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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (17 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 234. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants on the housing list, as of May 2015. [24170/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (17 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 235. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the average private rent in each local authority area in 2014 and 2015. [24171/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (17 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 236. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of private house builds in 2014, and scheduled to be built in 2015 and 2016. [24172/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (17 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 237. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the average number of persons in emergency accommodation in 2014 and to date in 2015; and if he will provide a breakdown detailing the type of accommodation provided. [24173/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (17 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 238. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all types of emergency and sheltered accommodation currently provided by the State, including local authorities; the moneys allocated to the funding of this accommodation; and the gap between funding and demand. [24174/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Application Numbers (17 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 239. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses estimated to have been sold by local authorities since the introduction of the tenant purchase scheme. [24175/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (17 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 240. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses categorised as buy-to-let houses. [24176/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (17 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 244. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding to finish the insulation of the remaining 183 homes in Ballymun in Dublin 11. [24201/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Funding (17 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 245. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reinstate the cut to the social regeneration fund in Ballymun in Dublin 11 for 2015 and future years, as the regeneration is not complete and this cut is having severe consequences to services in the area. [24202/15]

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The year 2018 is too far away in the context of the introduction of this levy. There is also scope to include properties outside of those zoned residential as developers sitting on commercial property is also not in the interests of communities and the economy. The exclusion of all properties in negative equity, particularly larger properties or ones in areas of high housing demand, is also...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (16 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Tá 30 nóiméad agam, ach táim ag roinnt mo chuid ama leis an Teachta Michael Colreavy.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (16 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Tá rudaí maithe sa Bhille seo, ach tá an Bille an-lag ar fad i dtaca le Páirt V agus in áiteanna eile agus sin an fáth go bhfuilim ag vótáil i gcoinne an Bhille. This Bill contains some positive steps which could be a lot stronger in some places but are none the less welcome. Unfortunately though, as in most cases when the Government gets something...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (16 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 891. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the tendering of public service obligation bus routes. [23235/15]

Central Bank (Mortgage Interest Rates) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: It is you who are the same.

Central Bank (Mortgage Interest Rates) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: With this Bill, Sinn Féin and Deputy Pearse Doherty are asking for nothing more than for the Government to do what it said it would: to act forcefully and decisively with banks to protect the public and, among them, the homeowners who bailed out these banks. In truth, the steps contained in the Bill would only be a small but important move towards making that commitment a reality. If...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Citizens Information Board: Chairperson Designate (10 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. There is no doubt that even since Christmas and following the death of Jonathan Corrie that this situation has got increasingly worse. The number who are homeless has nearly doubled and it is mainly families who now find themselves in this situation. I attended emergency meeting after emergency meeting at Christmas and we brought onstream...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I am coming to my questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I need to elaborate on the issue before I pose my questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I understand that but I am very frustrated about this issue.