Results 4,181-4,200 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Emergency Accommodation Provision (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: The Minister mentioned the family transition homes. I am concerned that people on waiting lists do not have the same opportunities available to them if the transition homes have leases of up to two years' duration. It was a bold commitment that was made in the document. I acknowledge that and wish the Minister every success with it. I hope the target of ending that as a source of...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Emergency Accommodation Provision (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: Will the Minister forward the figures relating to what has happened since and the projected figures between now and 1 July?
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Emergency Accommodation Provision (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: Will the Minister quantify what has happened to date since the publication?
- Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: I will show the example required. The Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2015 was to put in place a regulatory framework for the operation of approved housing bodies, of which there are close to 600. Not everybody is over the moon about the work that is being done or the effort being made to address this. I hope the Tánaiste can enlighten us as to the progress of...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: Were the Tánaiste aware of or interested in the urgency of this situation, were she as frustrated as everybody else with the lack of real progress, she would ask questions at Cabinet and be aware of the matter and be in a position to answer the question I am asking her. If 8,500 units are under construction, the majority were approved two years ago, and many of them are not even on site...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: The Tánaiste needs to be able to tell me the position. It should be her job to do so and she should do so instantly and as a matter of course.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: Why are 500 acres lying idle when 7,500 people are homeless and when a child-----
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: -----is becoming homeless every five hours of every day?
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: There are 500 acres lying idle.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: There are 500 acres on the Tánaiste's doorstep.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: The Tánaiste does not know.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: She does not know the answer.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: Does she not know the answer?
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: Five hundred acres.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: She obviously does not know the answer.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: If I could continue, as it is important that we get back to basics regarding this issue because there has been too much deflection in recent weeks.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: The Minister, Deputy Coveney, in his recent quarterly report said that 1,000 units would be built this year. That compares to 5,000 units set out in the plan last year. A Fianna Fáil Dublin county councillor said to me last night that there are 500 acres zoned for residential use that are available for construction that are not being used. Why is that the case when 7,000 people are...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: Why is the Government not consulting with the credit unions which have €8 billion available that it insists must be left with pillar banks on deposit earning nothing while they are prepared to invest in this sector?
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: A final question-----
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)
Barry Cowen: It is a direct question.