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Other Questions: Unfinished Housing Developments (5 Dec 2013)

Dessie Ellis: One of the problems with these unfinished estates is that it is planned to demolish so many. We are told that some of them will be demolished because of their location. The houses might be perfect but they might be demolished because there is no demand in those areas. That would be a tragedy. The Minister must examine that very carefully. In addition, many estates have been built that...

Other Questions: Homeless Accommodation Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Dessie Ellis: We have a major crisis in housing. There are approximately 112,000 people across the country on housing waiting lists, and the homeless are obviously included in that. We need to be more imaginative in how we approach this issue. We need to build more social housing. Perhaps the way to do this is to have the local authorities operate to the same criteria as voluntary housing bodies, which...

Other Questions: Homeless Accommodation Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 7. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to deal with the very large increase in homelessness; and the deadline for the proposed delivery of 450 National Asset Management Agency for dealing with homelessness. [51922/13]

Other Questions: Homeless Accommodation Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Dessie Ellis: As the Minister knows, there has been a huge increase in the number of people who are homeless. There are approximately 5,000 people who are homeless; 1,400 in emergency accommodation in Dublin each night, while there were 139 people sleeping rough in Dublin on 12 November. Recently two people who were sleeping rough died. These were tragic incidents. In the past six months the number of...

Other Questions: Homeless Accommodation Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Dessie Ellis: It is quite clear that the level of homelessness has escalated, for which there are several reasons. Landlords are cutting off the contracts of people in receipt of rent supplement and the people concerned then have to look for another rent supplement, but they cannot find a rental property anywhere. It is a major crisis and they cannot access a place. If one goes online, one can see that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Transmission Network: Discussion with EirGrid (4 Dec 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I was making a comparison of different sources of magnetic fields and it is not like with like. If one was standing underneath when one's car broke down or somebody was working there it is not comparing like for like with what Mr. Slye originally said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Transmission Network: Discussion with EirGrid (4 Dec 2013)

Dessie Ellis: While I do not have a problem with Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asking questions, I am still waiting for answers to my questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Transmission Network: Discussion with EirGrid (4 Dec 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Mr. Slye and his team for their presentation. Deputy Mulherin made a number of useful points. She suggested that a comparison between the overground and underground options should be laid out clearly in front of people. If that had been done in advance of the consultation process, people would have been able to compare all the options and the costs associated with them. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Reports (4 Dec 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 71. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has seen the content of the citizens information centre report on the centralised rent supplement units and the experience of applicants and recipients in dealing with them; when it will be published for public consumption; and the progress that has been made on its recommendations and findings. [52000/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Homelessness Strategy (3 Dec 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Does the Minister of State accept at this stage that the plan to end homelessness by 2016 is a fairy tale? The current rate of homelessness suggests this is the case. Does she also accept that the rental supplement and RAS policies are not working and that building and providing proper social housing is the only answer? There are a number of reasons we are seeing this huge increase in...

Topical Issue Debate: Homelessness Strategy (3 Dec 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I take this opportunity to express my sympathies to the family of Paul Doyle, who died of exposure in November while sleeping rough in Bray. I also convey my sympathies on the death of the man who was sleeping rough in the Phoenix Park. His death might well lead to a murder investigation. Some 139 people were sleeping rough in Dublin on 12 November 2013, an increase of 45 in just six...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Provision (3 Dec 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 478. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department looked into the extension of the Luas line out to Dublin Airport via Ballymun. [51974/13]

Order of Business (28 Nov 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Can the Tánaiste outline when the common arrangements for gas Bill, which will amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999, will be brought before the House? This will help facilitate gas delivery on an all-Ireland basis.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (27 Nov 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the claims by Focus Ireland and other housing organisations that recent cuts to rent supplement have contributed to making a number of families homeless. [50899/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (27 Nov 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide on an authority basis the amount of money transferred to local authorities by the Private Residential Tenancies Board in 2013 for the carrying out of inspections of rental accommodation; and the amount of money that was used by local authorities in that time. [50894/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (27 Nov 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 141. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by each local authority of the number of private rental properties inspected in 2011, 2012, and to date in 2103, respectively, including the number that failed to meet minimum standards or had serious breaches of standards. [50895/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (27 Nov 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will lobby the British Government to exempt the N2/A5 routes and other essential cross-Border connections from the newly proposed HGV levy which would damage the haulage industry North and South. [50900/13]

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Supplementary) (26 Nov 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister and his officials for the introduction. That this additional funding was made available is welcome. We make cutbacks in our budgets and then come back for more funding and make it appear as though a huge amount has been added. The reality is that there have been cutbacks in the roads budget. I would like a breakdown of the €50 million in terms of repair and...

Order of Business (26 Nov 2013)

Dessie Ellis: There is a huge problem with landlords putting out tenants who are in receipt of rental supplement. This is resulting in many people being made homeless. It is mainly because the landlords are looking for higher rents. A housing Bill to transfer responsibility for dealing with the rent supplement to local authorities is due. Could this be speeded up given the crisis?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (26 Nov 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 477. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way national lottery funds are allocated to good causes; and if he will provide in tabular form the good cause and the amount distributed for the period 2008 to date in 2013. [50640/13]