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Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I support the amendments. I raised the issue of clamping on hospital grounds earlier, particularly Blanchardstown hospital where I have witnessed this many times. People who had to rush into the accident and emergency department come out afterwards to discover their car clamped. Patients and visitors who are detained for different reasons when they go into the hospital are also being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Business of Committee (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I propose Deputy Michael McCarthy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 104. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the primary health care facility which was recently refused planning permission in the Finglas area in Dublin 11; if he has issued instructions to the Health Service Executive to view new sites and begin this process as a matter of urgency, as it is extremely important that progress is made on a new site as soon as possible. [13452/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to address the serious issue of the presence of mica in building blocks used in housing construction; if a similar process will be initiated to deal with this as was done in the case of pyrite; and if an investigation to ascertain the causes, and identify the source of the problem, will be carried out. [13428/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 169. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of dwellings he plans to deliver for housing in 2015; and if he will provide a breakdown of numbers, size and location in each local authority area. [13429/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 170. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on housing spending for 2015; the amount of this that comes from the €3.8 billion promised for housing over the next six years; where this money has been spent; and if he will provide a breakdown of where the remainder is expected to be spent in the coming months. [13430/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 171. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he expects to deliver 5,000 new housing units under the rental accommodation scheme, the social housing leasing initative and others schemes from the private market, in view of the severe shortage of private rental properties and the slowing of private housing construction. [13431/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (1 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 172. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a figure for the total capital spend on housing for the years 2008 to 2014; and the number of social housing units delivered from this spend. [13432/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (31 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 231. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of persons in receipt of rent supplement, and at each limit, per county. [13192/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (31 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision to ban rent supplement in Ballymun, Dublin 11. [13193/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Life Insurance Policies (31 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 262. To ask the Minister for Finance the increases in the cost of life assurance policies that have been made in the past year at State-backed banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12908/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Assets (31 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 661. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale for closing the Ballymun shopping centre; and if he will provide costings for the necessary repairs to re-open it as a viable centre. [13191/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations Upgrade (31 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 725. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to modernise the Broomebridge railway station in Cabra in Dublin 7 as the Luas cross-city line will link up to it, and there is a need to improve security, provide wheelchair access, ticket facilities, information screens and other measures. [13416/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (31 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 726. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the proposed change of the manual crossing at Pelletstown in Ashtown in Dublin 15 to provide greater capacity as the current set-up is causing traffic problems and poses a threat to health and safety, especially with the recent increase in the frequency of trains. [13417/15]

Order of Business (26 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The mental health services are under huge strain and Ireland has one of the highest rates of suicide in Europe. People are still being turned away from accident and emergency departments and last year's reports on the recruitment of nurses revealed that only one third of the numbers required had been recruited from the funds provided by the Minister for Health. A Vision for Change which was...

Order of Business (26 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste will not be at that stage.

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Have they paid?

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Does the Tánaiste support his attachment orders? Answer "Yes" or "No" to that.

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: There will be repercussions----

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: They have paid.