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

Dessie Ellis: 554. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been allocated in 2015 to approved housing bodies; and the details of the proposed developments. [17638/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (6 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 596. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that Dublin Bus drivers who are injured or involved in accidents at work, and require transport to a hospital, are being left to pay for the ambulance fee of €100; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17490/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (6 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 600. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that a total of €75 million remains outstanding from previous rounds of the sports capital programme and from special allocations, if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount outstanding for applications from each local authority area; and the contact or discussions he has had with each local authority on...

Order of Business (30 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: We have all experienced at one stage or another unruly neighbours or even a rented house with parties going on into all hours of the morning. The law has been very poor and frustrating in addressing anti-social issues of this nature. The noise nuisance Bill is intended to apply fixed-penalty notices and to provide for mediation between neighbours and other parties. When will this be...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (30 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: We have one of the lowest levels of PSO payments in Europe.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (30 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: We have one of the lowest levels of PSO payments in Europe.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (30 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: After years of cuts.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (30 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: What about the homeless people?

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The spring economic statement may have been heralded from on high by this Government but in reality it was all whimper and no bang. The announcement amounted to telling us that through mostly external conditions economic indicators had improved over the last several years and that the prospects were good for a Government hoping to buy the votes of the electorate in 2016 with promises they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I would also like to take this opportunity to find out what the situation is, if at all possible, because this is an important issue. To come here and meet representatives of Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann and not even to get a briefing on what is happening with the workers and what is going on is wrong. I would like to know whether there is a possibility of averting this or a possibility...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I feel that we will need to ask a number of questions. I will not delve into the question of the unions or anything like that. There are issues that the public need to know. There are issues over contingency plans and getting the message out there. I do not know what the intentions of Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann are in terms of giving information out to people on the ground about what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the bus companies for the presentations. Mr. Donohue suggested it was a good thing that we have legislation in place but I believe there is a concern. A number of groups have appeared before the committee expressing a concern about the major emphasis being put on employers in terms of their responsibilities. Let us consider the case of a family businesses that runs haulage. It may...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Mr. Nolan for his statement. It is in all our interests to find out as best we can what is going on between Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus, the NTA and the unions, although I am not going to delve into certain issues. While I see Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann as belonging to the State, what we have is the Minister blaming the NTA and saying it is offloading routes and putting them...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Transport (29 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 2. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to avoid industrial action in public transport companies, particularly Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann, due to plans to tender 10% of routes. [16846/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Transport (29 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I wish to ask the Minister about his plans to avoid industrial action in the public transport companies, in particular, in Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann. Has he any plans to address this and to avoid any actions that may take place?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Transport (29 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: It is clear the Minister may not see a problem but certainly Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann workers and the unions see a problem coming down the road. They believe that this is a drive to privatisation. I, too, believe it is a drive to privatisation. This is at a time when the number of people using the services of Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann has increased substantially and now we are...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Transport (29 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister always blames the NTA, which is the regulator. Does the Minister not have influence in this situation? Privatisation is an ideology that is driven by his own party, Fine Gael. That is the problem. Even at this late hour, will the Minister intervene or even talk to the unions and not remain at arm's length in his dealings? Will he ask the unions to talk to him? Will he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Subsidies (29 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has carried out any review with Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus to develop projections of the amount by which the Government subsidy to Coras Iompair Éireann will be cut, following the privatisation of a portion of public service obligation routes in the future. [16512/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to work with public transport companies to help stamp out racism on their services. [16511/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (29 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve data protection for taxi drivers and their licences in order to make it harder for criminals to clone licences or to access sensitive details on drivers, which may be exploited. [16510/15]