Results 381-400 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen
- Departmental Expenditure (13 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: The Department of Social Protection offers every alternative option and support system to people to get them back to work, the area which is relevant. There were outlandish predictions made by the Minister's partners in government allied to the NewERA project and the number of jobs it was going to create. It has become more realistic in recent months. Funding for it is up in the air. If...
- Back to Education Allowance (13 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: I thank the Minister for the detailed response. I acknowledge an increase was given this year by the previous Government. There has been an increase in applications which is to be welcomed and expected, given the predicament in which we find ourselves. It is something we have to promote and improve. Education is one of the primary ways out of the situation in which those whom we represent...
- Back to Education Allowance (13 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: I thank the Minister and take on board her suggestion about bringing this to the attention of the relevant committee. We must recognise, and many young people do recognise, that despite the level of qualifications they may have achieved in these straitened times, there is a need to go beyond that. They must be complimented on that and rewarded in whatever way we can. To that end, I expect...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on community welfare officers not paying rent supplement direct to compliant landlords in situations where tenants have lost cases of rent arrears by determination orders from the Private Residential Tenancies Board; if she considers that continued payment to claimants in such cases can contribute to fraud, notwithstanding...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will undertake a review of the legislation regarding the payment of rent supplement to tenants; if she will acknowledge that there are three parties involved, tenant, social services and landlord, and that evidence of non-payment by the tenant to a compliant landlord should be considered as fraud; if she will acknowledge the role...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is a specific form to be completed by a tenant requesting that rent supplement be paid direct to a compliant landlord, or another third party; if the request has to be made and signed in the presence of the community welfare officer; if a signed letter from a tenant, given to a landlord, is acceptable; and if she will make a...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances in which a tenant can request payment of rent supplement to a compliant landlord; her views on whether same is best practice for tenants to agree to this in their own interests and to help combat fraud; her further views that the provision for direct payment to landlords and others repeated in May circulars to...
- Arts Funding (18 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has confidence in the Arts Council's willingness and capacity to support opera here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29824/11]
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: It is the Government's levy.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: Make the pensioners pay.
- Written Answers — Community Welfare Service: Community Welfare Service (18 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm the legal status of any circulars issued from her to the community welfare service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29933/11]
- Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (18 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 351: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the Private Residential Tenancies Board has sufficient legal jurisdiction to deal with residential tenancy contracts, or if such contracts should be considered as civil matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29934/11]
- Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: The branch office in Rathmines.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: He is looking for Damascus.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: He should stop waffling.
- Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: We have to wait for the votes to be counted.
- Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: That is new Labour. The Labour Party is gone.
- Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: A good deflection from Deputy Durkan.
- Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme) and Remuneration Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: I acknowledge the fine work done by the former Deputy, the late Brian Lenihan, who created the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme) and Remuneration Bill. Not only is this Bill in accordance with the EU-IMF programme of financial support for Ireland, it also has accounted for a sustainable plan that will be able to carry on into the future. When this Bill was previously discussed, many...
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Barry Cowen: This is waffle.