Results 10,421-10,440 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen
- Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: This would indicate major spending cuts in various Departments will be announced and spoken about in greater detail come September. Is this to include the Department of Health? In what areas of health will there be further curtailments? Will there be further curtailments in accident and emergency departments and other disciplines in other hospitals throughout the country or will...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of arts education organisers around the country; his further plans to improve this crucial service in view of the amalgamation of vocational education committees. [16607/11]
- Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: I am bored listening to the Taoiseach.
- Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Hard luck, Joe.
- Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance if the explicit permission of the European Commission, the ECB and IMF has been received to allow the State to use any remaining balance of the â¬35 billion, originally earmarked for the banking system, to fund the Exchequer once the bank recapitalisation scheme has been completed. [18575/11]
- Written Answers — Moneylender Regulation: Moneylender Regulation (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to regulate moneylenders. [18290/11]
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 285: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post primary school students who have availed of the school transport scheme in County Offaly from 2008 to date in 2011 inclusive; and if he will outline the total cost of the school transport scheme in County Offaly in each of these years. [18860/11]
- Written Answers — Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to establish a commission on taxation and social welfare. [18284/11]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to amend the 30 hour rule for rent supplement and mortgage interest supplement for persons moving from welfare to work. [18287/11]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 327: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to make changes to the rent supplement scheme. [18292/11]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to activate persons on a reduced week who refuse extra days employment. [18288/11]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to replace the one parent family payment with a parental allowance. [18289/11]
- Written Answers — Employment and Entitlements Service: Employment and Entitlements Service (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to introduce an anti-fraud enforcement drive, namely, establishing an integrated employment and entitlements service for those of working age, using the latest technology and sharing data across Departments and Government agencies. [18291/11]
- Written Answers — Employment and Entitlements Service: Employment and Entitlements Service (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 331: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to replace FÃS with a new national employment and entitlements service. [18296/11]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to divert staff from elsewhere in the public service to clear the social welfare appeals backlog; and introduce a consolidated appeals process. [18293/11]
- Written Answers — EU Regulations: EU Regulations (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 329: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to address the issue of payment of child benefit in respect of non-resident children. [18294/11]
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to put the household benefits package out to tender. [18295/11]
- Written Answers — Fuel Poverty: Fuel Poverty (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 396: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to produce a strategy to tackle fuel-poverty. [18285/11]
- Written Answers — Child Poverty: Child Poverty (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 537: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if legislation will be required to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to adopt a new area based approach to child poverty. [18286/11]
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Jul 2011)
Barry Cowen: Question 619: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that all services at Tullamore and Portlaoise hospitals will be maintained in view of the junior doctor shortage, noting that 16 junior doctor posts remain vacant in these hospitals; and his plans to fill these vacant posts in the Laois /Offaly constituency [18859/11]