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Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (Resumed) (22 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: I note what the Minister said and I welcome the arrangements he has made in regard to the methods by which local authorities collect these funds and the discrepancy that they have in relation to adjudication of the arrears and so forth. For how many years is it expected that the non-principal private residence charge will continue to be enforced? I am conscious of that considering the...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (Resumed) (22 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: So the Minister is now confirming that the charge against non-principal private residences and any multiple that may exist for any property owner is in place and there is legislation to allow it to remain in place for the coming 12 years.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (Resumed) (22 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: We may be contradicting ourselves. So there is no recurring annual charge after 2013?

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (Resumed) (22 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: And it is just the arrears that the Minister will be chasing.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (Resumed) (22 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: On a related topic, the Minister referred to various properties and the valuations attached to them. I refer to the abolition of town councils and the amalgamation of city and county councils. With regard to ownership of properties in the names of town councils that move into the ownership of the overarching local authority, are costs associated with this from a probate perspective? Have...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (Resumed) (22 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: On Committee Stage we spoke briefly about this in the sense that rather than the existing annual report one would have, there could be measurements of success and failures further to the plan being put in place at the beginning of the year in the first instance. Will the Minister confirm that this will amount to much more than what is currently the case? How will performance be measured and...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (Resumed) (22 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: I join the Minister in paying tribute to and thanking the staff of the Department for their work in putting this Bill before the House and their work thereon as it passed through the Houses. I thank them for acquiescing to the wishes of Members and the Minister. I thank the Minister for the manner in which he conducted affairs during the passage of the Bill through the Houses. Many...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (22 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: 22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown, on a county basis, of the number of appeals received by the Commissioner of Valuation after revaluations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51928/13]

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: I suppose the Government is going to fix it.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: Not a single grant has been paid out.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: There is a move to get rid of anybody over 50. If that were to happen in the case of the Government, there would not be many people left in the Cabinet.

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: As other speakers have said, the smoke that darkened the skies and shrouded Dublin in a toxic haze on Saturday terrified many local residents caught in the middle of it. The cause of the massive fire which consumed the Oxigen plant at Ballymount is as yet unknown, whether deliberate arson or otherwise. Residents and employees have suffered from the toxic fumes. The firefighters of the fire...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Minister for his response and join him in paying tribute to the emergency services on the manner in which they responded to the fire and on the work they continue to do. I am glad there will be investigations by the Garda, the fire service and the Environmental Protection Agency. Will the Minister come back to us with the results of those investigations? Thankfully, major...

Standing Orders: Motion (28 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Government will have a vote on it.

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (28 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: Unfortunately, this legislation unfairly deprives Ireland of stronger representation in Europe. It earmarks Ireland for a reduction in seats as part of the accession of Croatia as the 28th state in the Union. The reduction from 12 to 11 seats facilitates the reduction in numbers in the European Parliament and the accommodation of the Croatian delegation at a time when Ireland most needs a...

Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: The motion states categorically and plainly, as has been said by my colleagues, that the 2014 national service plan of the HSE is inadequate to meet fully all the growing demands placed on the health services. The lack of sufficient resources will not be in the best interests of patient care. This service plan provides for fewer people to be treated as inpatients, fewer people to be treated...

Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: Hear, hear.

Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: Having seen the consultant.

Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: We know now.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Semi-State Bodies Expenditure (28 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: 463. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will detail in tabular form the amount a company (details supplied) has earned from Bord Gáis Éireann in the past 10 years, with a brief description of each body of work undertaken. [3758/14]