Results 6,001-6,020 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen

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

Barry Cowen: 516. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide by county the take-up of the incremental purchase scheme per year since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10065/15]

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

Barry Cowen: 517. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, in total and by county, the outstanding number of local authority mortgage holders; the number of mortgages in arrears, broken down by three-month segments, up to one year; the total in arrears for more than 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10066/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (10 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: 518. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for Irish Water to take stand-alone sewer facilities, serving unfinished housing estates in charge ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10067/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (10 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: 519. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to re-introduce town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10068/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (10 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: 520. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide by county the target and timeframe for the provision of social housing units; the costs by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10069/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: 521. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the independent review into planning irregularities in six local authorities; when the review will be published; if he will commit to a debate in Dáil Éireann on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10070/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services (10 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: 522. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide by county his plans for library amalgamation; the library services he expects to be amalgamated; the services amalgamated to date; if any closures or service reductions are expected to result as part of the process; the time frame for the amalgamations to be completed; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (10 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: 525. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the changes he proposes to the group water scheme subvention from his Department; the time frame for the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10137/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (10 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: 526. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide by county in tabular form, the expected future subvention rate of rural group water schemes in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and the future expected subvention rate in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10138/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (10 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: 527. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce changes to new rural group water schemes, as recommended by the National Rural Water Services Committee; the time frame for any such changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10139/15]

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: Will the water services Bill predate the decision of the Central Statistics Office, CSO, with regard to its submission to EUROSTAT on the entire construct of Irish Water? I would have thought the water services Bill should have predated any decision, considering that the Government has stated it consulted with the CSO before last November, when it made its climb-downs.

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: Yes.

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: I am asking the Taoiseach whether the water services Bill will predate it or if the CSO will make a decision in its absence, which would seem ridiculous in the extreme.

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: I would have thought that the water services Bill and what was contained therein-----

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: -----would be important information for the CSO.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Water Remit (4 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: This again proves the point we have made from the outset, namely, this entire concept and its delivery was rushed, and needlessly rushed when one considers that no extra funding has been spent on the provision of water services during the four years of the lifetime of this Government. We were told that all assets and liabilities would be transferred. They have not been transferred because...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Water Remit (4 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: I am nervous that the local government fund is not what it says on the tin either because it may be the case now that the €47 million provided last year was used to pay these ongoing liabilities.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Water Remit (4 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: The Minister said in his initial response that the €47 million was provided to local authorities to meet the liabilities associated with it.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Water Remit (4 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: Was it from the Central Government Fund? How much will be provided this year, and will it be from the Central Government Fund because that is on balance sheet? There is great talk about moving the expenses associated with water services off-balance sheet. I might add that the €300 million Irish Water has borrowed so far off-balance sheet is two and a half times the rate it would...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Water Remit (4 Mar 2015)

Barry Cowen: I will confine it to this. Last year the Minister said €47 million was provided to local authorities, and he said it again in his initial response, to meet the liabilities associated with the assets still on-balance sheet.