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Order of Business (17 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: It is up to the Ceann Comhairle to tell the Deputy that.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: There is a realisation on the part of the Government that it has failed in this area. Although the budget does not contain everything needed to address the issue, it may have the new palpable momentum needed to show the public that progress is being made. Now the funding is in place to meet the mild targets set. No extra targets could have been set next year. Housing assistance payment...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. I welcome the opportunity to respond to, analyse, scrutinise and debate the budget. I do so in the full knowledge that this Dáil and the Government are not conventional compared to previous Administrations. It is in that context that one must respond to and pass judgment on the budget. Although I do not wish to repeat what I have said before...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: 138. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [43119/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: 321. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment with a consultant. [42619/17]

Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (4 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 141.

Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: In summing up the debate on the Bill we have put before the House, I thank all of the contributors to it. I acknowledge the support voiced by members of all parties, as well as independent Deputies, for the thrust of the Bill and the sentiments contained within it and the willingness on everybody's part to ensure this process can lead to a solution in the short term. I also acknowledge the...

Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This Bill creates a one-stop shop, which we would like to see, for approving refurbishment projects in local authorities, which will remove many of the existing administrative hurdles to redeveloping vacant commercial and residential dwellings. It seeks to establish a planning and building control approval process in each local authority,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: Would the Taoiseach care to announce it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: That is what this is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: Somebody signed off on the house.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: The council official should not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: The council has an arrangement with the contractor that built the house.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: Most questions have covered a wide range of areas. I thank the three bodies for their presentations, for their commitment to the legislation and for their input to date. I acknowledge the issues that have been raised around the latent defects issue, and also the issue of ministerial appointments and the need to achieve the sort of balance felt is necessary in order for the board to do its...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Debtor Agreements (3 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the sum advanced to developers by NAMA in loans; the percentage of this sum currently repaid; the quantum of loans in arrears; and the percentage of loans in arrears. [41516/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Oct 2017)

Barry Cowen: 447. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [41920/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Barry Cowen: It is disappointing that the Government has not yet produced a vacant house strategy. Yesterday, I published the Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill, which I hope to have discussed in Private Members' time next week. The legislation is an effort to cut costs and time, streamline certification without compromising quality and bring older buildings and housing units above shops into use as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Barry Cowen: I do not wish to interrupt but how much of the proposed €200 million has been spent?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Barry Cowen: How much has been drawn down?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Barry Cowen: The figure is zero.