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- Other Questions: Ambulance Service Provision (1 Apr 2014)
Barry Cowen: He might as well press the mantra button again.
- Other Questions: Ambulance Service Provision (1 Apr 2014)
Barry Cowen: Paddy likes to know, is it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electricity Generation: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (1 Apr 2014)
Barry Cowen: I refer to those for export. The Minister had specific guidelines for projects for export as against guidelines for projects for our own use on the national grid. Where stand those guidelines in the event of that group confirming, as the Minister has done in recent months, but categorically, that there will be no such development to meet the targets of sale to the United Kingdom and the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electricity Generation: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (1 Apr 2014)
Barry Cowen: I would say it is in the Minister's interest as much as mine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electricity Generation: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (1 Apr 2014)
Barry Cowen: I apologise for having to leave before the Minister arrived. I acknowledge that he has agreed that the value of MOUs is not as he once thought under other guises when speaking about MOUs entered into between, for example, the previous Government and the troika. It appears the Minister has found now that this MOU he entered into with the British Government does not hold much water....
- Seanad Reform Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2014)
Barry Cowen: Perhaps we should call a quorum.
- Seanad Reform Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2014)
Barry Cowen: They did not hold Irish Water to account.
- Seanad Reform Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2014)
Barry Cowen: Abolition is Fine Gael's form of democracy.
- Seanad Reform Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2014)
Barry Cowen: The Minister should get back to the script.
- Seanad Reform Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2014)
Barry Cowen: Back to the script.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2014)
Barry Cowen: Is there a civil servant looking for the Minister, Deputy Shatter?
- Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2014)
Barry Cowen: Send out an official.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2014)
Barry Cowen: So there is a problem.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2014)
Barry Cowen: Have them all talking to one another.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2014)
Barry Cowen: No one is talking to anyone.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2014)
Barry Cowen: We would not have heard about that either only for RTE.
- Matters relating to An Garda Síochána: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Barry Cowen: Why is the Minister making reference to it so?
- Matters relating to An Garda Síochána: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Barry Cowen: Deputy Niall Collins was only asking the question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Canal By-laws and Naomh Éanna: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Mar 2014)
Barry Cowen: I thank the various groups for their presentations. I also thank the committee for acquiescing to my request to the effect that we should facilitate this discussion in order that members and others might be informed with regard to what has occurred to date and on the new guidelines, which, as has been stated, are in draft form at present. I agree with what previous speakers stated in...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (25 Mar 2014)
Barry Cowen: 171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times his Department received requests by Philanthropy Ireland to meet in 2011, 2012 and 2013; the number of times his Department met with Philanthropy Ireland in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13389/14]