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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (19 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 456. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of contractor and sub-contractors undertaking the roll out of water metering across the country; the number of companies identified as compliant with the roll out scheme criteria and placed on a secondary list of contractors; the number of unemployed of persons taken off jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (19 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 450. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has contacted the water services section in each local authority with regard to the collation of information on a water infrastructure national audit; the current status of the national audit of the water infrastructure; the timeframe for its completion and publication; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Numbers (19 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 451. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of local authority staff engaged in water services broken down on a county basis in 2010 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49159/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (19 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 452. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of staff currently employed by Irish Water and the estimated total staff when its reaches full capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49160/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (19 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 454. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority and Civil Service staff serving secondments in Irish Water and the transition board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49162/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (19 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 453. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current status of the Water Services Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49161/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Establishment (19 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 455. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of service level agreements between Irish Water and local authorities; if local authorities will be paid a block grant to operate water services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49163/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Appointments (19 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 457. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the consultants that have been hired by Irish Water to date; the length of their engagement and the total costs to date and final estimated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49165/13]

Order of Business (14 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: In other words, will this be the only Bill necessary for the policy to be brought to bear?

Order of Business (14 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: What about the transfer of assets?

Order of Business (14 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Bill will not include it. Is that the case? The Government will not be selling it. Is that the position?

Order of Business (14 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Tánaiste stated that the water services (No. 2) Bill will be brought before the House in the next few weeks. Will that contain all the legislation required in order to give effect to the policy that the Government has initiated to introduce water charges next year? Will it give details of service level agreements? Will it, as Deputy Stanley said, have within its detail the relevant...

Business of Dáil (14 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: That is fair.

Business of Dáil (14 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Chief Whip is happy with that. Are the Members opposite happy with it?

Business of Dáil (14 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: Other Members wish to make a point of order.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: We live in very difficult times. This Dáil was convened in very difficult and constrained times. The period of fiscal rectitude over the last few years continues to be difficult, disconcerting, at times horrific, unnatural and unnerving. I could go on with different adjectives to describe the effects. Those adjectives would be descriptive of the various sectors, depending on the...

Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: What happened in that case?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Assessments (13 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a county breakdown of the 2014 property tax charges falling due on local authority housing. [48489/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Expenditure (13 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a county breakdown of the amount of money spent and units upgraded under the better energy homes scheme in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [48485/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Expenditure (13 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a county breakdown of the amount of money spent and units upgraded under the better energy warmer homes scheme in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [48486/13]