Results 4,501-4,520 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (29 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 385. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland donates Irish manufactured goods in kind that are consistent with UN prior-approved standards to UN humanitarian clusters; and if not, the reason for this. [37611/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (29 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 386. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether it would be meritorious to assist indigenous Irish industry and businesses by donating Irish manufactured goods and products of UN-approved standards as a component of Ireland's overseas development aid programme. [37612/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (29 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 387. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland donated Irish manufactured goods and products to the UN, that would be considered as tied aid within the internationally accepted meaning of this term. [37613/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (24 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: There was a commitment in the programme for Government to publish an updated action plan for educational inclusion to narrow the gap between DEIS schools and non-DEIS schools and to examine how the students outside DEIS might better be supported. Can the Minister confirm that the action plan has commenced? When will it be completed? Will it be laid before the House in order for it to be...

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: The Tánaiste has all of the answers

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: They are not working and we want to know why.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: Yesterday the homeless figures rose again by 35%. There were 1,026 families and 2,110 children homeless in Dublin. Despite all the apparent efforts that are being made to provide homes for people, this is an increase of 48% on last October's figures. None of us on either side of the House can be complacent about the homelessness crisis. We should make every effort to remove whatever...

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: Finally, if I may, is the Tánaiste and her Government satisfied that the €50 million allocated for the help-to-buy scheme, in combination with the new Central Bank regime announced yesterday, will not inflate prices? The Central Bank Governor stated yesterday that he would renew the rules if prices rise, but what will the Tánaiste do if she is proven wrong and that is the...

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: The Tánaiste's comment on the homeless figures reminds me of a comment Garret FitzGerald once made about inflation when he spoke of a decelerating rate of acceleration. They sound somewhat similar to say the least-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: -----but far be it for me to be making flippant remarks given the seriousness of the situation. The emergency and the urgency of the crisis were meant to be resolved in the short term with the provision of modular units. This time last year 500 rapid-build modular units were promised, of which only 22 have been built. At Question Time this week I asked the Minister to make us aware of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Administration (24 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the current waiting times for mediation, adjudication and tribunal hearings at the RTB. [36672/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Administration (24 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 117. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has considered providing an annual grant to the RTB to increase its staffing and administrative capacity. [36673/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Administration (24 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the RTB has enough staff to undertake its dispute resolution duties. [36674/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Administration (24 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the deposit protection scheme operated by the RTB will be in place; and the additional capacity that the RTB will require to undertake this function. [36675/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (24 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress his Department has made in relation to regulation of a company (details supplied); the timeframe for such decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36780/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Economic and Community Plans: Discussion (23 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: I do not want to go on too long. Suffice it to say that there is much merit in what has been said by previous speakers. I wish to pick up on Senator Coffey's points, with which I agree wholeheartedly. We are at a critical juncture in the future distribution of funds to these plans. I think in particular of the flight from many rural areas, the change in retail habits, the traffic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (23 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 178. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with the orthodontic treatment section, midlands Health Service Executive. [36447/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (23 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department, or a body under its aegis, has considered any proposals for improving pricing transparency in the domestic waste collection sector; and his views on whether the opacity of pricing in the sector has a negative impact on the competition between providers and cost of waste collection for households....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (22 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he will set up the review into the local authority commercial rates and valuation system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36357/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant Data (22 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 279. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of the water conservation grant in 2015 and 2016; if his Department has made provision for the allocation of the water conservation grant in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35907/16]