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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (25 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 654. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Dublin Bus services such as those for music festivals outside of Dublin are required to have a tachograph fitted if travelling 50km from their base and that this was not practiced in instances such as at Slane 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30246/13]

Hundredth Anniversary of 1913 Lock-out: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Táim an-bhuíoch seans a bheith agam labhairt ar an tairiscint seo. Ireland is not short of heroic men and women of the working class who stood together, sacrificed and struggled for the good of their brothers and sisters; people who toiled all day for low pay so they could put a dinner on the table for their children and in the small spare time they had fought for their union,...

Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: There have been many tragedies off the Irish coast. The recent tragic deaths of three family members off the Waterford coast have highlighted the urgent need for the mandatory use of personal location beacons. I am told legislation is required to do that. Has the issue been discussed and has the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine indicated that he is planning to examine the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when students from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 will be moved to their temporary classrooms. [29616/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 24. To ask the Minister for Defence if he has met with representatives of the Reserve Defence Forces or representative associations to discuss their concerns regarding the recent changes to the Reserve Defence Forces. [29122/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (18 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 25. To ask the Minister for Defence the role of the Naval Service in fishery protection operations in the past year; and if there are any plans to increase same. [29121/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 has been denied access to the fund for survivors of institutional abuse in order to pay for their child's education despite having had access to this for older children. [29306/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (18 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 303. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of where the €50 million for the energy efficiency investment programme for local authority homes will be spent. [29455/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction will begin on the new school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and when students will be moved to their temporary classrooms. [28464/13]

Other Questions: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I am not sure how matters are generally arranged in the sequencing of questions, but I had assumed I would have a chance to speak before colleagues were allowed to ask supplementary questions.

Other Questions: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Thank you, Leas-Cheann Comhairle. In regard to HomeBond, that company refused even to meet the committee or engage in any way in its deliberations, which was disappointing. There was a certain arrogance in its position. I have heard a figure of €25 million in regard to it. Perhaps the Minister might indicate whether that is correct. The major issues with the proposed scheme...

Other Questions: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Will the banks be contributing an up-front sum, as the Minister initially indicated?

Other Questions: Dormant Accounts Fund Administration (12 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The Dormant Accounts Fund has been very good to many areas of the country, including my own. The Minister made reference to the fact that the Dormant Accounts Fund comprises a number of different accounts. Are Prize Bonds included at all? I know there are countless bonds sitting in drawers and elsewhere for many years. Nobody seems to know what is happening in this regard and there is no...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration (12 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: It is unacceptable that some contracts are for three and four years but landlords are saying properties must be sold six months into the contracts because the banks are forcing them to do so. Under the forthcoming insolvency system, I can see this increasing because banks are putting more and more pressure on landlords to meet their obligations. The families pay the price and it is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration (12 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 5. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the problem that many tenants are having finding suitable accommodation under the rental accommodation scheme following the completion of their original RAS contract and that in some cases families with young children are being forced to enter emergency accommodation despite a local...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration (12 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The first thing we must do is recognise that there is a major problem with the rental accommodation scheme. Many landlords are now saying they must sell the houses which have been available for rent, with the result that people are ending up homeless or looking for new rental accommodation which is not forthcoming. Rents are rising and it is more attractive in some cases to move into the...

Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I know.

Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I acknowledge the Minister of State's intention in this legislation of moving towards a fairer system with more consistency across the board in terms of rents. Action must be taken as a matter of urgency to bring rents into line across the country. The Minister of State seems to be working towards that objective, but the pace of progress is too slow. There are massive differences in rents...

Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I support Deputy Boyd Barrett's amendments. The setting of rents across local authorities is very important and there must be consistency. One of the main problems is that different local authorities apply different rent rates. Differential rent rates should be based on the income of tenants, which is the fairest way to determine them. Ability to pay should be taken into account. It is...

Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: We have all received complaints regarding unruly and noisy residents and the lack of power the Garda and other enforcement agencies have to tackle this. The noise nuisance Bill that is due to be published should allow for fines and mediation between neighbours. It is embarrassing that the gardaí are obliged to call to these houses and use peer pressure to get people to turn down the...