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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Minister just told me that no grant had been drawn down.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: People cannot apply because they have not been inspected.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: I want somebody who feels that he or she is entitled to rectify a septic tank because-----

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: It is my job to ask questions and the Minister's job to answer them.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Minister gave a different answer last week. It suited the Minister to give a different answer last week.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: With regard to the €180 million raised from the National Pensions Reserve Fund, the Minister is contradicting what the Minister of State said last week.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: I thank both Ministers for their contributions so far today. I welcome the opportunity to discuss this issue. It is no secret that we need to ask many questions about the transfer of duties from the local authorities to Irish Water. If it were not for events of the past few weeks, much information may well have been absent here today. However, there are a few items that need to be...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: It is in relation to the emphasis the Minister mentioned his Department would place on water conservation and, specifically, how would that manifest itself. Would it be by local authorities or by Irish Water? The Minister specifically said how much would be spent when he said there would be an emphasis on it. Can he assure us that the associated funds will be spent on what it says on the...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised)
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: I thank both the Minister and Minister for State for their presentations and for answering questions on various departmental programmes. The Minister said that in the past year, over €7 million was spent on relocation expenses, compensation and so forth. In the context of the CAP, there was a hope or an expectation that there would be some funding that could be allocated to those...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: 179. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department including payments from Ministerial allowances, broken down by report; if he will provide the details of any consultants employed; the names of each report and their status as published or ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Reports (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: 183. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department including payments from Ministerial allowances, broken down by report; if he will provide the details of any consultants employed; the names of each report and their status as published or...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reports (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department including payments from ministerial allowances, broken down by report; if he will provide the details of any consultant employed; the names of each report and their status as published or ongoing; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department including payments from ministerial allowances, broken down by report; if he will provide the details of any consultants employed; the names of each report and their status as published or ongoing; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: 291. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department including payments from ministerial allowances, broken down by report; if he will provide the details of any consultants employed; the names of each report and their status as published or ongoing; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reports (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: 315. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department including payments from ministerial allowances, broken down by report; if he will provide the details of any consultants employed; the names of each report and their status as published or ongoing; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: 335. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by her Department including payments from ministerial allowances, broken down by report; if she will provide the details of any consultants employed; the names of each report and their status as published or ongoing; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: 390. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department, including payments from ministerial allowances, broken down by report; if he will provide the details of any consultants employed; the names of each report and its status as published or ongoing; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Reports (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: 402. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department including payments from ministerial allowances, broken down by report; if he will provide the details of any consultants employed; the names of each report and their status as published or...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Establishment (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: 421. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total Exchequer funding provided in respect of the establishment of Irish Water in each of the years 2012 to 2014, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3103/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Establishment (21 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: 452. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the areas in which the anticipated €2 billion in savings by Irish Water by 2021 will be achieved. [2713/14]