Results 4,661-4,680 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Barry Cowen: 542. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding that was announced under the Limerick regeneration and its hinterland and particularly the amount of €500,000 which was awarded to Tipperary County Council for Newport and its environs. [25445/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water Charges (16 Sep 2016)

Barry Cowen: 620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total cost in 2017 and full year cost of abolishing water charges. [25719/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Barry Cowen: 663. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total number of NAMA units offered to the local authority in tabular form on a county by county basis; and the number accepted and transferred per annum from 2011 to date. [26395/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 Sep 2016)

Barry Cowen: 1032. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a hospital appointment. [24458/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 Sep 2016)

Barry Cowen: 1033. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (detail supplied) can expect a hospital appointment in the Mid-Western Hospital, Dooradoyle, County Limerick. [24459/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme Payments (16 Sep 2016)

Barry Cowen: 1489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department, or a body under its aegis, has any concerns regarding the introduction of flupyradifurone insecticide on bees or other environmental impacts; and if his Department has undertaken any investigation into the environmental impact of the introduction of this chemical to Ireland. [25880/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Barry Cowen: We could discuss it pillar by pillar. Within each pillar, if there is legislation to give effect to what is contained within, we could take it at that stage, rather than dealing with the six now, which would be all over the place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Barry Cowen: In dealing with pillar 1, the Minister talks about trebling the amount of rapid-build and modular units. In the short time between this proposal and the completion of the units, it has not proven to be the silver bullet promised. We were told they would cost in the region of €100,000 per unit, but the actual cost in Ballymun is €240,000. We were told they would be provided...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Barry Cowen: That is my point. What lessons have been learned?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Barry Cowen: I hope the Minister paid his taxes.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Yield (21 Jul 2016)

Barry Cowen: 91. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected in local property tax receipts by each individual local authority in 2015 and in 2016. [23547/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (21 Jul 2016)

Barry Cowen: 249. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authorities directed to prepare an assessment of applicants on the housing waiting list; the number of local authorities which have already completed this exercise. [23535/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (21 Jul 2016)

Barry Cowen: 250. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the next national survey of social housing waiting lists held by local authorities will be undertaken and when this will be published. [23536/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Oversight and Audit Commission (21 Jul 2016)

Barry Cowen: 251. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the next national survey of performance service indicators from all local authorities will be published; his views on whether it is good practice that no national audit of local authority service indicators has been published since 2013 or since the National Oversight and Audit Commission, NOAC, was set up to take...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Oversight and Audit Commission (21 Jul 2016)

Barry Cowen: 252. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the budget and number of staff of the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC). [23538/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Management Agency (21 Jul 2016)

Barry Cowen: 253. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the budget and number of staff of the Local Government Management Association (LGMA). [23539/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Services (21 Jul 2016)

Barry Cowen: 254. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of children's playgrounds per 1,000 population directly provided by each local authority and the number of children's playgrounds per 1,000 population facilitated by each local authority; the funding provided to each local authority to provide playgrounds for each individual year from 2011 to 2016 inclusive....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (21 Jul 2016)

Barry Cowen: 255. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of working days lost to sickness absence through certified leave and the percentage of working days lost to sickness absence through uncertified leave in 2015 for each local authority. [23541/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Data (21 Jul 2016)

Barry Cowen: 256. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of household waste collected which is sent to landfill as well as the tonnages of household waste collected which is sent to landfill, by each local authority in tabular form. [23542/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (21 Jul 2016)

Barry Cowen: 257. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the average time taken in weeks from the date of vacation of dwelling to the date when all necessary repairs are carried out which are deemed necessary to re-let the dwelling, in tabular form, by local authority. [23543/16]