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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (6 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: 530. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he or his Department officials are concerned regarding the recent announcement made by Ulster Bank on 27 April 2015 regarding persons in long-term mortgage arrears; and if there are concerns regarding the impact this will have on the social housing waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17385/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Investigations (6 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: 555. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the name, specific remit, powers and operating time frame of the senior counsel appointed to investigate planning irregularities in County Donegal following on from the June 2013 High Court case; if Dáil Éireann will be consulted on the remit of the investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: 556. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish the report into planning irregularities in six local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17653/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (6 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: 557. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of water meters installed to date, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17654/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (12 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: 496. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a child (details supplied) in County Offaly; and when that child can expect an appointment with the consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon at Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 2. [18572/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (12 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: 577. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, per annum from 2015 to 2017, by county, the target and timeframe for the provision of social housing units; the number of new build; social housing leasing initiatives; local authority homes returned to use; and new rental accommodation scheme units; the total costs by county; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (12 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: 600. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide figures on a local authority basis on the number of empty housing units owned by local authorities that have been refurbished and made available for social housing in 2014. [18574/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Expenditure (13 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the estimated loss to the Exchequer of mortgage interest tax relief on rental income in 2014. [18857/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Expenditure (13 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the estimated cost to the Exchequer of an increase of mortgage interest relief to 100% of rental income. [18858/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Expenditure (13 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the total tax intake on rental income in the years 2010 to 2014. [18859/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Yield (13 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the total property tax income from landlords in 2014. [18860/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (13 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: 193. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, by local authority, the number of housing units which have been leased by local authorities, under the social housing leasing initiative, from 2009 to 2014. [18827/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (14 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: 155. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive a hospital appointment. [18975/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (14 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: 156. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive a decision on an application for a medical card. [18976/15]

Leaders' Questions (19 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach often states that he wants Ireland to be the best small country in the world in which to do business and we all agree with him in that regard. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, will be aware of the importance of job creation and the key role the small and medium enterprise sector plays in creating jobs in every county. Against that...

Leaders' Questions (19 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Minister for his response. Make no mistake about it, a resolution most definitely has to be found. I believe, despite the Minister's rhetoric, he and the Government just do not get it. He talks about job creation and action plans for jobs when everybody on the doors we are knocking on in that constituency and many others do not see any recovery.

Leaders' Questions (19 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: The Department of Finance made a submission to the Low Pay Commission some weeks ago. Does the Minister know what it did? He can check it out, look it up and read it, if he wishes. It acknowledged that there is a two-tier recovery taking place in the country. That is the Department for which the golden boy, the Minister for Finance, supposedly the real brain behind the Government, has...

Leaders' Questions (19 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: The Government never accepted that there was a need for adequate and proper scrutiny of the legislation that accompanied its set up. As I stated, there is no local political accountability. Counsellors, who have the best interests of the localities in which they reside and where they have the privilege to represent those people, like the people themselves, have been cut adrift by this...

Leaders' Questions (19 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: The Government just does not get it and it is not capable of getting it because they do not know how to cut a deal. They do not know how to deal with the issues that are there.

Leaders' Questions (19 May 2015)

Barry Cowen: I am asking the Minister now-----