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Other Questions: Irish Water Establishment (11 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 8. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the announcement of the EUROSTAT market corporation test of Irish Water result; if he will outline the impact an adverse ruling would have on Government deficit and general Government balance; and to outline if any contingency plans are being put in place to protect against the impact of an adverse ruling...

Other Questions: Irish Water Establishment (11 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: Many issues surround the proposal that is the construct and funding model of Irish Water which is before EUROSTAT at present. Its approval, or otherwise, will generate Irish Water's direction, duty and obligation to the public and also determine the suitability of proposals by the Government on the possibility of it putting its hands into the pay packets of many throughout the country on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Building Regulations (11 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: I welcome that the Minister of State has committed to considering the key concerns emerging from the review with a view to amending the regulations introduced by statutory instrument in 2014. I urge him to ensure his Department and those who have responsibility in this area move swiftly to rectify the problems that have arisen in regard to one-off house building and extensions to houses...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Building Regulations (11 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: In February, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government confirmed that the number of commencements had decreased since the introduction of the building control (amendment) regulations. It indicated that more than 5,000 construction projects commenced since the new regulations took effect on 1 March 2014, of which more than 1,100 were new build single dwellings. In...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Building Regulations (11 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 4. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline his views on the supply of housing; and on whether regulatory costs imposed since the introduction of the new Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 are responsible for dampening construction activity in the private housing sector. [22632/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Building Regulations (11 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: This question relates to the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014. We have seen a major downturn in the construction of one-off houses, up to 70% in some cases, year-on-year according to the most recent figures produced. Ridiculous prices are also being charged, as was predicted. Many of the doomsday scenarios we had predicted associated with this legislation have, unfortunately,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (11 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 15. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how the social housing targets for 2015-2017 are to be met; in particular, how many of these new social housing units will be new builds and how many will be leased from the private rental market; and his views on whether the funding being made available to local authorities will be adequate to meet these targets. [22326/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (11 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 21. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the Government plans to deal with the spiralling cost of rents in the private rental sector around the country. [22329/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Inspections (11 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 32. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the recent finding (details supplied) that of the 3,427 dwellings Dublin City Council inspected in 2014, only 924 passed the regulatory requirements to allow the property to be rented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22328/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (11 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 35. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the decision by the Minister for Social Protection to maintain the current rate of the rent supplement despite clear evidence that limits are too low for persons to secure accommodation; the measures that are being put in place to address the homelessness crisis arising from the mismatch between rents and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (11 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 161. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and when the person can expect an appointment with the consultant orthopaedic surgeon in the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore, County Offaly. [22783/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (10 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details on the State's response in the case of a complaint by the International Federation for Human Rights (details supplied) on behalf of the residents of 20 local authority housing estates, alleging that Irish law and policy on local authority housing breaches tenant rights under the European Social...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (10 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of new construction project completions and new construction project commencement notices lodged in each of the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will provide a breakdown on the number of these that are single dwellings and the number that are multi-unit...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Constitutional Convention Recommendations (9 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 16. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to hold a referendum on whether to insert general economic, social, and cultural rights, and especially a right to housing, in the Constitution, as recommended by the Constitutional Convention in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9017/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon (9 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Irish Greyhound Board ever returned a positive test for prohibited substances for a greyhound (details supplied); if so, the illegal substance identified in the test; the penalty applied to the trainer and to the owner of the greyhound; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22500/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (9 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 673. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive an appointment for an MRI scan at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly. [21423/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (9 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 674. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive an appointment in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin 2. [21424/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (9 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 703. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres currently in operation; the number currently planned to be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21640/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (9 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 704. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses who have left their posts in each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21641/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (9 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 705. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses recruited in each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21642/15]