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Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: I was surprised by the Minister's bring-it-on statement earlier. His list of achievements to date are one thing, but there would be many items on a list of commitments that have yet to be honoured. Not long ago the Minister said he was no messenger boy; the next week he was apologising for not providing information to me in the Dáil. It is the Dáil that ratified the Taoiseach's...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: It is plainly obvious to all parties and none that this decision was not contained within the Finance Bill, nor is it something that the Government intended as a consequence of the Bill. As Deputy Troy indicated, it is imperative that the Taoiseach give a commitment to the House that the proposal will not proceed on 1 March and that circumstances will revert to what they should be.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: Why else would they be delayed?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: Maybe not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: Carry on regardless. Keep spinning.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: There is a quote on the record.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach would know about that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: The Comptroller and Auditor General.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach was right, then.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Remuneration (14 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of reversing and restoring all adjustments to consultants' remuneration since 2008. [7591/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (14 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: 186. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of reversing or restoring all FEMPI adjustments for general practitioners since 2008. [7592/19]

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: Tullamore hospital.

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: I want to ask the Minister for Finance a question on the European Investment Bank, EIB. There was a loan of €490 million for a project that we thought then would be €893 million, which was over 50% of the cost and which is perhaps 30% of the cost now. What monitoring and reporting system was put in place between the EIB and the Department? Will the Minister publish all the...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: Have there been communications since the project began with the EIB and its representatives?

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: Is the Minister not kept abreast of those communications?

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: That is Deputy Barry, not Deputy Wallace. He did not get a haircut.

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: I thank all contributors to this evening's debate. I note the support from all sides of the House, bar the Government side, which has decided to abstain. I will address some of the points made by the only two Government Members who spoke, namely, the Ministers of State, Deputies D'Arcy and Kehoe. The Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, stated there is a "well established framework of...

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I introduce this Bill in Private Members' time, further to it having been published in December 2018 by my colleague, Deputy Calleary, who had responsibility for this issue in our party. The developments of recent weeks regarding the national children's hospital overrun and the mismanagement of that project by the Government only serve...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach should have a few roadshows to tell everyone.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (12 Feb 2019)

Barry Cowen: 109. To ask the Taoiseach the number of boards or agencies to which his officials have been appointed; if there are guidelines or protocols for members of staff being appointed to boards or agencies; and if so, when same was last updated. [6653/19]