Results 6,281-6,300 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen
- Order of Business (15 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: On the proposed legislation, as published yesterday, could I ask the Tánaiste about the EirGrid Bill, which is to establish EirGrid in primary legislation. Will the report of Mrs. Justice McGuinness on the pylon issue predate the Bill, in order for the electorate to recognise the impact of the legislation on various parts of the country? Could the Tánaiste inform the House of the...
- Order of Business (15 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: When can we expect the report of Mrs. Justice McGuinness?
- Order of Business (15 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: I ask the Tánaiste to come back to me on Tuesday with the details.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: New year, same old story. It is the same lazy and predictable answer we have heard since this sorry debacle began over two years ago. The Tánaiste sat idly by at Cabinet and allowed the wastage of costs associated with this ridiculous project. The Tánaiste and her colleagues sat idly by.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: Some €85 million was spent on consultants that the Tánaiste did not know anything about, yet she sat idly by not knowing what was going around her at the Cabinet table. That is not a ball of smoke. Some €500 million has now been spent on water metering, and that is not a ball of smoke. The almost €50 million a year that is being paid towards servicing the costs of...
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: That is not the question I asked, however. How does the lack of information sit with the Tánaiste, given that the issue with emergency hospital care is continuing? Where is the value for money?
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: We are used to that part of the answer.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: That is the game changer.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: Does the Tánaiste believe it is good value?
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: No wonder she sat idly by.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: She is lost at sea.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: Last month the Water Services Bill 2014 went through the Houses. This year, families will, depending on their circumstances, face bills ranging from €160 to €260. We are all aware of the rebate from the Tánaiste's Department and the costs associated with that. Yesterday we saw from the new legislative programme that the Government intends to publish another water...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (15 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and when the person can expect an appointment with the mental health team in the hospital. [2109/15]
- Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: The people might be divided on it.
- Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: We cannot have a session without a water services Bill.
- Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: We have been asking for the past two years.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: 118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the number of secondments from her Department to external private firms in 2010 to 2014, inclusive, and to date in 2015; the firms involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1849/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: 119. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the number of secondments based in her Department from external private firms in 2010 to 2014, inclusive, and to date in 2015; the firms involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1863/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: 120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has a policy regarding secondments from and within her Department to external firms; when the policy was initiated and last updated; and to outline the details of the policy. [1877/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (14 Jan 2015)
Barry Cowen: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of secondments from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners and his Department respectively to external accountancy firms and consultancy firms in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; the firms involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1804/15]