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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: 969. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital projects completed since 2010; the final agreed tender price for each project; the actual cost of each project; if the actual cost exceeded the tender price; the reason therefor in each case in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31087/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (9 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: 188. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons who signed up for the interim measure to permit them to work for an extra year prior to the enactment of the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29081/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (4 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: 183. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [28624/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: 225. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment for cataract treatment. [28322/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: 237. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [28381/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: According to the provisions of the process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: Mr. Griffin maintains that his job or duty is to ensure value for money and ensure taxpayers' money is protected. I would expect nothing less. We too are elected to ensure the same thing, among others, the difference being that we will be thrown out of our jobs if we do not abide by it. The taxpayer, as has been alluded to by others, is aware that the Department and the Government are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: It is advice on the state aid rules.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: I am merely saying that Mr. Griffin's interpretation, valued and professional as it is and I respect it, is not agreed by all and sundry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: I do not know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: It is on that very point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: However, the Department is now investigating that. It is now engaging in a process of informing the public as to why it believes that contention cannot be delivered. Why did we have to wait until now for that to be the case? I would have thought there was ample opportunity between the Minister, departmental officials and whomever else was privy to the information that came in the letter on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: In the meantime, Eir has invested €150 million in mobile 4G. It has made announcements about 750 jobs in the region. It has talked about, I believe, two new apprenticeship programmes. I am sure there were Ministers and Departments all over those items. Great credence was given and great assistance afforded to Eir for that to be delivered. Of course, we welcome that in the economy....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: At the same time, the national development plan is being ripped to shreds on other projects.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: That is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: Did those who have responsibility in this area who are acting in the best interests of the public and the taxpayer not think to say, "Hold on a second, let's call these boys back in and put this to bed one way or another."? That should have been done in case Mr. Griffin or any of his colleagues was ever faced by us, who are elected to ensure the taxpayers get value for money, and asked about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: Mr. Griffin is talking to me about the state aid rules. I am just saying that there was differing opinion on the contention that he and his colleagues made earlier. As Deputy Stanley said-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: -----it might have been more convincing for me if I had a note from the Commission to confirm that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: Eir had a different opinion about the Department's interpretation about what the state aid rules that governed this were. It meant that it had walked away from it. We can go back and check what was said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Barry Cowen: On which it had a different interpretation or different legal advice from what the Department was telling it was its interpretation.