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Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (23 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: ...- to discuss the need for additional resources for rural towns welcoming refugees and asylum seekers. Deputy Brian Stanley - to discuss efforts to reduce energy costs for consumers. Deputy Barry Cowen - to discuss reviewing the terms and conditions surrounding Bord na Móna lands holdings so that they can be made available for other public projects. Deputies Paul Donnelly, Dessie Ellis...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013) See 25 other results from this debate

Fergus O'Dowd: ...the collective wisdom of all the local authorities and their disparate proposals. All these will have to go to Irish Water and be examined. It will have to consider a capital programme, as Deputy Cowen rightly pointed out, and add to it what needs to be done in five or ten years or whatever. All of this will then go to the regulator which will calculate the sums on what exactly is...

Seanad: Report on Immigration Policy: Statements. (27 Nov 2002) See 4 other results from this debate

Pat Gallagher: Thar cionn an Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha, an Teachta Cowen, atá thar sáile ar ghnóthaí tábhachtacha, gabhaim buíochas don Teach agus dóibh siúd go léir a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht tábhachtach seo.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Feb 2003)

David Norris: —and express my condolences to Deputy Cowen—

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator is right. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Cowen, is responsible.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2003) See 1 other result from this debate

David Norris: —said on the record that Tibet had a greater right to independence than most of the countries in the UN at that time. Let us hear from Deputy Cowen why this change has occurred. He seems to be at the races on this matter as well.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jun 2003) See 2 other results from this debate

We all join Senator Leyden in expressing good wishes to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Cowen. The Senator also praised the Minister for Agriculture and Food. I will not go into the condemnation of anybody else until we have a debate.

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (3 Feb 2004)

Brian Cowen: There are no restaurants, or canteens serving food, in any of the buildings used by the Department of Foreign Affairs, though facilities for preparing meals and for dining are available for staff.

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (3 Feb 2004)

Brian Cowen: Total car mileage expenses in 2002 amounted to €214,000. Rail and bus ticket costs amounted to some €47,000 for the same period. These figures relate to costs incurred both at headquarters and at all missions abroad.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (10 Feb 2004)

Brian Cowen: I am aware of the incident to which the Deputy refers. I issued a statement on 29 January, in my Presidency capacity, in response to the Jerusalem bus bombing, in which I also expressed concern at the events in Zaytoun the preceding day.

Written Answers — Landing Rights: Landing Rights (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Cowen: The number of foreign military aircraft granted landing permission under the terms of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order, 1952, in 2003 was 391. To date in 2004 permission has been given for 163 foreign military flights to land here.

Written Answers — Property Acquisitions: Property Acquisitions (4 May 2004)

Brian Cowen: My Department has not had any discussions or negotiations which might lead to the acquisition by purchase or leasehold of the property identified by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (1 Jun 2004) See 4 other results from this answer

Brian Cowen: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total 430,662 463,055 468,625 536,823 552,047

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (1 Jun 2004)

Brian Cowen: The position of the Government on this issue was set out comprehensively by the Minister of State, Deputy Kitt, in his statement to the Dáil of 20 May 2004 and in his statement on the situation in the Middle East to the Seanad on 26 May 2004.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (1 Jun 2004)

Brian Cowen: The position of the Government on Iraq was set out comprehensively by the Minister of State, Deputy Kitt, in his statement to the Dáil of 20 May 2004 and in his statement on the situation in the Middle East to the Seanad on 26 May 2004.

Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004) See 8 other results from this debate

Brian Cowen: Shoddy work.

Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (5 Oct 2004)

Brian Cowen: My Department's website is updated on an ongoing basis. The Department endeavours to have the information on its website as accurate and up to date as possible. All press releases issued from the Department are posted to the website on the date of release.

Seanad: Public Transport. (7 Oct 2004) See 1 other result from this debate

Mary O'Rourke: We welcome Deputy Cowen to the House as Minister for Finance and congratulate him on his appointment. He will look after all of the nation but those of us from the midlands are particularly proud of him.

Estimates for Public Services 2004: Leave to Introduce. (12 Oct 2004)

Brian Cowen: I move: That leave be given by the Dáil to introduce the following Supplementary and Additional Estimates for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2004: Vote No. 16 (Public Appointments Service) (Supplementary Estimate) Vote No. 39 (Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments) (Additional Estimate).

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Oct 2004) See 2 other results from this answer

Brian Cowen: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the full year cost to the Exchequer, estimated by reference to projected 2005 incomes, of the change mentioned by the Deputy is estimated at approximately €4,200 million.