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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (1 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) may expect a decision on an application for naturalisation. [21290/12]

Garda Stations (8 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to his comments at the AGSI conference, when he intends to publish the list of garda stations he intends to propose for closure in 2013; the number of stations the Garda Commissioner proposed for closure in 2012 versus the amount that have actually been closed; the projected savings in 2012 from the stations that have been...

Private Members' Business. Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion (8 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: The changes were for last year.

Private Members' Business. Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion (8 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: I wish to respond initially to what the Minister had to say about the 3,000 extra claimants' cases since 2009. We acknowledge that but we dispute the review initiated last year by the Department on her instructions. The statistics emanating from that review do not lie. The real stories emanating from that review form the basis of tonight's motion. The Minister spoke about a review of the...

Private Members' Business. Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion (8 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: -----but what we are disputing is the impact this is having. The statistics emanating from the 400 reviews initiated last year are stark. They are the reason we, members of the Minister's party and Government backbenchers are receiving representations throughout the country. They know too well the effect that this review and the impersonal nature of the review process that is in place is...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: Question 374: To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for an outpatients appointment to be brought forward in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly. [22881/12]

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: That will put manners on the Government.

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: Was that with the Government's intervention?

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: Greece cannot form a government.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare payments being paid to non residential children in the European Union and the amount this is costing the State, broken down by year from 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. [23524/12]

Private Members' Business. Regulation of Debt Management Advisors Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: As my colleagues have noted, the area of debt management advice and household budgeting services is largely unregulated, and this is a growing cause of great concern among us and throughout the country. Many distressed borrowers have signed up to what seemed attractive offerings with some providers and found themselves in further financial trouble and a less secure position. We are not...

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (16 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including sufferers from epidermolysis bullosa in the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24280/12]

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: The Tánaiste is a waffler. (Interruptions).

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: I hope Deputy Finian McGrath is not playing in it.

Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: After the next election.

Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: No rural schools.

Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: Guidelines.

Higher Education Grants (22 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: That is the Labour Party position.

Local Authority Mortgage Arrears (22 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for allowing me to raise this issue. We are all aware of reports this week that levels of mortgage arrears in the private sector have reached 10.5%. Given that local authority house purchasing support is generally the lender of last resort, it is inevitable that it will suffer from a higher rate of arrears. The Department of the Environment, Community...

Local Authority Mortgage Arrears (22 May 2012)

Barry Cowen: On the Minister of State's last point, I merely used that example as a reference to indicate the levels that exist countrywide. It is indicative of the position in a county similar to it, be it Tipperary or Laois, and of the position across the country for similar types of counties. I used that example merely to show that in a county such as that, there is €1.7 million of a loan value...