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- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: Looking?
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: They might not be finished looking at it by then.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: There is no fear of the Taoiseach scoring any points.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: We are not talking about Greek-----
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: The Irish mortgage holders.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: What has this got to do with mortgages?
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: Deluded.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: That answers questions.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach should be careful. He will end up in Roscommon if he keeps that up.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach is on a rant.
- Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: The Minister of State failed to respond to my question on whether it will be a prerequisite for the imposition of a levy that the lands, ground or property in question be zoned for residential development. Will it be the case that the levy cannot be applied to land that is not zoned in the development plan of a local authority area?
- Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: The Minister of State did not answer my question.
- Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: In light of the comments by the Members who have tabled the amendments, can the Minister confirm that any such definition in respect of an area which might be in need of housing is predicated on the fact that it would be zoned residential, rather than any other zoning attached to it or no zoning? One could not expect the owners to be liable for a levy in the event of it not being zoned...
- Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: Who said he is going home? Rather than elaborating, I support the proposed amendment pending a better explanation from the Minister of State on what exactly is entailed. Is it that the Government proposes to levy local authorities for hoarding land, despite their best intentions to do otherwise? There must be a better and more succinct and clear way in which one can adjudicate on the...
- Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: I listened carefully to the Minister of State's response on the amendment and understood it as far as I could. I would like some elaboration on what Deputy Mulherin said, given her legal background. I refer to the management and holding in trust of land belonging to the person or company that took out the loan in the first instance and the same person or company's inability to meet the...
- Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: On foot of the amendment proposed by Deputy Mulherin, I want to add my voice to those of other Members in placing on the record our trepidation with regard to the workings of NAMA since its inception. There is no doubt that the setting up of NAMA was not without its own controversies. There were many fears on the part of the then Opposition Members, who occupy Government benches now, as to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (7 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: 316. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect an appointment at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin 2. [27100/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: 396. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; when the person can expect an appointment with a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore in County Offaly [27502/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Jul 2015)
Barry Cowen: 428. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive a medical appointment. [27631/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Collection (30 Jun 2015)
Barry Cowen: 239. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on reviews undertaken by his Department or the Office of the Revenue Commissioners on the levels of compliance with excise duties imposed on the sale of solid fuels; and if he is satisfied that there are high levels of compliance by providers of imported coal with the solid fuel excise duty. [25917/15]