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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: National Federation of Group Water Schemes (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: I thank the group for making the presentation. It was most impressive and useful. The main recommendation of the Expert Commission on Domestic Public Water Services and the duty of this committee thereafter is to find a funding mechanism to deal with the implementation of that. In recommending that the State become the main customer for provision of domestic use, it also, to inform Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: National Federation of Group Water Schemes (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: There was less equality and parity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: National Federation of Group Water Schemes (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: €9,000 per household.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: National Federation of Group Water Schemes (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: We need to be able to drill down here to get the average group scheme subvention. Knowing the average bill, we want to find the average subvention in respect of each household. It is not a problem if Mr. Brady does not have that information with him today but the committee would like to have it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: National Federation of Group Water Schemes (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: Has Mr. Brady quantified the value of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: National Federation of Group Water Schemes (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: We need to be able to quantify and see as plainly as possibly the cost of public and private supply and equalise them because the impression is that there is greater disparity than there might be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: National Federation of Group Water Schemes (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: It is a value too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: National Federation of Group Water Schemes (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: Just the average-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: National Federation of Group Water Schemes (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: There is the add-ons on top of the €70 subsidy. I recognise the €70 subsidy, but Mr. Brady mentioned add-ons that have not been quantified or costed. We do not have those figures.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: National Federation of Group Water Schemes (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: That is, what the State is paying. How much the State is paying in that household, the same as it is going to pay in a public-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: National Federation of Group Water Schemes (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: That is fine. I thank the Chairman.

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government spoke this morning about amending and making good the failed voluntary mortgage-to-rent scheme that has been in place for the last number of years with very little, if any, success. He talked about opening the scheme up to private equity funds, giving them the opportunity to buy mortgages and properties in bulk from the banks...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance if he had any meetings with private or third party investors that have proposals to invest in social or affordable housing; the date of the meetings; and the details of the proposals discussed. [6173/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has met with financial institutions or other third parties to discuss proposals for long-term leasing arrangements between local authorities and financial institutions as a means of providing social or affordable housing; and the names of the institutions he has met, the date of the meetings and type of the proposals under discussion. [6276/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 154. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has had any meetings with private or third party investors that have proposals to invest in social or affordable housing; the date of the meetings; and the details of the proposals discussed. [6171/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has had any meetings with private investors that have proposals to become involved as third party investors in the mortgage to rent scheme or an alternative variant of this scheme; the date of the meetings; and the details of the proposals discussed. [6172/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 168. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has met with financial institutions or other third parties to discuss proposals for long term leasing arrangements between local authorities and financial institutions as a means of providing social or affordable housing; and the names of the institutions he has met, the date of the meetings and type of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 232. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) including when the person can expect an appointment with the neurology department, Temple Street Hospital, Dublin. [6370/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Scottish Water, Welsh Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation (8 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: This country has spent €500 million on individual metering but Scottish Water has spent €600,000 on 600 of them. What has it spent on district metering? Conservation, or the lack of it, is a matter for a policy decision but that is the beauty of this committee - it has the potential to determine what the policy will be on water conservation into the future, what methods to use...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Scottish Water, Welsh Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation (8 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: Just installation.