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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (30 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 281. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of rent supplement here; the number that have been in reciept of rent supplement for longer than 12 months and 24 months respectively; and the average rent supplement payment for each specific area. [19138/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (30 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 430. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the process surrounding Bord Na Móna's market soundings from May 2013 pertaining to the development of a clean energy hub; the number of submissions received; who the submitters were; and the result of these submissions. [19118/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (30 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 431. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Bord Na Móna will have any further role in the development of a clean energy hub. [19119/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (30 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 432. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Bord Na Móna is continuing to explore other export markets and the impact this will have on the economy both locally and nationally [19120/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Numbers (30 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 473. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons and families experiencing homelessness who were housed in hotels and bed and breakfasts paid for by local authorities to date in 2014; and if he will provide a breakdown of same specifying the local authority responsible and the cost of these hotel and bed and breakfasts. [19137/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (30 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 474. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons currently part of the rental accommodation scheme; and the annual cost of this scheme. [19139/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (30 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 475. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social housing units that local authorities have commenced and completed building respectively since February 2011; and if he will provide a breakdown of this figure based on each individual year. [19140/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (30 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 476. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social leasing agreements between private owners and local authorities that have been activated since February 2011; the number that are still active; the number of persons housed in units under social leasing; the monthly cost to local authorities of these leases; and any other expenses related to these...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (30 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 487. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give assurances that his Department will make funding available that Tuath Housing carry out the long overdue and essential repairs on Gallery Quay Apartments; and if he will provide an update on any discussions he has had with Tuath Housing regarding the issues at Gallery Quay. [19344/14]

Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Today, the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality produced a cross-party report on the recognition of Traveller ethnicity. The report requested the Minister or Taoiseach to make a statement recognising the ethnicity of the Traveller community and to take steps to put legislation before the Dáil to give Traveller ethnicity a legal standing.

Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: This would be in line with the recognition afforded by the Northern Assembly. Will the Tánaiste commit to a timeline for progressing this legislation, particularly given the many recent high-profile cases of discrimination against the Traveller community, such as the vile article recently written by a journalist?

Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Yes.

Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Will the Government commit to considering it?

Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Labour supported this matter previously.

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste is making a very watery argument.

Order of Business (16 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: This Easter weekend a Garda operation aimed at detecting traffic violations will be carried out countrywide. The number of gardaí on traffic duty has been reduced from 1,200 to 800. Last year and to date this year the number of deaths on our roads has increased and speeding has been identified as one of the main reasons for this. Will the Taoiseach indicate when the road traffic Bill...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Traffic Offences: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: We are tied into a contract with GoSafe which has another year to run. Is there any way fixed cameras can be used on the 727 routes in question or is it the case that fluency does not allow this as we could have a change in circumstances? Would it be more cost-effective to use fixed cameras on many of these routes with enough scope to upgrade if necessary? I did not receive an answer to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Traffic Offences: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: The Garda website advertises the 727 locations so it is not as though this has changed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Traffic Offences: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the delegation for its presentation. I always felt the Garda should have been running the GoSafe programme and it should never have been farmed out to a private company. Resources should have been put in place for the Garda to do it. The profits made indicate that. There would also have been fewer problems dealing with the courts. It was said that some of the GoSafe zones have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Current Housing Demand: Discussion (15 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the representations for the presentations. There is no doubt we have a major crisis on our hands and that we need a national housing plan because I believe everyone has a right to a home. However, increasingly, the voluntary housing groups are being given more of a role when it comes to housing, even in terms of the way they raise funds. The local authorities do not have the same...