Results 6,021-6,040 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Agency Portfolio (15 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has provided funding to the Housing Agency to buy portfolios of vacant properties for sale and leasing to local authorities; and the status of the implementation of these proposals for reducing the vacant rate of residential dwellings. [34496/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (15 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 290. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if Tipperary County Council has purchased and signed a contract on a property under the Limerick regenerate proposal. [34908/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the strategic designated zones that have been designated to date and the year in which they were designated. [34983/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Referendum Expenditure (15 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 421. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost of each referendum held in the State since 2000, in tabular form. [34571/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Election Expenditure (15 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 422. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost of each by-election held from 2010 to date in 2016 in tabular form. [34572/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Election Expenditure (15 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 423. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost of each recount in any by-election held from 2010 to 2016 in tabular form. [34573/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Election Expenditure (15 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 424. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost of the general election held in February 2016 in tabular form. [34574/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (15 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 556. To ask the Minister for Health when an additional general practitioner will be appointed to the areas of Cloughjordan and Borrisokane following retirement of a previous general practitioner. [34907/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Accommodation (15 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 576. To ask the Minister for Health the costs incurred obtaining planning permission for the ambulance station in Edenderry. [34968/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (16 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures his Department is taking in conjunction with other Departments, to address the skills deficit in the construction sector and the measures being taken to encourage more young persons into apprenticeships or on incentivising businesses to get involved in apprenticeship training. [28636/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (16 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 137. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount that has been spent and is to be spent on marketing, advertising and holding press conferences for the Rebuilding Ireland initiative. [35370/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (16 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department collects statistics from local authorities on homeless presentations for families with dependants as well as single households and households without dependants, as opposed to persons living in emergency accommodation; and if not, his views on whether his Department has an accurate picture of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (16 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the funding that has been made available to each local authority in 2016 and 2017 for building rapid build units; the number of projects and the number of units that will be built. [35385/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (16 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his department's estimates for the average cost of a rapid build unit. [35386/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 184. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [35299/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 195. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect an appointment to be scheduled. [35353/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Private Rented Accommodation Costs (17 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 1. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the proposals he is considering to try to stem inflation in rent prices in the private rental sector in the short term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35579/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Private Rented Accommodation Costs (17 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: Notwithstanding the initiatives in Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness to deal with supply and the housing crisis, for which enabling legislation is expected to come before the House in the weeks ahead, with one such Bill currently before the Seanad, we have an immediate problem in the rental sector where inflation is running at more than 10%. This rate of inflation...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Private Rented Accommodation Costs (17 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Minister for his response and acknowledge that he agrees with many Deputies on this side on the urgent need to introduce short-term measures to address the terrible inflation being inflicted on those who find themselves in the awful predicament of renting accommodation. I also welcome his commitment to consider the possibility of amending legislation to ensure security of tenure...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Private Rented Accommodation Costs (17 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: I assure the Minister that I will not seek to play political games on this issue. I want the legislation to be brought before the House in order that it can be analysed, scrutinised and improved. I want a consensus to be achieved in order that the legislative changes the House makes will have the desired effect and will be reviewed after six or 12 months. I want measures introduced...