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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 126. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of bills her Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that her Department has published since March 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43810/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Congregated Settings Report (16 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 165. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43817/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43822/13]

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 1: Alcohol Products Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: He will not be drinking a pint with him.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: Deputy Quinn is leaving for Brussels.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: It depends on what part of the country about which one is talking.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: It depends on what part of the country about which one is talking.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (15 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the statutory right for time off of primary school and secondary school teachers attending local authority meetings if they are elected councillors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43566/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Policy Review (15 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland is in breach of Article 7 of the Aarhus Convention and Principle 10 of the 1992 UN Rio Declaration on Environment and Development with regard to the consultation of the local community and public at large on the wind exportation projects in the midlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43656/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Staff Issues (15 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 245. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the statutory right for time off of semi State employees attending local authority meetings if they are elected councillors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43567/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Housing Development Surveys (10 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 136. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish the national housing survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42825/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (10 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form on a county basis a breakdown of vacancy rates on local authority housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42826/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (10 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form on a county basis a breakdown of vacancy rates on voluntary housing association stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42827/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (10 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 139. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form on a county basis a breakdown of the total local authority housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42828/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (10 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form on a county basis a breakdown of the total voluntary housing association housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42829/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (10 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 477 of 01 October 2013, which indicated that the current gross payroll bill for the local government sector amounts to €1.354 billion whereas the payroll figure in his Department's consolidated Financial Statement is €1.682 billion, if he will explain the significant...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (9 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: 29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to restrict the National Treasury Management Agency and its subsidiaries the National Pension Reserve Fund and the National Assets Management Agency from the full terms of the proposed freedom of information legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42483/13]

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: The motion refers to the fact that the number of discretionary medical cards fell from 80,524 at the start of 2011 to 63,000 at the end of 2012 and that, in the first seven months of this year, there was a further reduction of 8,100, which is a monthly average reduction of 1,163. This takes place against a background of obvious increases in eligibility and suitability on the part of many...

Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach has said on past occasions that the first residential water bills will relate to next autumn and will be dropped in the doors the following spring with reference to arrears for the autumn period. When can we expect to see legislation to give effect to that whole process so that its relevance is adequately scrutinised and analysed?

Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: Will it definitely be in this session?