Results 2,021-2,040 of 4,676 for speaker:Dessie Ellis

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (28 Jan 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish a non-denominational school in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [3823/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (28 Jan 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 513. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has supported or ever received a request from Dublin City Council for repairs to a community centre (details supplied) in Dublin 11 where pyrite has been discovered. [3719/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Expenditure (28 Jan 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 528. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the €800 million spent on the Ballymun regeneration project to date. [3786/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (28 Jan 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 537. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to problems at a local authority estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow such as leaking roofs, doors and windows, mildew, mould and damp gathering on the floors, ceilings and walls leading to foul odours, and plumbing issues. [3910/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (28 Jan 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 538. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the criteria used in awarding the contract for the construction of an estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow or the warnings of consultant engineers that the contractor was unable to complete the project for the cost submitted. [3911/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (28 Jan 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 539. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will commit to initiating an independent investigation into the construction, design and signing off on a local authority estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow in view of serious concerns over the quality of the design and construction of the houses therein which has led to leaking roofs, doors and windows,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (28 Jan 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 540. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when an independent survey will take place in respect of an estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [3913/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (28 Jan 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 541. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his planned course of action after the proposed survey of a local authority estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow takes place; the anticipated time scale for repair work to take place; and the way residents will be rehoused during these works. [3914/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (28 Jan 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 542. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if repairs to a local authority estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow are not forthcoming, or funding is not available for repairs the plans to re-house the tenants in suitable habitable accommodation until such time as houses are returned to a habitable state. [3915/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (28 Jan 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 799. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the problems being faced by many drivers licence applicants due to the limited times at which the Omni Centre National Driver Licensing Service office is willing to process applications (details supplied). [3720/14]

Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)

Dessie Ellis: I was going to mention the tenants housing purchase scheme. Section 62 of the Housing Act needs to be repealed as a result of a Supreme Court decision which is causing serious problems for local authorities in dealing with anti-social issues. The Taoiseach previously said that the housing Bill would be published early this year. At what stage are we? Has the Cabinet discussed it and when...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (29 Jan 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Dublin Bus Nitelink passengers in the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 respectively; the amount that was made from the Nitelink service in these years; and the number of Nitelink services that ran in each of those years. [4398/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Private Bus Operators Issues (29 Jan 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the tendering of 100% of contracts for bus routes in the Waterford city area when other areas are only tendering 10%; if he will provide a breakdown of these routes; and the way they will be decided on. [4530/14]

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Question No. 89 is identical to this one. Why could they have not been grouped together? We are going to come back to the same question and answer when we take Question No. 89.

Other Questions: Planning Issues (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: I also wish to express concern about this issue. It has always been the case that residents were consulted in regard to estates being taken in charge. However, the process of taking an estate in charge can last between four and eight years. We are still chasing the completion of certain estates to this day. I fear the final decision will be left to people who own their properties. It...

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: We cannot even get answers to questions we have tabled.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 482. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of units that have so far been turned over to local authorities and approved housing bodies, AHBs, as part of the mortgage to rent scheme; the number of persons seeking to take part in the scheme; and the number of homes that are expected to be turned over to local authorities and AHBs over the course of 2014....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 488. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons currently on the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will provide a breakdown based on local authority area. [5620/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 480. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown based on local authority area of all the emergency accommodation beds available for persons experiencing homelessness here specifying those which are exclusively for use by a particular demographic. [5612/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 486. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons that have reported as homeless for the first time across the State between the years 2011 and 2012. [5618/14]