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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether there is an inconsistency in social housing provision statistics published by his Department when comparing between years in view of the fact in the years prior to 2012, the refurbishment of vacant local authority units was not considered new social housing provision output whereas after these...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the advice he has received from the Department of Finance or elsewhere with regard to the likelihood that the submission his Department made to the European Fund for Strategic Investmentd for funding for the construction of 1,500 social housing units over three years will be successful; and the level of confidence...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 211. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to issue more directive or prescriptive guidelines to local authorities on density levels and height restrictions for new residential construction as part of his forthcoming national planning framework; his views on whether the existing density levels and height restrictions are appropriate in all areas...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his Department's involvement in reforming or designing a successor to the mortgage to rent scheme with the Department of Finance. [4713/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 213. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide statistics on the number of pre-1963 properties in the State; and the estimated number of private rental units in such buildings. [4714/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department considered proposals during the drafting of the so-called Tyrellstown amendment in the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 to impose restrictions on owners of multiple rental units in pre-1963 buildings such that they would not be entitled to end a tenancy for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: EU Funding (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 231. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the potential investment projects his Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4871/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 236. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the potential investment projects his Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4866/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the potential investment projects his Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4870/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 245. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the potential investment projects her Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4861/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: European Fund for Strategic Infrastructure (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 286. To ask the Minister for Health the potential investment projects his Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4867/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Fund for Strategic Infrastructure (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the potential investment projects his Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4860/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: European Fund for Strategic Investments (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 314. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the potential investment projects his Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4863/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Fund for Strategic Infrastructure (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 332. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the potential investment projects her Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4868/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: European Fund for Strategic Infrastructure (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 339. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the potential investment projects her Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4862/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Fund for Strategic Infrastructure (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 342. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the potential investment projects his Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4864/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: Only if that was proposed as a policy by this committee to the Dáil-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: I will be as brief as I can. I would like to focus on one of the expert commission's four recommendations in the area of public engagement and transparency. It recommended that "an EPA administered research budget on water management and conservation is necessary and should be put in place". My question relates to the CER's engagement with the forum, which may have happened on instruction...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: Will that information be made available to this committee in the coming weeks? We are under pressure to make recommendations. One would imagine that the CER would have had ample time to bring forward solutions to this problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: A determination will also have to be made on the issue of excessive or abusive use.