Results 2,081-2,100 of 4,676 for speaker:Dessie Ellis

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (25 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 486. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current status of the Emerald housing project, Ballymun. [9452/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 488. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the assistance that will be made available to the residents and Dublin City Council to ensure the pyrite-affected houses in Carton and Ownesilla, Ballymun, Dublin 11 are repaired as soon as possible. [9454/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (25 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 489. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social houses that will be built as part of Ballymun regeneration. [9455/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Status (25 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 490. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current status of Ballymun shopping centre and future plans for the development. [9456/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Community (26 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that cuts recently introduced in the budget have resulted in the training allowance being removed which will impact severely on traveller projects at St. Margaret's, Finglas, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9762/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Community (26 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of projects that will be lost and the number of participants who will lose their places due to cuts in the training allowance particularly those involved in Traveller projects; and if he will work to avoid these negative effects. [9763/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (26 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Ballymun has been left out of the proposed new bus rapid transit in view of the fact that the metro north was supposed to service service the people of Ballymun. [9883/14]

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Dessie Ellis: As the Taoiseach will be aware, there are plans to merge the penalty points systems in the North and the South. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport recently stated he had encountered serious legal difficulties in this regard. Can the Taoiseach indicate whether these problems can be overcome? Will the proposed merger be provided for in the road traffic Bill and when will that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (5 Mar 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on local authorities establishing housing trusts structured as special purpose vehicles for the purposes of accessing housing finance funding for the purpose of increasing the supply of social housing in their administrative area. [11078/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (5 Mar 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 129. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider developing guidelines for local authorities who may wish to establish housing trusts structured as special purpose vehicles for the purposes of accessing housing finance funding for the purpose of increasing the supply of social housing in their administrative area. [11079/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (5 Mar 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if bearing in mind that the 60 apartments owned by a Housing Association (details supplied) at Gallery Quay were constructed as part of a private development of 300 apartments and commercial units at Gallery Quay over the period 2005 to 2006, his views on whether a survey of all 300 units would be required to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (5 Mar 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in detail any evidence he may have that makes him believe that the serious building defects experienced by Gallery Quay are site specific. [11130/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (5 Mar 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 135. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the building defects affecting housing (details supplied) at Gallery Quay are site specific; the reason this is the case; and the measures will he take to investigate same and make those responsible accountable. [11131/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Mr. Creegan for his input. I have raised an awful lot of issues and I ask everyone to bear with me if I repeat them because they are issues that I am still not fully satisfied with. I have always believed that single taxi drivers did not get proper representation on the taxi advisory group. I have argued the matter with the Minister and the National Transport Authority that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Whether taxis or hackneys, there must be local area knowledge.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)

Dessie Ellis: What about picking up people? If someone drove from point A to point B and picked up several people along the way, how would that be viewed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)

Dessie Ellis: No, that is car sharing. A person could be picking up two or three people along the route.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)

Dessie Ellis: The issue is that the rank itself remains on O'Connell Street and is not moved to one of the side streets. That may mean that drivers queue along the side streets and come onto the rank as spaces become available. That might alleviate the problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)

Dessie Ellis: I am not clear how that will work. Mr. Creegan has used the term "external service provider", so these people will not be enforcement officers of the NTA. They will be working alongside the eight enforcement officers already on the ground. Is that what Mr. Creegan is saying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)

Dessie Ellis: I ask Mr. Creegan to deal with the vetting of drivers.