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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre (23 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: I thank Dr. Browne and Ms Woods for attending the meeting and their opening presentations, as well as the engagement they partook in thereafter and the volume of information they relayed to committee members. I thank committee members for their input and extracting the sort of information that leads us to the belief, contention and summary that we are glad to see the budget is being met and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: 865. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24877/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: 866. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24878/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: 867. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24879/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: 868. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24880/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: 869. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24881/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: 870. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography, ERCP, in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24882/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: 871. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24883/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: 872. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting as of 1 May 2023 or the nearest available date for an electrocardiogram, ECG, in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group for various waiting periods, in tabular form (details supplied). [24884/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: 96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many homes will be delivered by the LDA this year under the project tosaigh scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23647/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: 147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how he proposes to increase the pace at which vacant and derelict properties are renovated for new housing measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23646/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (11 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: 65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the Midlands Regional Enterprise Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21946/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: House Sales (9 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of homebuyers in counties Offaly, Laois, Longford and Westmeath, respectively who have availed of the enhanced help-to-buy scheme since 23 July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21517/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Cathaoirleach and our visitors for their contributions and their presentation. What jumps out at the beginning of their presentation is that the CRU remains very concerned at the impact of Irish energy prices on households and businesses. That is the understatement of the day, as are not we all so concerned? I have been concerned for example, about energy prices, about our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: It is talked about as being hugely ambitious but it not half as ambitious as it could or should be. That is owing to failures in the past, unfortunately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: A premium is being paid to gas plants just to be available. There is a premium paid to gas plants for the generation they carry out because of the costs associated with maintaining dated and old plants. I am conscious of our gas supplies being depleted in relation to our natural resource. There is licensing available presently for exploration. There is some fear. For example, there is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: Could the need not be greatly diminished? People talk about 40% of renewables now contributing to the grid. That is great but the majority of that is delivered by inland wind. When the wind blows excessively, we have not kept pace with the batteries needed to store excess wind. That would have curtailed the demand there now is for gas. We have systems in place which, unfortunately, have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: I respect that. I appreciate it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: It does not mean you cannot-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Hybrid Threats and Threats to the National Infrastructure: Institute of International and European Affairs (9 May 2023)

Barry Cowen: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. They were interesting, enlightening and alarming. It is obvious that the concept of defence as presented within the Government framework in years past is no longer the same and everything is fair game and under attack. It is crucial that we up our game at greater speed and find ways to address disinformation, misinformation, the abuse of...