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Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (10 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: As the Minister said, the Bill is important and we agree it must provide for the repeal of the bankruptcy disqualification for election to the Dáil and the European Parliament. While the disqualification has been in place and served the State reasonably well since 1923, it came, as the Minister said, from the Westminster administration. The disqualification was removed for local...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: 19. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take regarding the future of the windfall tax on rezoned land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11880/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Quality Issues (8 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: 395. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in areas where there is a high lime content in the local water supply, if he will consider introducing a grant for water consumers to purchase water softeners to reduce the lime content. [16611/14]

Order of Business (3 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: In the event of the Government being disposed to move a writ for a by-election in the coming weeks to coincide with the local and European elections, does the absence of a permanently appointed Clerk of the Dáil present a difficulty for moving such a writ? If so, will the Minister clarify the matter and when a permanent Clerk of the Dáil might be appointed to alleviate that problem?

Order of Business (3 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Clerk of the Dáil must issue the writ.

Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: That is desperate rubbish. It is unsubstantiated.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: Does anyone opposite wish to raise a point of order now?

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: Who is we? It was the Taoiseach.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: That appears to be the opinion of the Minister and his colleagues in government. Incidentally, utterances made by other Cabinet members on this issue since last week appear to have had the blessing of the Taoiseach, whereas only a week previously all comments were to be made in the privacy of the Cabinet room. Unfortunately, public comments made by the Ministers for Finance, Communications,...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: On the morning of Tuesday, 25 March, the Taoiseach will have faced his Cabinet meeting in the belief that he had solved all his problems and averted an imminent collision with his Labour Party colleagues in government. In any event, the Labour Party Ministers sealed the fate of the Garda Commissioner the previous week when they declined to give him public support. The Taoiseach will have...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: This is not the sort of motion one necessarily enjoys having to speak to. We realise that on many occasions confidence motions have been used purely for political advantage and opportunity. Given the current arithmetic of the Dáil, a person would be forgiven for questioning our motives. However, it is necessary to remind ourselves of the commentary of many Members on the opposite side...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: -----and those who failed to live up to expectations would be replaced.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: There would be a new politics. There would be reform in the House akin to a democratic revolution.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: The people would be kept in the loop, not out of it. When the Taoiseach said on election night that when Paddy needed to know, he indicated that he would inform Paddy. Recently, the Taoiseach addressed the public while speaking in the USA and said that if anyone had a suggestion, a question or a problem, that person should call him. He said his numbers were on the public record. I say to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Middle East Issues (1 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: Could the Taoiseach inform the House if the Cabinet has discussed and decided upon a submission to the Commission for Energy Regulation, CER, in respect of water pricing? That has been open to submission for the past number of weeks and there is not much time left. I know the Taoiseach and Cabinet have been very busy in recent weeks dealing with other matters but I ask him not to forget to...

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Provision (1 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: Everything is grand.

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Provision (1 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: Having listened to the Minister, I am fearful that the position may be graver than I had thought. Is the Minister prepared to acknowledge that one third of those in life threatening circumstances waited too long for an ambulance to arrive last year? Is the gravity of the situation such that he is prepared to wait until the end of the year for a review on foot of which he will decide what...

Other Questions: Health Insurance Prices (1 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Minister is giving the usual old answer - the usual old mantra.

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Provision (1 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: 103. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a safer ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14875/14]

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Provision (1 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: My question predates last week's "Prime Time" programme on the ambulance service. It was timely and reiterated many of the feelings which have been expressed on both sides of the House on the efforts of those at the coalface to deal with the lack of resources and equipment. How does the Minister intend to improve the service and make it safer? It is not safe currently notwithstanding the...