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Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: No service plan.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: There was a commitment on it earlier.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Minister and his staff for their efforts to acquiesce to some of what was proposed in various amendments on Committee Stage and here again today. I acknowledge the various commitments the Minister has made further to representations from us all. I expect many of those will be addressed on Committee Stage in the Seanad. While we do not agree with the Minister's sentiments...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: It has be a regard. One cannot say it is contradictory.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: I, too, welcome the Minister's commitment in this regard, which is an acknowledgement of the representations made by ourselves and representative bodies of councillors who were rightly concerned that a non-elected member of the public could be elected at CPG level of the local authority, at which level a great deal of management and day-to-day operational issues are decided, in the absence of...

Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Deputy could wish us a happy Easter.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: There is no reason for a delay, but there is a delay.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: He sure does.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Minister's Government made a change-----

Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: -----and he should not try to deny it.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Who wrote that?

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Will the committee meet on Christmas Day?

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: What day is Christmas Day? It is two weeks from today.

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Forget about the Dáil. No business here.

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Deputy Buttimer has a few steps to go yet.

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Change the policy.

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Is the Taoiseach saying he has none?

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Get out of the way.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: The proposed amendment allows us to go a bit further and seek the Minister's opinion on funding local authorities in general. Despite the commitments made by the Minister and his Government colleagues prior to the introduction of the local property tax that people will be able to see the effect of such funds on local authorities, he has since stated that he is taking 20% out of that funding...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Barry Cowen: Yes, it is about the commercial rate which is about funding local authorities. This Government promised that the funding of local authorities would be most transparent by virtue of the property tax being available to local people who pay it, and the services they expect. However, €600 million of it has already been taken for Irish Water and 20% is being taken for the State, but not...