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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: I ask Mr. Gibney to elaborate in order to assist the people who do not know the provision.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: I do not want to labour the point but I will ask my question again before we move on to the next questioner. Mr. Ogle, like Mr. Gibney, speaks for the Right2Water movement. He was asked specifically if he opposed charging people for excessive use and he said he was not. Does the Right2Water movement share that viewpoint?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: I ask the witnesses to answer the following. If this committee was in a position to agree a process by which people who use excessive amounts, in the opinion of this committee, were charged, is Right2Water happy with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 79. To ask the Taoiseach if the CSO has any estimates for the number of Irish or EU citizens who are resident here and employed in Northern Ireland; and if the CSO has estimates for the number of Irish or EU citizens that are resident in County Donegal and are employed in Derry. [8204/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the spending commitments or paying down of debt that the Government has entered into with regard to the profits arising from the winding down of NAMA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8107/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the spending commitments or paying down of debt the Government has entered into with regard to the profits arising from the partial sale of the State's stake in a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8108/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way the procurement and tendering process for the new mortgage-to-rent scheme using private investors is intended to work. [8511/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he expects the new mortgage-to-rent scheme involving private investors to be finalised and full details of the new scheme to be announced; and his plans to run a pilot or demonstration project of the scheme prior to a full scale launch. [8512/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to commitments made publicly by the Minister of State, Deputy English, that credit unions would be able to invest in the proposed new mortgage-to-rent scheme, the consultation that took place specifically with them regarding this scheme; the legislative amendments which will be required to give effect to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Planning Framework (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the nature and detail of the relationship between existing regional planning frameworks and guidelines and the new national planning framework; and if existing regional plans will have to have regard to the national planning framework and thus could be altered by the Office of the Planning Regulator if they are not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Planning Framework (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the national planning framework consultations will feed into the mid-term review of the 2016-20 capital plan; if the mid-term review of the plan will wait until the new national planning framework is finalised to be undertaken; if not, his views on whether large infrastructure projects, such as the M20 motorway...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Construction Industry (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he expects the national audit of construction costs to be completed; and his views on whether there is a need for a regularised quarterly review of construction costs by his Department or another body under its aegis. [8515/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether mixed tenure and sustainable community planning principles that are in use throughout local authorities are impeding the development of social and affordable housing construction developments of scale; and his further views on whether there is a trade-off between scale and speed of delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if legislative changes will be required for new affordable rental models that have been proposed; and if the affordable units proposed as part of a development (details supplied) will be affordable rental or owner occupier units. [8517/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 389. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [8078/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 390. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied)can expect an appointment. [8079/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 415. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person can expect an appointment. [8226/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 434. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment at St. James's Hospital, Dublin. [8281/17]