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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Life Insurance Policies (31 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 262. To ask the Minister for Finance the increases in the cost of life assurance policies that have been made in the past year at State-backed banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12908/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Assets (31 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 661. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale for closing the Ballymun shopping centre; and if he will provide costings for the necessary repairs to re-open it as a viable centre. [13191/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations Upgrade (31 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 725. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to modernise the Broomebridge railway station in Cabra in Dublin 7 as the Luas cross-city line will link up to it, and there is a need to improve security, provide wheelchair access, ticket facilities, information screens and other measures. [13416/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (31 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 726. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the proposed change of the manual crossing at Pelletstown in Ashtown in Dublin 15 to provide greater capacity as the current set-up is causing traffic problems and poses a threat to health and safety, especially with the recent increase in the frequency of trains. [13417/15]

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I support the amendments. I raised the issue of clamping on hospital grounds earlier, particularly Blanchardstown hospital where I have witnessed this many times. People who had to rush into the accident and emergency department come out afterwards to discover their car clamped. Patients and visitors who are detained for different reasons when they go into the hospital are also being...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 104. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the primary health care facility which was recently refused planning permission in the Finglas area in Dublin 11; if he has issued instructions to the Health Service Executive to view new sites and begin this process as a matter of urgency, as it is extremely important that progress is made on a new site as soon as possible. [13452/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to address the serious issue of the presence of mica in building blocks used in housing construction; if a similar process will be initiated to deal with this as was done in the case of pyrite; and if an investigation to ascertain the causes, and identify the source of the problem, will be carried out. [13428/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 169. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of dwellings he plans to deliver for housing in 2015; and if he will provide a breakdown of numbers, size and location in each local authority area. [13429/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 170. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on housing spending for 2015; the amount of this that comes from the €3.8 billion promised for housing over the next six years; where this money has been spent; and if he will provide a breakdown of where the remainder is expected to be spent in the coming months. [13430/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 171. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he expects to deliver 5,000 new housing units under the rental accommodation scheme, the social housing leasing initative and others schemes from the private market, in view of the severe shortage of private rental properties and the slowing of private housing construction. [13431/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 172. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a figure for the total capital spend on housing for the years 2008 to 2014; and the number of social housing units delivered from this spend. [13432/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Business of Committee (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I propose Deputy Michael McCarthy.

Topical Issue Debate: Housing Finance Agency Funding (2 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: In raising this issue I am not criticising the Housing Finance Agency which does a very important job. The HFA's handling of funds with responsibility and care is crucial to its success. However, these funds need to be accessible. It is important that worthwhile projects are not delayed because of the lengthy HFA application process. I have met many of the large approved housing bodies,...

Topical Issue Debate: Housing Finance Agency Funding (2 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: There seems to be a significant bureaucracy in terms of accessing funds. I did not realise it was so messy until recently. There is no doubt the approved housing bodies are doing great work, but we have a major crisis with housing and homelessness. Some 45 new families join the homeless list every month. The plan was to deliver something like 7,400 units this year, 5,000 of which were to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I apologise for being late. Something else came up which distracted me. On the legal guarantees IAG has offered, first it offered the five-year guarantees. The Government has said it is looking for something longer like ten years. Is it unusual in the airline industry to offer such guarantees? Certainly to us, it appears to be unusual to give guarantees on the retention of slots. Are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: In terms of guarantees and in Mr. Thompson's experience, can someone make those guarantees?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Was it not some time later that the regulator said the slots could not be retained notwithstanding that there had been a guarantee at the time? The regulator in England said some of the slots would have to be offloaded for competition reasons.

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: It is privatising-----

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: In Waterford, 100% of services will be privatised.

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: It is the same thing. It is privatisation.