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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Carbon Tax Yield (14 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 33. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the legislation will be introduced to ring-fence the increase in carbon tax in 2020; the assurances that can be given that the correct funding will be allocated to expenditure on climate change and fuel poverty initiatives in 2020 and onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46827/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (19 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the €40 million spent on remedial work at education facilities was paid for; if it was allocated in budget 2019; if not, if the €40 million has come from within the Department of Education and Skills capital envelope in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47258/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (19 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the €40 million in remedial work for education facilities was paid for; if the €40 million came from within the education capital envelope in 2019; if so, the projects from which the €40 million came from; if the projects were delayed as a result of the reallocation; if not, the reason the project has not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) is on his major projects buildings works programme; if not, the reason therefor; when the school will be listed on the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47857/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) is on the school designs building works programme; if not, the reason therefor; when the school will be listed on the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47858/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when tenders for the construction of a new school building (details supplied) will be published; the reason no tender for such works has been published on e-tenders.gov.ie; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47859/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 356. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated to the creation and construction of nursing home facilities under the national development plan; the number of nursing home spaces that will be created; the amount allocated to the creation and construction of dementia specific nursing home facilities; the number of spaces that will be created from the allocation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Beds Data (19 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 357. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dementia specific spaces in nursing home facilities here by county, by public and private nursing homes, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47257/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 421. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment with the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [47582/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure (19 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 464. To ask the Minister for Health the budget in 2019 for the fair deal scheme; the amount spent under the fair deal scheme to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47766/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (19 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 465. To ask the Minister for Health the number of open applications for assistance under the fair deal scheme; the average time it takes between application and the completion of the application in cases in which funding is released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47767/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure (19 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 466. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for the fair deal scheme in each year since its establishment; the amount spent under the scheme in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47768/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates Data (19 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 645. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount received by Offaly County Council from commercial rates in each of the past three years and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47130/19]

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this amendment. I take it, having missed the opportunity to move a previous amendment, Deputy Naughten is only able to move this amendment that refers to Lanesborough and Shannonbridge, which would not be fair to the many other parts of the region throughout the various counties he mentioned.

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: That being the case, it offers an opportunity for me , like Deputy Naughten, to speak to this issue again and use every opportunity we have, within the availability of time and instances that provide such opportunities within the House, to highlight again the position in the region as a result of a recent decision by the ESB and, I might add, the Government. I negotiated on behalf of our...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: I acknowledge the Minister's response. I note the difficulty he attested to in naming and designating specific areas at the expense of others, and that might be recognised later. I also acknowledge that the earlier, more expansive amendment was not moved. Let us deal with the facts.

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: Neither can I. Be that as it may, the rules of engagement are such that we are debating an amendment that only contains two named areas, Lanesboro and Shannonbridge, and the parishes therein. On those areas specifically, I am fearful that the conditions associated with their permission - which expires next year - would oblige the ESB to dismantle those plants and to turn them back into...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Freedom of Information (20 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 49. To ask the Taoiseach the date of each review and revision of the material published under the publication scheme of his Department as outlined in section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014. [48214/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 50. To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent on public relations, promotion and advertising, including multimedia, in his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 (details supplied) in tabular form [48253/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: 56. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent on public relations, promotion and advertising for the National Development Plan 2018-2027 and Project Ireland 2040 since its publication in February 2018 by category (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48121/19]