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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance if he had any meetings with private or third party investors that have proposals to invest in social or affordable housing; the date of the meetings; and the details of the proposals discussed. [6173/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has met with financial institutions or other third parties to discuss proposals for long-term leasing arrangements between local authorities and financial institutions as a means of providing social or affordable housing; and the names of the institutions he has met, the date of the meetings and type of the proposals under discussion. [6276/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 154. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has had any meetings with private or third party investors that have proposals to invest in social or affordable housing; the date of the meetings; and the details of the proposals discussed. [6171/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has had any meetings with private investors that have proposals to become involved as third party investors in the mortgage to rent scheme or an alternative variant of this scheme; the date of the meetings; and the details of the proposals discussed. [6172/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 168. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has met with financial institutions or other third parties to discuss proposals for long term leasing arrangements between local authorities and financial institutions as a means of providing social or affordable housing; and the names of the institutions he has met, the date of the meetings and type of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 232. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) including when the person can expect an appointment with the neurology department, Temple Street Hospital, Dublin. [6370/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: I thank the witnesses for their submissions. I will deal with NewERA first. To many, the methodology behind NewERA and the failure to meet the EUROSTAT test undermined the whole concept behind and reason for the establishment of the water charging system. It would appear that passing the test is not now possible. I am conscious of the recommendations of the expert commissions and some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: If one was to apply today's figures over a period of ten years, the cost would be €140 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: In the short or long term, it is more beneficial to the State to borrow

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: If the State becomes the sole customer, the possibility of private borrowings will not be considered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: No specific analysis of that prospect has been made since the commission made its report public, in so far as Irish Water's ability to meet its capital programme in the next ten years would not be diminished by virtue of the fact that the State would be borrowing rather than it having recourse to private markets because the subvention would be sufficient by comparison to what was envisaged it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: Would Mr. Dillon say it would be more certain than has been the case in recent years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: Will Ms Fitzpatrick confirm that the cessation of the metering programme in no way interferes with the capacity of Irish Water to fund itself into the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: The Department can comment on it later. Does its representatives want to comment on it now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: That adds no weight to the argument that the State can still borrow at a certain rate, irrespective of whether it is a local authority or Irish Water. The failure to move in that direction does not affect the capability of the entity to provide for the required capital expenditure needed to improve the system in the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: Because it is guaranteed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: That figure would only apply in a scenario of 100% compliance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: Just on a point of order, did the Commission write to this committee too?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: The Commission made no comment on the expert commission's report -----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: We are asking for information that might inform the committee on the likely impact of the pay deal on the Department.