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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Traveller Culture (3 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to ensure that the culture of the travelling community is preserved and valued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42032/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (3 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give a timeline for the demolition of the remaining units at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [42089/12]

Topical Issue Debate: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I believe that is the first time I heard the stakeholders had responded and I am glad to hear that. I hope they came back with something positive but my suspicions are that they have not. I believe the State will need to put money up front. If we need to consider levies to get the money from the different industries and agencies, it will take a long time to accumulate through that method....

Topical Issue Debate: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: No pal of mine was involved in Priory Hall.

Topical Issue Debate: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I will not either.

Topical Issue Debate: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister is right about that.

Topical Issue Debate: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Can the Minister give us an indicator of what those would be?

Topical Issue Debate: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: The report and series of recommendations from the panel set up to examine the crisis regarding pyrite has been published. Slightly more than 10,000 homes were identified, 850 of which needed immediate attention and repairs. I note this does not include paths, streets or even some of the boundaries. There may be many thousands more, as problems with pyrite may not become manifest until...

Topical Issue Debate: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I will revert to the matter later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: It seems to be Government policy to put the delivery of social housing to the voluntary housing group. Is there pressure being put on the HFA to invest in the voluntary housing sector as opposed to the local authorities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: My point is that it suits Government not to have it on its Vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I congratulate Dr. Norris on her appointment and I thank the delegation for the presentation. Dr. Norris raised one particular issue which I have been looking at as well. We know that capital funding for housing has been cut dramatically. What is happening is the HFA is funding most of the voluntary housing bodies. As Dr. Norris mentioned, the policy was to lend to the local authority...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I did not say anything.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the continued concerns regarding employment in the retail sector, the steps or proposals that are under active consideration by him to address the issue of rigid costs. [41613/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Implementation (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the credit guarantee scheme will be operational. [41614/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the promised funding for upgrade works at a location (details supplied); the amount he has given through internal capital receipts for this work; if he will provide an outline of the project including the works to be carried out; if houses bought from the council will be included; and the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fire audit carried out at a location (details supplied); and the way the finding of the audit will affect plans for upgrade work to be carried out by the council. [41401/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the findings of the steering group formed by Longford County Council and the Health Service Executive to investigate issues related to deficient private sewerage networks and sewerage gas ventilation systems in an area (details supplied) in County Longford; the explosions they investigated...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to grant emergency funding to Longford County Council in order to deal with the unfinished housing (details supplied) in County Longford. [41721/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to set up an investigation into the planning procedure which resulted in the development of an area (details supplied) in County Longford which has serious issues with sewerage and sewerage gas systems which might have resulted in an explosion on the estate on 15 March 2012. [41722/12]