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Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: In one case, nine flats in one building had the most terrible sanitation and no proper toilet facilities. Will the Taoiseach outline when the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 will return to the House? Is any legislation planned to deal with this appalling vista whereby for monetary gain landlords are abusing the system no end?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (15 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to pursue all-island tourism cooperation; his future plans in regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22856/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Gathering Expenditure (15 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the way the €7m allocated by his Department for the Gathering will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22850/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (14 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I want to know what we are doing. Are we going to pass on the report? What is the next step?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (14 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I am not here to attack the local authorities, some of which are doing a good job. I have a great relationship with most of the people involved, but many of the issues outlined are not being tackled in a cohesive way. The point that some local authorities are carrying out their functions better than others is fair. That is an issue the committee might explore.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (14 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the councils and the Traveller community representatives for their input. An open and frank debate on what is happening is long overdue. I believe the Traveller accommodation programme has not delivered for various reasons. It has been admitted by the three local authorities present that the money has not been drawn down. I raised the issue with the Minister who pointed out that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (14 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 146. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres opened since May 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22565/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (7 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 85. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel currently deployed throughout the world; and the number of countries. [21288/13]

Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Bille seo ach tá imní orm maidir le rudaí áirithe. I welcome the Bill in so far as it allows elected public representatives to take part in the setting of rent rates in all local authorities. This already happens in some areas but currently it is not set out in law. Any system that allows rent levels to be set by a county or city manager...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (2 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 21. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the time frame for the publication of the new Immigration Residency and Protection Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20838/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (2 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the tax take broken down by county or bailiwick for income tax PAYE and non-PAYE, VAT,corporation tax and capital gains tax for the years 2000, 2007 and 2011. [21046/13]

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Home repossessions are not in anyone's interests. The Bill before us makes easier the repossession of homes by banks in the case of mortgage arrears. Instead of protecting people from being thrown onto the streets, the Government has worked diligently and efficiently to produce legislation that will increase the stress and fear already experienced by families struggling to keep their heads...

Other Questions: House Purchase Schemes (1 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The tenant purchase scheme was excellent. I availed of it myself only recently.

Other Questions: House Purchase Schemes (1 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Many people in local authority housing purchased their homes by means of this scheme. Everyone is concerned with regard to the stock of social and other housing stock. In the context of the incremental purchase scheme - the Minister of State referred to new houses in this regard - what is it proposed to do about people who have longer-running tenancies in older homes? The incremental...

Other Questions: House Purchase Schemes (1 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: That is not stated in the material which was circulated in respect of this matter.

Other Questions: Property Taxation Exemptions (1 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister of State referred to a survey carried out by councils. I understand housing managers in Fingal County Council and Dublin City Council were not consulted. Who carried out these surveys and where did they get their information? There are nearly 100 unfinished estates in Dublin alone but Priory Hall is the only exempted development. Smaller counties have more exemptions than the...

Other Questions: Property Taxation Exemptions (1 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Why is there only one estate in Dublin?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (1 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 47. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when legislation will be enacted to levy industries identified to have liability for reparative work by the Pyrite Review Group; and if he will indicate at which the stage this legislation is at. [20482/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (1 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 59. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of the National Assets Management Agency units for social leasing; the number that are currently occupied, in the process of being occupied or ready for occupation with a breakdown based on the number that are in local authority or voluntary sector control respectively. [20481/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Statistics (30 Apr 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 405. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of local authorities that were offering shared ownership schemes or mortgages broken down by the number that had interest rates between 0% to 1%, 1% to 2%, 2% to 3%, 4% to 5%, 5% to 6%, 6% to 7%, 7% to 8%, 8% to 9%, 9% to 10%, 10% and above respectively. [20144/13]