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Questions on Proposed Legislation (10 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Simon Coveney, is launching the third pillar of his Rebuilding Ireland document. It is the third individual launch of five, with two more to go, notwithstanding the fact that they were all launched some months ago. The Minister has been gripped by launch fever. I would have thought greater emphasis would have been...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uisce faoi Úinéireacht Phoiblí) (Uimh. 2) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. My party and I were always committed, and remain committed, to water services and waste water services and the infrastructure network of both being retained in public ownership. This was reaffirmed and stated categorically in our confidence and supply arrangement with Fine Gael when we agreed to facilitate the formation of Government. There...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (9 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the purchase price of a property (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [33896/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Accommodation (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Minister of State for her response. She rightly acknowledges that planning permission was sought by the HSE on behalf of the NAS to provide for and put in place a new facility in Edenderry and that it has been granted. She went on to mention that a national emergency operations centre has been set up and that HIQA reviews in 2014 and earlier this year talk about a capacity...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Accommodation (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for allowing me to raise this issue today. I raised this matter in February 2012 when, at that time, there was great fear and worry on the part of staff and the general public in the Edenderry, north Offaly, Kildare, Meath and Westmeath areas regarding the ambulance service. The worry centred on the working conditions associated with the ambulance...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Applications Data (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 88. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications there were for legal aid for home repossession or home eviction cases in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; and the number of these that were successful in obtaining free legal aid. [33423/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Flood Prevention Measures (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 176. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the regulations regarding the work local authorities can carry out in the event of vegetation or blockages posing a threat of flooding, including damaging properties and risking structural damage to the road network. [33290/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 177. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the guidelines his Department has issued to local authorities advising them of the maximum amount of time a family with children experiencing homelessness should spend living in emergency hotel and bed and breakfast accommodation; and his plans to issue new guidelines to local authorities in this regard, in view of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 178. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the guidelines his Department has issued to local authorities advising them of the way they should define voluntary homelessness compared to involuntary homelessness; if his Department has issued guidelines to local authorities on the way they are to record presentations that are deemed to be voluntary homeless;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether the use of the criterion that a person is intentionally homeless as grounds for refusing homeless priority by a local authority has no basis in legislation and that the use of this criterion is a misapplication of the homeless definition under the Housing Act 1988. [33304/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the housing needs assessment in each local authority will be completed; the common assessments that are being undertaken across all local authorities; and when the results of these assessments are due to be published. [33297/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details on local authority transfer lists for HAP recipients; if the transfer lists that HAP recipients can apply to within two weeks of taking up the scheme are general transfer lists or HAP specific transfer lists; and if a HAP recipient who applies to a transfer list within two weeks of taking up the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether there is a problem with the homeless HAP whereby persons refuse the scheme due to the perception that they will lose their place on the social housing waiting list; and if his Department has undertaken any research regarding the perception of the homeless HAP scheme among potential candidates...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 182. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons that have been offered the homeless HAP scheme who have refused to participate in the scheme to date. [33300/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 183. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of HAP recipients in each local authority in tabular form; and if he will provide a column showing the number of HAP recipients in full-time employment, in part-time employment, in training and who are unemployed. [33301/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if it is a statutory obligation on the part of local authorities to inform HAP recipients of the need to apply to the transfer list within two weeks of being taken onto the scheme in order to retain their position on the social housing waiting list under the HAP scheme; and if he is satisfied that local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Evictions (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of eviction orders under section 12, in addition to under sections 13 and 17, of the Housing Act 2014 that were issued to local authority housing tenants in 2015 and 2016 in each local authority, in tabular form; and the number of tenancy warning notices under sections 7 to 10, inclusive, that were...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of homeless presentations and applications to access the social housing waiting list that are transferred to another local authority based on local connection tests; his views on whether such local connection tests can have negative consequences on applicants who are going from one local authority to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 361. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned will receive an appointment. [33592/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Nov 2016)

Barry Cowen: 371. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person will receive an appointment. [33619/16]