Results 4,021-4,040 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: I have raised this issue with the Minister on a number of occasions since his motion containing measures to address the Government's mishandling of this process since its initiation 18 months ago. There is no doubt that the local authorities throughout the country were under the belief that they would benefit from and accrue the revenue from commercial rates applicable to Irish Water. This...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The taxpayers are still paying.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The State is still paying for it.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: On balance sheet or off it.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Minister's response has been somewhat meandering, rather than specific. Comments on this process have been made both outside and within the House and significant scrutiny is required to extract the information necessary, given the millions that have been and are being spent on this process. This is not filibustering or about running down the clock, but it is necessary to extract...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: On foot of valuations carried out by whom were these rates assessed and paid? On behalf of those I represent, I have been trying to extract from the Minister this necessary information before we proceed to the next stage, despite efforts by the Government to shut down the debate in 45 minutes, as happened on other sections, which contravenes the commitment made by the Taoiseach just two...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: He told us last night.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Minister will find the valuation is far in excess of €15,000.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The figures are not up to date.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: I ask that the Minister as a matter of courtesy to me and others place on the public record the valuations associated with the rates paid last year. He can put them on public record in the Oireachtas Library or wherever else he wants because there is no doubt they are a far cry from the real valuation associated with them. He said, for example, that the commercial rateable valuation on the...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: It shows again that the Government is ill-prepared, ill-advised and the Minister is no closer to the truth than was the case 18 months ago in respect of the valuations for the water services infrastructure the 34 local authorities.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The sum of €59 million is so wide of the mark it is hard to believe but, as usual, as is the practice of the Government and all within it, they will close down debate and guillotine content that should be discussed on the open floor because they do not want the public to know the hames they are continuing to make of this. They have absolutely no idea of where they are going or what...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 12 o’clock There is no doubt that the Government's model, concept and construct will not only fail but will fail in Europe, and we look forward to walking the roads and having an election on the basis of the hames the Government has made of this.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: Address the issue of the misleading information being provided to the House.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: We have still not got the answers.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach closed the debate down, rather than give them.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: Deputy Leo Varadkar.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach should answer the questions he was asked.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach is nearly there. He is running the clock down.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach is going to continue misleading the Dáil.