Results 821-840 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (4 Nov 2021)

Barry Cowen: 354. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment with the nephrology department at the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. [53777/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Energy Policy (3 Nov 2021)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Minister of State. I respect that he may not be privy to some of the information and queries I have relayed in my presentation. I acknowledge the CRU might well be accountable to an Oireachtas joint committee, but the same cannot be said for EirGrid. EirGrid is the responsibility of the line Minister. On the questions I asked, I am led to believe the amount paid by EirGrid...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Energy Policy (3 Nov 2021)

Barry Cowen: I expect that the Minister of State will confirm that the role and responsibilities of the entities accountable for the energy sector, namely, EirGrid and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, can be summarised as "EirGrid's task is to deliver a safe, secure and reliable supply of electricity now, and in the future" and the "CRU's mission is to protect the public interest in Water,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 Nov 2021)

Barry Cowen: 902. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [52374/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Nov 2021)

Barry Cowen: 1130. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a long-stay bed. [53344/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Nov 2021)

Barry Cowen: 1133. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when he or she can expect an appointment at the audiology clinic, Portlaoise Hospital, County Laois. [53349/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Oct 2021)

Barry Cowen: 266. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); when an appointment will be scheduled for orthopaedic surgery at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly. [51569/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (19 Oct 2021)

Barry Cowen: 144. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 in each local health office area in CHO8; the corresponding figures for each area at the end of June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50607/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (19 Oct 2021)

Barry Cowen: 208. To ask the Minister for Health the number of older persons on the waiting list for home care support in each local health office area in CHO8; the corresponding figures for each area at the end of June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50608/21]

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Barry Cowen: I wish to share time with Deputy Niamh Smyth.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Barry Cowen: We have an extra few minutes due to the absence of speakers before us in the debate. We came into government in difficult circumstances. It was about who could coalesce because of the nature of the result. It was about who could best put together an objective to address those issues that mattered most at the time of the election, which were housing, health, climate change and the associated...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Oct 2021)

Barry Cowen: 497. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when they can expect an appointment with the orthopaedic clinic at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tulllamore. [49244/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Oct 2021)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. On that very issue, on the auctions that EirGrid talks about into the future, I was checking back on when this issue emerged and on the severity associated with it. Previous auctions, for example, were won by the ESB. On four separate occasions, when the four-year period had almost expired for the provision of these projects into the national grid, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (7 Oct 2021)

Barry Cowen: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the new school facilities at a school (details supplied). [48771/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Oct 2021)

Barry Cowen: 377. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [48766/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Barry Cowen: In that case, the problem solved. That is it. It is a case of how much one pays the vet. That is what it comes down to.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Barry Cowen: There is not much about a recognised route.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Barry Cowen: It had not been agreed yet what was going to be done. It was an opinion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Barry Cowen: I think they are.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to join with members in discussing and trying to conclude this issue. Unfortunately, this matter has gone on for too long without finding a solution with which we are all satisfied. The Attorney General has ruled that there is no derogation from the EU regulation so there is no point revisiting the issue again. I take the word, as we always do, of...