Results 3,741-3,760 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to incentivise the development of build to rent units to expand supply in the private rental market. [33998/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has examined proposals to undertake a comprehensive land and property survey detailing the utilisation, vacancy levels and-or occupancy of all property in each local authority area, as a means of identifying a number of issues relevant to the under utilisation of existing property, commercial or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the approximate income from section 48 development levies in 2016 and 2017. [34000/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Development Contributions (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 618 of 4 July 2017, if he will provide a response to the question in terms of the estimated cost for extending the development contribution rebate scheme for build to rent properties (details supplied); and if the rebate was only given for units rented below an affordable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the working group review of an organisation (details supplied) regulations; the number of meetings held to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34240/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1305. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the senior counsel investigation into certain planning matters in County Donegal; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34245/17]

Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: As we know only too well, we are in the midst of a housing crisis. There are many contributing factors. Unfortunately, the State and the Government's response has not sought to reverse the trend. The statistics are damning. Waiting lists continue at an alarming level. Homelessness continues to blight society. Children continue to be dependent on emergency accommodation. Efforts by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (12 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 78. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in counties Laois and Offaly as of 30 June 2017; and the number of new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [32844/17]

Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: We have not yet heard from the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, on the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017.

Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: We support what is being proposed in the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017. We would have preferred a more extensive Bill to deal with many other items that have been discussed previously by the committee with a view to the introduction of more extensive legislation to help this sector to improve its ability to respond to the housing crisis. Having said that, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (11 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department or a body under its aegis has explored the prospect of applying local property tax to development sites with or without a building or structure zoned as suitable for residential development; his views on whether this could be a means of introducing a site value tax to reduce land hoarding and reduce speculative investment in development...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (11 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the living city initiative to cover entire structures rather than just historic segments of a structure; to cover all pre-1963 buildings; and to extend the coverage to all areas within the entire city areas of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford in budget 2018. [32383/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (11 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of introducing a new affordable housing tax incentive for private housing developers whereby developers could claim back 100% VAT relief on all housing or apartment units delivered within a build to rent development that are sold or rented out to eligible recipients at affordable levels (details supplied). [32384/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (11 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 140. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of introducing a new affordable housing tax credit whereby landlords would not have to pay tax on rental income for properties let over a five year period at affordable levels (details supplied). [32385/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (11 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of providing an income tax credit for landlords who accept HAP tenants, which would give them a tax-free allowance on 20% of rental income from a HAP tenancy. [32552/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (11 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of providing an income tax credit for landlords who accept tenants in receipt of rent supplement, which would give them a tax-free allowance on 20% of rental income from a tenancy. [32553/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (11 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has explored proposals for tax inducements to landlords if they accept HAP or rent supplement tenants by making the tax treatment of rental income from a HAP tenancy more preferential than the tax treatment of income from a tenant in the private rental market. [32554/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates (11 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 268. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department or a body under its aegis has explored the prospect of applying commercial rates to development sites with or without a building or structure zoned as suitable for non agricultural development including commercial, industrial, residential and mixed land use; his views on whether this could be a means of...

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

Barry Cowen: 373. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a hospital appointment. [32145/17]

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

Barry Cowen: 374. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a hospital appointment. [32146/17]