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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (30 Sep 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 625. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out his views on an application to amend Bus Éireann Expressway route number 7, which is intended to abandon historic population centres such as Ballyporeen, Moneygall, Clogheen, Castlecomer, Crettyard, Ardfinnan and others, and which is before the National Transport Authority at present; his further views on whether the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (1 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 2. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the Luas to other parts of north Dublin. [37055/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (1 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: I welcome the Minister to his new job and I look forward to dealing with him. In the past week, media sources have said the NTA and some people in the Minister’s Department are considering a plan to extend the Luas line on the north side of Dublin to Ballymun, Finglas and other places. Are there plans to do so? The Minister’s predecessor, Deputy Varadkar, indicated that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (1 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: While I welcome the NTA's study, it is clear that north Dublin has been the poor man of the transport system. We have a vital area, the airport, to which we need a link. That could be through Ballymun, Finglas or Swords, and it is extremely important. As the Minister knows, because it affects his area, the metro north has already cost approximately €165 million. When the so-called...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (1 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: In the past, particularly with regard to the metro north, we were mainly examining the underground option. That was obviously a very costly way of doing it, but there are other ways, and I am sure the NTA is examining whether the project could go overground. There is another issue regarding the metro north. Many people along the route paid levies of €4,000 to €6,000, many of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (1 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on progress with the Swiftway bus service; and his views on keeping the service as a Dublin Bus operation beyond the next renewal of contracts. [36792/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (1 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he has made to encourage wheelchair accessible taxi services and his views on prioritising companies with high numbers of wheelchair accessible vehicles for public and departmental contracts. [36791/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (1 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by passengers seeking information or to purchase tickets online for cross-Border transport services; the efforts he has made to improve these links and access to them. [36789/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (1 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for temporary provision of alternative taxi rank spaces for the duration of the Luas cross-city works. [36790/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (1 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to work with Dublin Bus to make its service more attractive, affordable and accessible; and if he will commit to not supporting any more fare increases. [36793/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (1 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the long delay in the processing of an application for a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [37252/14]

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: The national debt is €200 billion. That is progress.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Recently, the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill passed through the House. Included in it were plans to bring forward a new tenant purchase scheme. Many people are paying far more through rent to local authorities than they would by purchasing their homes. When will the regulations be enacted and a clear and coherent scheme be put before Members and the local authorities? The...

Topical Issues: Road Safety (7 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Our communities have been plagued for years by the use of quad bikes and other similar all terrain vehicles, ATVs. They are on our streets, in our parks and open spaces, and in built-up areas with foot traffic, including small children. People have been killed and injured by the misuse of these vehicles. In my area a young man was killed recently when he was thrown from one such vehicle....

Topical Issues: Road Safety (7 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: I have in my hand a simple Bill that was compiled with the help of Dublin City Council officials to address what senior gardaí, including superintendents and those on joint policing committees, JPCs, identify as a legislative problem. Like the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan, the former Minister and Deputy, Mr. Phil Hogan, said that the Garda Commissioner sees no need for extra...

Topical Issues: Road Safety (7 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: The definition under the Act is the problem. The problem does not lie with local authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Issues (7 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 388. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the supports being provided to children who developed narcolepsy following the receipt of the swine flu vaccine, especially considering that many of these children will soon pass the age of 18 and their needs will change including the need for support in higher education and permanent medical cards. [38247/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Renewals (7 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is no provision to allow persons to renew their licences prior to the three month window before expiration if they will be out of the country for an extended period of time and unable to do so during that period but will require the use of their currently valid licence. [37770/14]

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: You said there was no housing emergency.

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: You cut €70 million from the budget from the start. Will you stop?