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- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: He has the right as leader of the Opposition.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: He is up in Louth. He is attending talks on government formation at Westminster.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: The Labour Party has a monopoly on embarrassment.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: Deputy Howlin is on the hill. They will bring him up the hill anyway.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: Deputy Howlin agrees with us then. He should make up his mind.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: Where is Deputy Adams?
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: Exactly.
- Building Standards, Regulations and Homeowner Protection: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: It is the longest day of the year.
- Building Standards, Regulations and Homeowner Protection: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: We will not be stopping the Deputy.
- Building Standards, Regulations and Homeowner Protection: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: I join other speakers in congratulating the Minister, Deputy Murphy, and the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, on their appointments and wish them every success with those appointments. It is in the interest of all of us that they are successful and adhere to and listen to the suggestions from this side of the House and others about measures which can address the unfortunate crises and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: My point is similar to the point just made. The witnesses do not need me to tell them that we have a housing crisis. There are many commercial factors contributing to that crisis, and undoubtedly this is one of them. A decision was made by An Bord Pleanála seven months ago. The Department says that it contacted local authorities and asked them to be vigilant and proactive on...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: Is Mr. Ó Cleirigh saying that is what needs to be done here?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: Of what relevance is it then?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: Mr. Ó Cléirigh also said local authorities should be vigilant and cognisant of An Bord Pleanála's decision and its duty as a local authority on foot of being informed. Is the Department relying on the public or others to inform it of the activity of certain properties or would there be a proactive response on the part of the enforcement offices of local authorities?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: As we have heard, there may be taxation issues, there are regulatory issues and there are planning issues now on foot of the decision of the board. Does Mr. Shakespeare know in the Department how many cases have been taken country-wide, if any, to date?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: There has been just one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: Is that it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: The working group met last week. Did Mr. Ó Cléirigh not point out at that meeting that it has had 40 cases, it could have 400, it needs to ascertain where this is going and whether, as Mr. Ó Cléirigh himself said, there is adequate personnel available within the enforcement offices of local authorities, whether more are needed, whether the working group needs funding from...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: I do not have any questions for the witnesses. I would like, however, to thank them for and acknowledge their efforts in terms of the preparation of the report provided today, which reaffirms our beliefs in respect of this sector. While short-term letting might not be the main contributory factor in the homelessness crisis, it is not helping and is making a critical situation worse. We...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Jun 2017)
Barry Cowen: 103. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, will be supported in reducing the number of outpatients enduring long waiting times in the hospital. [29093/17]