Results 2,921-2,940 of 4,676 for speaker:Dessie Ellis

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (23 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 574. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will estimate the annual revenue from the proposed vacant site levy and the cost of administration. [25053/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (23 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 619. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of sites that would currently come under the proposed vacant site levy; and if he will provide an estimate for the amount raised by the levy annually. [25056/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (23 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 618. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the number of social housing units that were delivered through the provisions of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, in each respective year that the policy was active, and providing details of the units provided and their location. [25055/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (23 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 620. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the number of social housing units it is believed are needed to tackle the local authority waiting lists; based on the type of unit, for example, one-bedroom, two-bedroom or three-bedroom. [25057/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (23 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 621. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the average cost of a social leasing unit. [25058/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (23 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 622. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of all social leasing arrangements at present, and their annual cost, by local authority area. [25059/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (23 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 623. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of shared ownership mortgages currently in distress; and if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the length of time the mortgages have been in distress. [25061/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Repossessions (23 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 624. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of homes repossessed by local authorities; if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the reason for the repossession. [25062/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (24 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 248. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current average cost of constructing a social housing unit by a local authority. [25345/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (24 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 249. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current average cost of constructing a one-bedroom; two-bedroom; and three-bedroom social housing unit by a local authority. [25346/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (24 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 250. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the refurbishment of vacant council houses under the Government's housing strategy, including the number under refurbishment, planned for refurbishment, completed and remaining vacant; and the local authority in which they are situated. [25347/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (24 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 251. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the average costs incurred in the refurbishment of local authority housing in the years 2013 and 2014 and to date in 2015. [25348/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Leases (24 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 252. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of costs paid by the State or local authorities to private owners of property leased under social leasing agreements, such as for wear and tear, refurbishment, and other miscellaneous costs, for the years 2011 to 2014 and for 2015 to date. [25349/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (25 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 243. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of units that were renovated for social housing use in 2014 and to date in 2015; the planned figure for 2015; the number of units that are planned for renovation in 2016; and if these properties are owned by a local authority. [25485/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Outstanding Legacy Issues in Northern Ireland: Discussion (25 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I thank our guests Mr. Michael Culbert, Mr. Tom Roberts and Mr. Robert Campbell for their contributions. I am an ex-prisoner myself and I find a few areas extremely worrying. One area is the issue regarding taxis and another area is that of visas, and there is also the message that this sends out. I was in jail in America and I cannot get into America or Canada, and that is the case now 17...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Proposed Repeal of UK Human Rights Act: Discussion (25 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Have the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission engaged with the human rights bodies in England, Scotland and Wales? What is their attitude to the Irish commissions? Obviously they are well aware of the significance of this vis-à-visthe Good Friday Agreement, which is an international agreement. Will they explain how they are faring...

Public Transport Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: This is a fairly technical Bill which deals with a number of issues relating to public transport which are important and not very controversial. A number of sections deal with different aspects of transport such as safety, fines and accidents. However some very controversial issues arise in any more general discussion of public transport. At present, the public transport services owned by...

One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: It is a point repeated so often that it almost loses all meaning, namely, that we judge a state by how it looks after its most vulnerable citizens. However, that is really a power principle and should be the basic bar by which we judge all our decisions in politics, namely, whether a measure hurts those who have least or target those who have been unfairly targeted already, and whether it is...

One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste is not showing it.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (30 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 621. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses on local authority books that are long-term vacant or in need of renovation. [26024/15]