Results 4,861-4,880 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Jun 2016)

Barry Cowen: 428. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) including when the person will receive an appointment. [15568/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Jun 2016)

Barry Cowen: 442. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [15731/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Jun 2016)

Barry Cowen: 443. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [15732/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services (8 Jun 2016)

Barry Cowen: 258. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government which Department will have responsibility for water services under the new structures. [14433/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Functions (8 Jun 2016)

Barry Cowen: 588. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources which Department will have responsibility for the Environmental Protection Agency under the new structures. [14432/16]

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Minister and his staff for attending. I thank them in anticipation of the new space we are in with the ongoing consultative process of recent weeks. I hope and expect that when the Minister's strategy and policy is produced towards the end of July, it will be cognisant of the recommendations of this committee. As we all know, for the past number of years there has undoubtedly...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Barry Cowen: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (2 Jun 2016)

Barry Cowen: 75. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the huge demand for home help and home care packages and that there are waiting lists developing for these services; how many home care packages and home help hours it is intended to introduce under the new programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13788/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (2 Jun 2016)

Barry Cowen: 186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 24 May 2016, which cited the figure of €3,800 as the average cost for securing assigned certifier services for the construction of a multi-unit dwelling, if this is the estimated cost for the statutory certifier fees only and not an estimate of the additional average...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (2 Jun 2016)

Barry Cowen: 187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his estimate for all additional average unit construction costs for a multi-unit dwelling that were incurred since March 2014 under BC(A)R SI.9, including estimates for BC(A)R additional contractor and specification costs, BC(A)R Part L (fRsi/Wufi) certification costs, BC(A)R acoustic testing for Part E costs,...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Treasury Management Agency and Department of Finance (31 May 2016)

Barry Cowen: I thank the officials for their presentation. I welcome Mr. O'Kelly's comments on funding and loans being made available to local authorities and private developers in the form of a bond or whatever that might be. When does he expect that to be initiated? When will the funds be available? Private developers cannot access funds at a competitive rate in the marketplace but they need to do...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Treasury Management Agency and Department of Finance (31 May 2016)

Barry Cowen: They cannot.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Treasury Management Agency and Department of Finance (31 May 2016)

Barry Cowen: Some argue that it is because of this that we will not revisit the unfortunate fiscal bonds we have had in the past. Deputy Ó Broin mentioned EUROSTAT's ruling on these vehicles and their commerciality. One must differentiate between a return on investment over ten or 20 years. As the witness said, 20 years is an appropriate length of time for the leasing period through local...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Treasury Management Agency and Department of Finance (31 May 2016)

Barry Cowen: There is not a specific question. The time for questions is over, a point which Mr. O'Kelly acknowledged.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Treasury Management Agency and Department of Finance (31 May 2016)

Barry Cowen: Mr. O'Kelly has acknowledged that; it is the time for solutions.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Treasury Management Agency and Department of Finance (31 May 2016)

Barry Cowen: Does Mr. Dorgan think it could be construed that a 20-year return on investment is not sufficient and does not yield the sort of return that would meet the guidelines? There were other issues on Irish Water.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Association of Irish Local Government (31 May 2016)

Barry Cowen: I thank the delegates from the Association of Irish Local Government for their presentations and for bringing forward their suggestions for solutions. I have two questions regarding funding. Do the councillors agree that the cap on discretion by local authorities in capital expenditure should be raised with greater discretion for local authorities rather than seeking approval at all times...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (31 May 2016)

Barry Cowen: 390. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how much funding allocated to local authorities in 2014 and 2015 for Traveller housing was not recouped and sent back to his the Department. [13200/16]

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Peter McVerry Trust (26 May 2016)

Barry Cowen: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. Like the Chairman, I thank them for their concise report and the clear recommendations. That is what this committee is about. Having spoken with all stakeholders and everyone associated with this emergency, we hope to make a detailed analysis of the situation and offer clear and concise recommendations for the Minister to implement...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Peter McVerry Trust (26 May 2016)

Barry Cowen: I take the point on CPOs. I was on a council myself for 18 or 19 years. Unfortunately, the laws associated with CPOs for land and buildings are not as strong as they appear to be for the NRA. They need to be strengthened and it should be incumbent on this committee to seek professional legal advice in this regard. The Government has access to the Attorney General's office. I remember...