot say it is contradictory.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: There was a commitment on it earlier.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Minister and his staff for their efforts to acquiesce to some of what was proposed in various amendments on Committee Stage and here again today. I acknowledge the various commitments the Minister has made further to representations from us all. I expect many of those will be addressed on Committee Stage in the Seanad. While we do not agree with the Minister's sentiments...

Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: No service plan.

Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Would the Tánaiste agree with it?

Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Can the Tánaiste enlighten the Dáil on when we can expect the housing Bill to be introduced to address the housing crisis that exists in Dublin and throughout the country? We have been waiting for three years for this Government to introduce legislation to deal with the lack of available funding for schemes and programmes.

Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Everything is next year.