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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Policy (29 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: The EU Commission first proposed the nature restoration law in June 2022. What was proposed then is a far different animal than that which was voted through the EU Parliament earlier this week. Notwithstanding the bona fides and goodwill of an EU-wide programme to increase biodiversity, restore habitats and allow nature to flourish, it could not, should not and will not be at the expense of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: 91. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities that received home support hours in CHO8 in 2023; the number of persons with disabilities in 2023 that received personal assistance hours in CHO8 in 2023; the total number of hours provided in each category in CHO8 in 2023; the target number of hours for each category in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: 139. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on when the registrations office in the health centre in Tullamore will reopen. [8117/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: 147. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [8138/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (15 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: 127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the long-term sustainable funding of the Land Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6800/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: 149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the construction of new homes on State land sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6801/24]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: I propose we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Temporary Supports for Business: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: I welcome Ms Anne-Marie Walsh, Ms Sinéad Ryan, Ms Orlagh Collison and Mr. Colin O'Connor from the Department of Finance. I also welcome Ms Maureen Marray and Ms Geraldine Hegarty from the Revenue Commissioners. Before we begin I will explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references the witnesses may make to other persons in their...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Temporary Supports for Business: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: I thank Ms Ryan very much. I call Ms Marray.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Temporary Supports for Business: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: Before we move on, is there any correlation between the businesses that did not avail and those that are now in difficulty due to their warehoused debt? Is there any way of-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Temporary Supports for Business: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: -----drawing any statistics from that cohort?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Temporary Supports for Business: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: Did they all take up that entitlement?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Temporary Supports for Business: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: Do we have any percentages on that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Temporary Supports for Business: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: What the Deputy is asking is that if questions were asked of Ms Walsh from a political perspective, would she respond positively?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Temporary Supports for Business: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: In addition, perhaps the witnesses could compile the detail or data in respect of the various schemes to show what was the estimated take-up and what was the actual take-up and what were the costs and shortfalls compared with the original estimates. That would address Deputy Canney's point in that the Department would identify which schemes are succeeding and which are not. The ultimate aim...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Temporary Supports for Business: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: I thank Ms Ryan. I note that Ms Hegarty said she would anticipate and engage with the Department of Finance if the Revenue Commissioners believe that a crisis is emerging. We in the political sphere believe a crisis is emerging. I am the product of a small family business which reared and educated me and a few others and was good to us in times when retail and that type of business were...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Temporary Supports for Business: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: Will there be any new schemes?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Temporary Supports for Business: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: I thank the witnesses for their presentation and the manner in which they have answered our questions. As I said, there is some information they might be able to furnish to the committee in the short term. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan may wish to contribute.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Temporary Supports for Business: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: I thank the witnesses for their presentation and the manner in which they responded to members' questions. They have noted our requests for information. We will use that as we see fit to assist those who have been making this point to us. We appreciate and thank the Department's staff for the manner in which they responded to the Government's policies to make assistance available and the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Temporary Supports for Business: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Cowen: Yes. Perhaps Revenue could give us an evaluation of the closures we are witnessing, including where they are happening, what the trend is and, if possible, what the main contributing factors are. We will leave it to its discretion to provide as much information as it can within the confines of GDPR and everything else.