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Housing Provision: Motion [Private Members] (23 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: No, it has not.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Correspondence (23 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: 35. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a copy of the briefing he received upon entering office from his Department; if he will publish the briefing; and if so, when the briefing will be published. [35443/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Programme for Government Priorities (23 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: 36. To ask the Taoiseach his priorities for the remainder of his term in office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35444/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (23 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: 37. To ask the Taoiseach the gender quota targets for the boards of State bodies and agencies under his remit; the level reached to date; and his plans to meet and maintain the targets [35445/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Data (23 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the Revenue Commissioners' intention to provide publicly to local authorities a breakdown on an estate by estate level the total local property tax receipts received for 2013 and to date in 2014. [35880/14]

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: Irish Water was again asked this morning to wing it because no record of such a consultation has been made available, published or given to the House, despite the fact that, as usual, the charges will be railroaded through next week in the absence of that information, among many other things. I ask for the support of all Members of the House, including those of my own party, obviously, but...

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: I am mindful of the fact that the Tánaiste was a couple of minutes late today, but we did not seek to restrain her in what she had to say. I omitted to congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Coffey, last night. I congratulate him now and wish him every success. He is a well respected Member of the House and I have no doubt he will give his all in that post. I thank all Members...

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Deputy should vote for the Bill.

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: If Fine Gael had voted for the Bill, the problem would have been solved.

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: So scrap the water charges.

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: Theirs are even more than that.

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: There is no extra money.

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: People cannot drink dirty electricity.

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: That is the first form.

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: Not at all. I have no problem with it. I have a problem with the manner and method by which the Government is doing it.

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: Hear, hear.

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: I agree with the concept of water charges.

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: It appears the Minister and his party were frightened by the imposition of a standing charge and the costs to the consumer associated with that. If he compares the costs and the price that was expected then when that was in place, he replaced it with a greater price; he had gone totally and absolutely volumetric now. Heading down the road of full cost recovery, there will be no alternative...

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: It is not at all flawed.

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: What is flawed and continues to be flawed is rubbish politics that emanated on the back of a lorry in Roscommon that continued last night and obviously is going to continue into the future.