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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Portfolio (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 481. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of National Asset Management Agency housing units that are now occupied; and the status of all other identified NAMA units for social housing. [5613/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Portfolio (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 487. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount the National Asset Management Agency housing scheme has cost the State to date; and the amount it is expected to cost over the lifetime of the scheme. [5619/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Application Numbers (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 483. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will commit to providing a regular update to the Houses of the Oireachtas on the numbers of people on housing waiting lists here and his Department's progress in tackling these numbers; and if he will not make this commitment, the rationale for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5615/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 484. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he expects the new housing assistance payment scheme to work; the persons that will be eligible to avail of same; and when it will come on stream. [5616/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 485. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the efforts he has made to investigate the possibility of introducing measures to tie private rents to the cost of living in order to ease the difficulties faced by many private tenants at this moment and secure better value for money for the State in its use of private accommodation to house people. [5617/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Expenditure (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 492. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of moneys spent on consultant fees relating to the Ballymun regeneration from its beginning to the present day. [5664/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Expenditure (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 493. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 528 of 28 January 2013, if he will provide a breakdown of the areas on which the €755,399,650 was spent. [5665/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences Renewals (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 764. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any special provision will be made for a person whose SPSV licence has lapsed over the course of an ongoing insurance dispute which has left them temporarily without a vehicle. [5597/14]

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Many universities have different pay, allowance and pension structures. They are not answerable to the Government or the people and operate independently.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: The universities (amendment) Bill is designed to give powers to the Minister to regulate the sector. When will the Bill be published and the discrepancies addressed?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 113. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the future plans for the old Ballymun Garda station, swimming pool and health centre. [5755/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Competition in Ports Sector: Competition Authority (5 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Ms Goggin and her colleagues for their presentation. Their study is very important in terms of ascertaining the level of competition and how the ports are operating. At a time when Ireland is performing well when it comes to exports, any ideas or contributions towards improving that performance are worthy of consideration. Traditionally, there have been very lengthy leases on many...

Roads Bill 2014: Second Stage (6 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: On the face of it, to merge the Railway Procurement Agency, RPA, and the National Roads Authority, NRA, is a reasonable and sensible suggestion. Sinn Féin will not oppose the Bill, although we will consider possible amendments to different aspects of it. Our transport infrastructure should, in as much as much as possible, be joined up and work in harmony to provide the best service for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Taxi Licences Renewals (11 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 470. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff in the Dublin Garda carriage office working on the processing of taxi licences and licence renewals, respectively; and the number of licences being submitted and processed on a weekly basis. [6807/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences Renewals (11 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 675. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will have their inactive small public service vehicle licence made void in view of the fact that it will be one year since they were due to renew it in May 2014 and the new requirement is for it to be renewed within one year, as opposed to the previous renewal window of five years; and if...

Order of Business (13 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: People with severe disabilities cannot access public transport and this poses huge problems for them and imposes significant costs on them. The health (transport support) Bill, if enacted, will introduce a scheme whereby payments will be made to help with costs incurred using other transport means to allow them to do their essential business. When will the Bill be introduced? Has the...

Other Questions: Airport Security (18 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Too lax.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Yesterday it emerged that considerable funding is needed in Gallery Quay in the docklands, purchased by Túath Housing, to refurbish homes purchased which were not properly built. Many homes around the country could be in the same position and voluntary housing bodies could face serious financial problems as these are discovered. Tenants need to know where they stand when they are left...

Order of Business (18 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: When the Bill comes up, does the Taoiseach have any idea whether such provisions will be in it?

Order of Business (18 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: It is dead in the water.