Results 6,021-6,040 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Water Remit (4 Mar 2015)
Barry Cowen: Can the Minister tell me how much is being provided this year? Clearly both are on-balance sheet. Were they contained in the local government fund provided to local authorities?
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Water Remit (4 Mar 2015)
Barry Cowen: 4. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if all outstanding assets and liabilities relating to water infrastructure have been transferred from the local authority balance sheets to Irish Water, to date; if he will provide details on the way the reported central Government grant, paid to local authorities to cover outstanding liabilities relating to water...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Water Remit (4 Mar 2015)
Barry Cowen: My question relates to transfer of assets and liabilities from local authorities to Irish Water. The legislation that governs the transfer was passed in December 2013 for the transfer as of 1 January 2014. Could the Minister confirm to the House that all assets and liabilities were transferred on that date? If not, why not, and what liability has since incurred to the State as a result of...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (4 Mar 2015)
Barry Cowen: My interpretation of this will be adjudicated to be correct.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (4 Mar 2015)
Barry Cowen: 1. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in the delivery of social housing units under the social housing strategy 2020; if he expects the targets for the construction and refurbishment of new units in each local authority area to be met this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9320/15]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (4 Mar 2015)
Barry Cowen: Yesterday evening we discussed the Estimates for the Department's spend, 52% of which is on housing. It would be no harm to discuss the issue and outline the means by which the Minister expects to meet the demands placed on the Department by virtue of the announcements made in budget 2015, Construction 2020 and the social housing strategy 2020. We are led to believe the housing crisis which...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (4 Mar 2015)
Barry Cowen: I thank the Minister for his reply. In drilling down into the real facts contained within the figures we see that 2,000 leased units under the RAS can never become long-term homes for the occupants. Some 3,000 leased units are provided by the social housing agencies for which we do not have specific delivery plans on the table. They are leased units and the legislation does not allow for...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (4 Mar 2015)
Barry Cowen: As the Minister said last night, many of the HAP payments represent transfers from the RAS. We could not elaborate on the percentages last night but all of them could be transfers from existing tenants under RAS schemes. Ultimately, the Minister's ambition will be measured by the record of success, when the year concludes, on the deliverability of what is proposed. I do not agree that it is...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (4 Mar 2015)
Barry Cowen: 24. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the support and funding being made by the Government to help Sligo County Council resolve its financial difficulties; the conditions his Department is imposing on the county council in return for financial support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9014/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (4 Mar 2015)
Barry Cowen: 45. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on reports that local authorities will incur an estimated €40 million expenditure due to the delayed transfer of water treatment plants from county councils to Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9018/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Expenditure (4 Mar 2015)
Barry Cowen: 48. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the findings of a recent investigation by Raidio Teilifís Éireann into the allocation of private housing grants, which seem especially favourable to certain Ministers’ constituencies; the measures that are being put in place to ensure the allocation of these grants is being made on the basis...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Administration (4 Mar 2015)
Barry Cowen: 198. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update in relation to the current tendering process that his predecessor introduced around the social inclusion and community activation programme which is due to launch on 1 April 2015; the provisions he has put in place for staff and the service provided by the 33 unsuccessful local development...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Energy Rating Compliance (4 Mar 2015)
Barry Cowen: 205. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the price obtained by local authorities for building energy rating certificates from energy distributors and retail energy sales companies under the energy efficiency obligation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9480/15]
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015) Barry Cowen: I thank the Minister and the Ministers of State, Deputy Paudie Coffey and Deputy Ann Phelan, for making themselves available and for providing the documentation. It is welcome that the time has been allocated to deal with housing in the first instance, as it represents 52% of the Vote. I want to clarify an issue relating to new units that are being provided this year as part of the...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015) Barry Cowen: I asked about the 3,000 units for the social leasing initiative. Will social housing agencies be charged with responsibility to provide them? Have they submitted a response to the Department similar to the local authorities' responses and are they competent to deliver these units? Are these 3,000 new units?
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015) Barry Cowen: Can the Minister clarify the 2,000 figure as new rental accommodation scheme contracts, new units provided for people on local authority housing lists?
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015) Barry Cowen: Of the 8,400 assisted through the housing assistance payment, are these 8,400 new contracts for those on housing lists who do not have units at present?
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015) Barry Cowen: Is that 4,200 new units being provided under that scheme?
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015) Barry Cowen: The figure given for the year is 8,400. Is that 4,200 new units?
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015) Barry Cowen: So it is not 8,400 or 4,200 either? Are there are no new units in that 8,400?