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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: 108. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in his data protection office; if he has a specified data protection officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44729/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in his data protection office; if he has a specified data protection officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44728/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in her data protection office; if she has a specified data protection officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44725/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (20 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: 144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the number of local authorities that operate a transfer list for social housing. [44702/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (20 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: 145. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps that have been taken to develop transfer lists in all local authorities prior to the roll out of the housing assistance payment scheme in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44703/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (20 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: 146. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the regulations he has published detailing the format of placing households moved from rent supplement to the housing assistance payment from the local authority waiting list onto the local authority transfer list; the way priority is maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44704/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (20 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: 147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has appointed a data protection officer; the number of staff in its data protection office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44707/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: 148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in his data protection office; if he has a specified data protection officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44726/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: 161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in his data protection office; if he has a specified data protection officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44723/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: 167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in his data protection office; if he has a specified data protection officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44734/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: 175. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in her data protection office; if she has a specified data protection officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44721/14]

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Government, and more particularly the Members of the House, needs to look at other State bodies that have been successful in delivering multi-annual programmes on budget and on time. We have seen different arms of the State, such as the NTMA, where the remit was broadened beyond its initial responsibility for the national debt.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: Its remit was broadened to cater for pension reserves and the purchase of bonds. The NRA is another success story. It built up capacity with a tight management plan and executed successful implementation of multi-annual programmes across county boundaries. People have seen its ability to deliver and can see it as a success story in providing infrastructure throughout the country. Whether...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: It can be funded in many ways - on balance sheet, as was done for similar multi-annual programmes in the past, or through a public-private partnership, as has also delivered in the past. The completion of such a programme could take three, five, seven or ten years. We do not know how long it will take because we do not know the exact extent of spending that will take place. I acknowledge...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: I will allow space and time to debate. I will not allow 11 months, which the Government has already had, but it is fair and reasonable to expect such information to be available to the House in the coming days.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: This has been, as many Deputies said, an unmitigated disaster.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: It is an unholy mess.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: Despite the Government thinking it has solved the crisis today, it has done nothing of the sort. In respect of what remains of the debate, I ask that the Government engage in the process and allow it to be constructive, where the contributions of all Members are taken into consideration and where Members of all parties, and none, are allowed to make suggestions and provide alternatives to...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: If the Minister of State was listening, he would have heard them.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Barry Cowen: They do not listen because they guillotine.