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Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: My point prior to Leaders' Questions related to the Taoiseach's comments in response to the national movement that has emerged in recent months opposing the Government's proposals on water charges. The Taoiseach said the protests do not relate solely to water charges and I made the point that I agree with him. This opposition movement partially relates to water charges but it is also about...

Order of Business (4 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: It nearly went to Christmas Day last year.

Order of Business (4 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: What about the vote?

Order of Business (4 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: If it is concluded.

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Government is pulling down the shutters on itself.

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Government is pulling down the shutters on Garda stations all over the country.

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (4 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: I welcome the opportunity to engage again in debate in regard to the amendments that have been made by Government in this Water Services Bill. I welcome that opportunity in the context of the amended legislation that ensues and the opportunity for us to highlight the difficulties, the problems and the deficiencies of what has been proposed. I welcome the change of heart on the part of...

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (4 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: That encapsulates everything that was wrong with what this Government did in the run-up to that election. They won the election fair and square, one would say, and they won it with a huge majority.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (4 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive a decision on an appeal for invalidity pension. [46589/14]

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The wealthy would also like the Government to deal effectively with homelessness.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: Does the Taoiseach want to electioneer or to govern?

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: He should repeat that.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: He should have done that long ago.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Government has a four year strategy, yet it did not call such a meeting until now.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: Rubbish. Why does the Taoiseach not answer the question?

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: What is the point of reviewing them if the Government will not allow them to be increased.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach never answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Future Plans: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Minister and his officials for making themselves available for this meeting. The area of housing and homelessness is one that needs to be dealt with immediately on foot of this week's unfortunate events, which we discussed earlier in the Chamber. In February 2013 the Government set itself the target of ending homelessness by 2016. An implementation plan on the State's response...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Authority Funding (2 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: While I welcome the Minister's response, I am at a loss at his statement that no local authority will be at a loss when no local authority outside Dublin and Waterford had established what revenue would accrue from the commercial rates to be paid by Irish Water. The Minister said there was no consultation or discussion with the management association on the proposal and the decision. I need...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Authority Funding (2 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: I am very anxious that those figures are made available to the House as I have asked in written form and now orally but have yet to be provided with them by the Department.