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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties Data (17 Apr 2018)

Barry Cowen: 313. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of State owned properties in each county, including property owned by local authorities; the acreage of land owned by the State in each county; the acreage of land owned by the State in each county that is suitable for residential construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16620/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (17 Apr 2018)

Barry Cowen: 314. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of tendering projects the Office of Government Procurement is managing with regards to the construction of residential property on State owned land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16623/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (17 Apr 2018)

Barry Cowen: 315. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if flood alleviation funding will be made available for flood prevention works in Ballybay, County Monaghan; when work will commence; if planning has been commenced, completed or approved for the works; when the works will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16626/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Apr 2018)

Barry Cowen: 645. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when they will receive a hospital appointment. [14966/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (17 Apr 2018)

Barry Cowen: 1496. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on constructing residential units on State owned land in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the model used to construct residential units on State owned land; if a form of public private partnership is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16622/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (17 Apr 2018)

Barry Cowen: 1620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of residential units that have been constructed on State owned lands in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of residential units in the planning process to be built on State owned land; the number of residential units with An Bord Pleanála to be built on State owned land; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Properties Data (17 Apr 2018)

Barry Cowen: 1619. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of State owned properties in each county including property owned by local authorities; the acreage of land owned by the State in each county; the acreage of land owned by the State in each county that is suitable for residential construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16624/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (17 Apr 2018)

Barry Cowen: 1627. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of residential units built by each local authority in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16685/18]

Affordable Housing: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

Barry Cowen: -----in respect of rented properties. As I said, I will not solve this in five minutes when the Minister has not done so in five years. I am merely contributing and giving an indication of the necessary methods, which should be all-encompassing and much more comprehensive than those we have seen so far.

Affordable Housing: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

Barry Cowen: This debate was called to discuss affordable housing. The crisis is all-encompassing and involves all strands of housing, including social housing, affordable housing to rent or purchase, the private construction sector and the rental sector. In the five minutes allocated to me I will not solve the crisis considering that Fine Gael, which has been in office for many years, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 Mar 2018)

Barry Cowen: 259. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. [14518/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 Mar 2018)

Barry Cowen: 266. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (detail supplied); and when they will receive an appointment with the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [14549/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (29 Mar 2018)

Barry Cowen: 445. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on social inclusion under the housing expenditure heading of Vote 34 under his Department per annum in each of the years 2014 to 2017; the provision for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14534/18]

European Union Directives: Motion (28 Mar 2018)

Barry Cowen: I join with Deputy Bailey, the Chairman of the relevant committee, in offering and committing our party's support for the committee's contention, and I hope and expect that others will do likewise. The drinking water quality directives have not been updated in 20 years and we acknowledge the need for an update to ensure the quality of our water is in line with relevant standards across the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Barry Cowen: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. I acknowledge Mr. Bailey's point that we are ad idemwith regard to the intent and the thrust of this Bill, which is being proposed because the existing systems are not serving the people we represent as they were intended. He mentioned the vacant house refurbishment scheme, which was introduced by the Government last year and under which it was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Barry Cowen: Ladders would do in places.

Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Barry Cowen: The all-party committee agreed it.

Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Barry Cowen: We cannot trust it. It is like buying a pig in a poke.

Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Barry Cowen: The Government, led by the Department, has a responsibility to respond to the directive and make a recommendation to the Commission as it sees fit. I note, for example, that elements of it were in excess of the recommendations of the World Health Organization, WHO. We were supportive of the Department bringing together the various stakeholders to bring their opinions to bear on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (27 Mar 2018)

Barry Cowen: 633. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his plans to introduce measures to assist in financing management companies of pre-2014 multi-unit residential buildings that are found not to be in compliance with fire safety standards to undertake remedial building works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13889/18]