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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: Just balance the budget-----

Summer Economic Statement 2018: Statements (20 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: To rise up again would be the Deputies' main priority.

Summer Economic Statement 2018: Statements (20 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: I welcome the opportunity to respond to the Minister's summer economic statement, which sets in train the process of delivering a budget later this year. It is the third budget of this Government's tenure. Many people had said that it would hardly deliver one. There is, however, a value associated with economic and social stability. This can only be guided by stable governance. We value...

Summer Economic Statement 2018: Statements (20 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: For the Government, the issue is that the means and methods through which it seeks to provide those units are not working and must be addressed. Despite the commitments to and stated improvements in funding for the health service, the failure has lain in addressing the difficulties with the waiting lists. These may well relate to our difficulties in recruitment and retention, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Availability (20 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of publicly owned lands suitable for residential units; the number of residential units built on publicly owned land in each of the past five years; the steps he has taken to further enhance the construction of residential units on public land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21671/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (20 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 152. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when an appointment for orthodontic treatment will be expedited. [26956/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reform (21 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the €28.6 million allocated to Garda reform as outlined in budget 2018; the amount that has been spent; the way in which the money has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27246/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Retention (21 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the €4 million allocated to protecting the security of the State as outlined in budget 2018; the amount that has been spent; the way in which the money has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27247/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection Commissioner (21 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the €4 million allocated to regulatory functions and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner as outlined in budget 2018; the amount that has been spent; the way in which the money has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27248/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Assisted Decision Making (21 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the €3 million allocated to assisted decision making as outlined in budget 2018; the amount that has been spent; the way in which the money has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27249/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (21 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the €2 million allocated to the Coroner Service as outlined in budget 2018; the amount that has been spent; the way in which the money has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27250/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (21 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the €1.5 million allocated to courts reform as outlined in budget 2018; the amount that has been spent; the way in which the money has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27251/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Remuneration (21 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 142. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the agreement reached with consultants in June 2018; the cost of retrospective payments to consultants as a result of the agreement; the cost of additional pay per year; the expected impact on the fiscal space for budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27361/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 176. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the €35 million allocated to the waiting list initiative as outlined in budget 2018; the amount that has been spent; the way in which the money has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27228/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 177. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the €50 million allocated to acute services as outlined in budget 2018; the amount has been spent; the way in which the money has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27229/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (21 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 178. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the €32 million allocated to older persons as outlined in budget 2018; the amount that has been spent; the way in which the money has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27230/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (21 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the €2.5 million allocated to patient safety and quality as outlined in budget 2018; the amount that has been spent; the way in which the money has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27231/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the €15 million allocated to disabilities as outlined in budget 2018; the amount that has been spent; the way in which the money has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27232/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Expenditure (21 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 181. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the €35 million allocated to mental health as outlined in budget 2018; the amount has been spent; the way in which the money has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27233/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (21 Jun 2018)

Barry Cowen: 182. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the €40 million allocated to primary care as outlined in budget 2018; the amount that has been spent; the way in which the money has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27234/18]