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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]

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 (25 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: At the weekend the Constitutional Convention decided to support the inclusion of the right to housing in the Constitution. When will legislation be brought before the House to allow for a vote to enshrine these rights in Bunreacht na hÉireann? Will this decision be reflected in upcoming housing legislation, strengthening the State's responsibilities and citizens' rights to housing?

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

Dessie Ellis: 447. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of vacant units in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 11 and if any measures are being put in place for the council to buy or rent these for social housing. [9880/14]

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

Dessie Ellis: 487. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current status of Hampton Woods Lawn, St. Margaret's Road, Dublin 11. [9453/14]

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

Dessie Ellis: 469. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to protect tenants of voluntary housing bodies who are at threat of displacement or homelessness during required refurbishment work following the discovery of build defects. [9292/14]

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

Dessie Ellis: 470. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the problems at Gallery Quay apartments in Dublin docklands where Tuath Housing owned apartments have been found to have serious structural issues and his plans to support tenants and the housing body through the refurbishment of these properties. [9293/14]

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

Dessie Ellis: 479. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious defects to residential homes in the docklands. [9371/14]

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

Dessie Ellis: 480. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a commitment to support the voluntary housing association, Tuath, in its legal case against developer, designers and insurance companies for the docklands apartments. [9372/14]

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

Dessie Ellis: 481. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will allocate funding to Tuath Housing, until legal action is complete, in order to ensure that the works required are completed for all the residents. [9373/14]

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

Dessie Ellis: 482. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will commission an independent structural, engineering report to be carried out on all commercial and residential units, social affordable and private in order to assess the extent of the building defects in the docklands development and other similar developments used for social housing. [9374/14]

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

Dessie Ellis: 483. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide assurances to all residents in the docklands that he will support residents where they have difficulties with legal cases against developers, designers and insurance companies. [9375/14]

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

Dessie Ellis: 471. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to initiate a higher standard of inspection of prospective and existing social leasing units to ensure that any build defects are detected and future losses are avoided. [9294/14]

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]