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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Draft Public Transport Bill 2015: Discussion (13 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: In terms of older taxi drivers, they may be able to handle luggage but if they cannot help a disabled person into a car, what happens?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Draft Public Transport Bill 2015: Discussion (13 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: Not all cases.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Draft Public Transport Bill 2015: Discussion (13 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: In terms of payments-----
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (7 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to ensure that any bus company awarded a public service obligation route will continue to accommodate the free travel pass scheme. [17972/15]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (6 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: I thank the assistant commissioner and the Irish Road Haulage Association for their presentations. This is probably the one issue that seems to be very contentious. Many issues arise over the considerable emphasis being placed on the employer in the Bill in terms of carrying out tests. It is very difficult because prescription drugs are included. A person could test positive for...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (6 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 537. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the social housing targets issued to local authorities by his Department for the period 2015 to 2017, detailing the total number of units to be delivered by each council and the breakdown of these units by construction and acquisition that is under the Social Housing Current...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (6 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 546. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of funding that has been allocated to each local authority, since the announcement of Social Housing Strategy 2020. [17630/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (6 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 547. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of funding for housing construction that has been released to each local authority by his Department since the announcement of the Social Housing Strategy 2020. [17631/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 548. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that has been released by his Department, for bringing vacant properties back into productive use. [17632/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 549. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of voids in Dublin City, out of the total 1,046, that have been brought back into productive use since December 2014. [17633/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (6 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 550. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of homeless households that have been housed in Dublin since December 2014, and if this is in line with the target of providing homes for 500 persons by June 2015. [17634/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (6 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 551. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that has been released by his Department since the adaption of Dublin City Council’s Budget 2015, to tackle homelessness in Dublin City. [17635/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (6 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 552. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the use of the hotel, under the control of the National Asset Management Agency, to provide accommodation for homeless families. [17636/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (6 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 553. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Dublin City Council can use any apartment properties under the control of the National Asset Management Agency for temporary emergency accommodation. [17637/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (6 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 554. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been allocated in 2015 to approved housing bodies; and the details of the proposed developments. [17638/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (6 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 596. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that Dublin Bus drivers who are injured or involved in accidents at work, and require transport to a hospital, are being left to pay for the ambulance fee of €100; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17490/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (6 May 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 600. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that a total of €75 million remains outstanding from previous rounds of the sports capital programme and from special allocations, if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount outstanding for applications from each local authority area; and the contact or discussions he has had with each local authority on...
- Order of Business (30 Apr 2015)
Dessie Ellis: We have all experienced at one stage or another unruly neighbours or even a rented house with parties going on into all hours of the morning. The law has been very poor and frustrating in addressing anti-social issues of this nature. The noise nuisance Bill is intended to apply fixed-penalty notices and to provide for mediation between neighbours and other parties. When will this be...
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (30 Apr 2015)
Dessie Ellis: We have one of the lowest levels of PSO payments in Europe.
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (30 Apr 2015)
Dessie Ellis: We have one of the lowest levels of PSO payments in Europe.