Results 4,341-4,360 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: There is a need to kill that myth.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 68. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the 310.7% increase in the numbers on trolleys in the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, between 2013 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4667/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 116. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to speed up the provision of outpatient appointments to the 3,264 persons waiting more than a year for a consultation at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4668/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Fund for Strategic Infrastructure (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 155. To ask the Taoiseach the potential investment projects his Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4872/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Fund for Strategic Investments (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 160. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the potential investment projects her Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4869/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Fund for Strategic Investments (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress being made in securing funding for potential investment projects under the European Fund for Strategic Investments; the projects that have been approved for funding; the projects put forward to his Department for inclusion in their task force report to the EFSI; and his views on whether they are still in contention for funding. [4717/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Fund for Strategic Investments (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance the potential investment projects his Department put forward with regard to the task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4865/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the €10 million from the proceeds of the sale of Bord Gáis Éireann made available in budget 2016 for an affordable housing pilot scheme was spent; the details of this pilot scheme; and the reason it did not proceed. [4707/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Legislative Measures (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 207. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the sections in the Planning and Development and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 yet to be commenced; and when he expects to commence these provisions. [4708/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 208. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress being made on the roll-out of homeless housing assistance payment, HAP, to other areas in the country; and if he will publish a report evaluating the success of homeless HAP in areas where it is currently in use. [4709/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether there is an inconsistency in social housing provision statistics published by his Department when comparing between years in view of the fact in the years prior to 2012, the refurbishment of vacant local authority units was not considered new social housing provision output whereas after these...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the advice he has received from the Department of Finance or elsewhere with regard to the likelihood that the submission his Department made to the European Fund for Strategic Investmentd for funding for the construction of 1,500 social housing units over three years will be successful; and the level of confidence...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 211. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to issue more directive or prescriptive guidelines to local authorities on density levels and height restrictions for new residential construction as part of his forthcoming national planning framework; his views on whether the existing density levels and height restrictions are appropriate in all areas...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his Department's involvement in reforming or designing a successor to the mortgage to rent scheme with the Department of Finance. [4713/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 213. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide statistics on the number of pre-1963 properties in the State; and the estimated number of private rental units in such buildings. [4714/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department considered proposals during the drafting of the so-called Tyrellstown amendment in the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 to impose restrictions on owners of multiple rental units in pre-1963 buildings such that they would not be entitled to end a tenancy for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: EU Funding (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 231. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the potential investment projects his Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4871/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 236. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the potential investment projects his Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4866/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the potential investment projects his Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4870/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 245. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the potential investment projects her Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [4861/17]