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Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Barry Cowen
160. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether a deficit of construction skills is holding back construction activity especially on the residential side; and his further views on whether the forecasts for new apprenticeship registrations on page 11 of the DEIS action plan to expand new apprenticeships will not be sufficient to meet labour demand to expand housing supply to 43,000 homes per annum by 2020, which is now required. [29195/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Central Statistics Office Data
Barry Cowen
132. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Taoiseach the Ministers or officials that have pre-release access to official statistics in tabular form; the official statistics to which each Minister has pre-release access; and the length of time before official release they have access. [27041/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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NAMA Debtor Agreements
Barry Cowen
246. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance the total sum which NAMA has allowed developers retain once stretch targets have been received. [27160/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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NAMA Debtor Agreements
Barry Cowen
247. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance the number of times developers have been allowed to retain upside profits once stretch targets have been achieved. [27161/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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NAMA Debtor Agreements
Barry Cowen
248. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance the amount each developer has individually been allowed to keep once stretch targets have been achieved. [27162/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Private Rented Accommodation
Barry Cowen
255. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the taxation commission for landlords that his Department put in place after the introduction of rent pressure zones to examine landlords' cost base; when the report of this commission will be finalised; and if it will be made available to Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas for scrutiny prior to the budget. [27314/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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VAT Rate Reductions
Barry Cowen
256. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance his views on a reduction of VAT on residential construction to stimulate construction activity. [27316/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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VAT Rate Reductions
Barry Cowen
257. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance the cost estimates for introducing a special 9% VAT rate on residential construction in budget 2018. [27319/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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VAT Rate Reductions
Barry Cowen
258. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it would be legally permissible and technically possible to implement a timed VAT reduction on residential construction that would by statue expire after a certain number of years as a means of stimulating construction activity. [27320/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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VAT Rate Reductions
Barry Cowen
287. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance his views on introducing a 0% VAT rate on all renovations or alterations of empty residential premises as in the UK (details supplied). [27816/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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VAT Rate Reductions
Barry Cowen
288. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance the cost of introducing a 0% VAT rate on all renovations or alterations of empty residential premises as in the UK (details supplied). [27818/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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VAT Rate Reductions
Barry Cowen
289. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 9 May 2017, the reason his Department is of the view that it is unfavourable to have two separate VAT rates applying to construction services, especially if the policy objective is to reduce the cost of one form of construction vis a vis another form in view of the high returns on commercial development compared to residential at present. [27819/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Living City Initiative
Barry Cowen
290. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the uptake of the Living City initiative has been lower than anticipated or desired from a policy perspective; the reason for the low take up; his further views on the fact that claiming for the LCI is unnecessarily complicated and could be made more user friendly (details supplied); his further views on the fact that the public knowledge of the scheme is very low; and his views on whether more regeneration areas should be covered under the scheme. [27826/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Departmental Schemes
Barry Cowen
302. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance if his Department or a body under its aegis conducted research on the success of the living over the shop incentive schemes; the estimated costs of the different schemes since 1994; and the number of refurbishment projects and residential units created in each year under the schemes. [28264/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Departmental Schemes
Barry Cowen
304. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance if his Department or a body under its aegis conducted research on the success of the living over the shop incentive schemes; the reason for the low number of residential units created under the schemes; and the detail of this research. [28267/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Construction Industry
Barry Cowen
334. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of finance for residential and commercial construction that is coming from non-domestic sources and from UK investment companies and financial institutions, in particular; his views on whether this non-domestic and non-banking finance could be put at risk from Brexit. [28811/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Orthodontic Services Provision
Barry Cowen
1100. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for orthodontic treatment. [26865/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Barry Cowen
1303. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27776/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Hospital Services
Barry Cowen
1308. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health when the chemotherapy services at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, will resume in view of the fact that this service has not been available since March 2017 (details supplied). [27809/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Barry Cowen
1551. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment. [28905/17]