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Leaders' Questions (14 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste does not know what she is on about with her high bleeding tactics.

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The Government is not.

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Deputy O'Donovan would know about the builders.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Draft Public Transport Bill 2015: Discussion (13 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the witness for the presentation. Sections 2 and 3 amend the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. Section 7 refers to the fitness of a person who is driving a taxi and whether they can handle somebody who is disabled. Is it not the process that one gets a doctor's certificate to go into the industry in the first place and then one must have a test on an ongoing basis? There will be some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Draft Public Transport Bill 2015: Discussion (13 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Does it have to be a fairly serious failure or is it just a failure, full stop? That is the point. Somebody could end up suspended for a period, with a loss of revenue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Draft Public Transport Bill 2015: Discussion (13 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The point I am making is that a person will say he or she is fit to work. It is a merely a declaration by that person. That persons ticks a box or whatever but surely the doctor is the person who declares him or her fit to work and that must be on the form. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Draft Public Transport Bill 2015: Discussion (13 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: In terms of older taxi drivers, they may be able to handle luggage but if they cannot help a disabled person into a car, what happens?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Draft Public Transport Bill 2015: Discussion (13 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Not all cases.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Draft Public Transport Bill 2015: Discussion (13 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: In terms of payments-----

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (7 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to ensure that any bus company awarded a public service obligation route will continue to accommodate the free travel pass scheme. [17972/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (6 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the assistant commissioner and the Irish Road Haulage Association for their presentations. This is probably the one issue that seems to be very contentious. Many issues arise over the considerable emphasis being placed on the employer in the Bill in terms of carrying out tests. It is very difficult because prescription drugs are included. A person could test positive for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (6 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 537. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the social housing targets issued to local authorities by his Department for the period 2015 to 2017, detailing the total number of units to be delivered by each council and the breakdown of these units by construction and acquisition that is under the Social Housing Current...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (6 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 546. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of funding that has been allocated to each local authority, since the announcement of Social Housing Strategy 2020. [17630/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (6 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 547. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of funding for housing construction that has been released to each local authority by his Department since the announcement of the Social Housing Strategy 2020. [17631/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 548. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that has been released by his Department, for bringing vacant properties back into productive use. [17632/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 549. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of voids in Dublin City, out of the total 1,046, that have been brought back into productive use since December 2014. [17633/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (6 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 550. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of homeless households that have been housed in Dublin since December 2014, and if this is in line with the target of providing homes for 500 persons by June 2015. [17634/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (6 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 551. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that has been released by his Department since the adaption of Dublin City Council’s Budget 2015, to tackle homelessness in Dublin City. [17635/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (6 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 552. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the use of the hotel, under the control of the National Asset Management Agency, to provide accommodation for homeless families. [17636/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (6 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 553. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Dublin City Council can use any apartment properties under the control of the National Asset Management Agency for temporary emergency accommodation. [17637/15]