Results 601-620 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bord na Móna (23 Feb 2023)

Barry Cowen: In the short time available, I wish to summarise where Bord na Móna has come from, where it is at and where it is going, and specifically thereafter to make request of the Government as a result of ongoing changes. Bord na Móna's remit and role as set down by the Government back in the 1940s was to create sustainable jobs and deliver local affordable sources of energy. It was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (23 Feb 2023)

Barry Cowen: 78. 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. [8921/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 Feb 2023)

Barry Cowen: 111. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a progress report on the IDA's target of 25 investments for the midlands region in the period 2021 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8920/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Ukraine War: Ambassadors of Ukraine and Moldova (21 Feb 2023)

Barry Cowen: I join the Chair in assuring our guests of Ireland's absolute and unwavering support for the Ukrainian people and their Government. We will continue, undoubtedly, to do the right thing by the Ukrainian people and offer a safe port for the massive number of them who are displaced. No matter how challenging it is, no-one in this country could be facing the horrors the ambassador's people are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Barry Cowen: 118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the independent report by a person (details supplied) which the Government commissioned into energy supply, security and wholesale market matters is complete; if so, when it was completed; if not, when it will be completed; and when the report will be published. [6719/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (14 Feb 2023)

Barry Cowen: 236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the progress of an application submitted by Offaly County Council for the provision of a new fire station and ancillary facilities at Clara, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6718/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)

Barry Cowen: 740. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the DPS to date in tabular form. [7079/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)

Barry Cowen: 738. To ask the Minister for Health the process in writing by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain cariban. [7077/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)

Barry Cowen: 739. To ask the Minister for Health the reason cariban is not being prescribed by a GP on the DPS (details supplied); and if he will provide the steps for women to take to help with the extreme nausea and vomiting for the first 12 weeks or until the drug can be accessed. [7078/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Barry Cowen: 6. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the investigation into the killing of a member of the Defence Forces in Lebanon in December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4946/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: United Nations (2 Feb 2023)

Barry Cowen: 24. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his assessment of the UNIFIL mission at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4945/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (31 Jan 2023)

Barry Cowen: 72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a report on his recent call with the United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4367/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2023)

Barry Cowen: How many sections of the European directive 2019/944 on the common rules for the Internal Market for electricity have been transposed into Irish law? Will the Taoiseach confirm or check that the community elements of the directive have been so transposed? I am anxious to ensure there is potential for large-scale community projects which would, for example, be catered for in the event of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (24 Jan 2023)

Barry Cowen: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Offaly businesses that have applied for assistance under the temporary business energy support scheme to date; the number of Laois businesses that have applied; the number of Offaly applications that have been successful; the number of Laois applications that have been successful; the estimated value or worth of the support to date for each...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)

Barry Cowen: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will remove VAT on antigen tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3070/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 Jan 2023)

Barry Cowen: 1431. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person can expect an appointment. [1243/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Conservation (15 Dec 2022)

Barry Cowen: I want to raise a similar issue regarding energy security in homes. It is reported the Minister recently said he would seek to ban oil burners in 2025. I am not aware of this being in the programme for Government but I am aware of a concerted effort by that industry to encourage the conversion of oil burners to accommodate hydrotreated vegetable oil, HVO. This is a transition fuel that has...

Confidence in Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Motion (13 Dec 2022)

Barry Cowen: If I was to be politically brutally honest I would say that one of Fianna Fáil's mistakes in recent years was to extend the confidence and supply agreement beyond three years. It was probably compounded when we voted confidence in that Government's housing Minister and its housing policy. It did, of course, allow the Opposition the opportunity to portray Fianna Fáil as compliant...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (13 Dec 2022)

Barry Cowen: 78. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the midlands regional enterprise plan launched in March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62112/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (13 Dec 2022)

Barry Cowen: 116. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a report on the implementation in the midlands region of IDA Ireland’s 2021-2024 strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62111/22]