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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bus Éireann Services (10 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Ba mhaith liom athrú meoin a fheiceáil maidir leis an gceist seo. Ní dóigh liom go dtarlóidh sé sin. Tá imní ann ó thaobh na ciorruithe siar a tharla ar fud na tíre, go háirithe nuair a dúnadh stáisiúin Gharda agus mar sin de. Anois tá daoine faoi bhrú mar nach bhfuil a fhios acu conas is féidir leo...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bus Éireann Services (10 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend public service obligation funding to currently unsubsidised bus routes which are economically and socially valuable, such as routes 5 and 7 and the over 100 services which are to be cut by Bus Éireann. [10200/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bus Éireann Services (10 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: An bhfuil beartas ag an Aire chun airgead sa bhreis a chur ar fáil do bhealaí PSO, public service obligation, agus go háirithe do bhealaí uimhir a 5 agus uimhir a 7 atá á ngearradh siar ag Bus Éireann? Tá plean ann gearradh siar a dhéanamh ar thart ar 100 seirbhís i 2017. An ndéanfaidh an tAire ráiteas ar an bplean seo?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bus Éireann Services (10 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: An mí seo caite, fógraíodh go raibh Bus Éireann chun breis agus 100 seirbhís dá chuid a chiorrú. Is seirbhísí bus iad seo a fhreastalaíonn ar bhailte agus ar shráidbhailte iargúlta. Fógraíodh chomh maith go leanfaí le dhá bhealach thábhachtacht a athrú i slí ins nach mbeidh siad ag freastal ar...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (10 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 523. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the money paid to hotels and bed and breakfasts in the Dublin region for the provision of accommodation for homeless families; the amount each unit of accommodation is costing; and the checks carried out by his Department or Dublin City Council, on such accommodation. [10109/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (10 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no new hackney or small public service vehicle licences are being awarded in counties Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo, despite a low number of existing licences. [10249/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Data (10 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 590. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of rural hackney licences that have been awarded to date; the number of applications received; and the number that are currently being processed. [10250/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Data (10 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 591. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the problems in rural communities due to the lack of small public service vehicle or hackney licences at present and the prohibitive nature of the rural hackney licence, which is not suitable to fill the gap caused by this. [10251/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (10 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 592. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on amending current driver licensing regulations for holders of foreign licences, in particular holders of full United States of America licences who, on being resident here for more than 12 months, are required to sit and pass theory and practical driving examinations in addition to taking 12 driving lessons before they...

Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I welcome this Bill which will be good for many people who have suffered due to the State and society failing, or refusing, to respect their gender. That said, it has a number of deficiencies which I will outline and which Sinn Féin colleagues have also addressed but which bear repeating, to some degree. My colleague, Deputy Ó Snodaigh, published a Bill on gender recognition...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: This Bill has many shortcomings and is disappointing in many ways. The new system of allowing those returning to work from the jobseeker's or one-parent family payments to hold on to qualified child increases for 12 months will make a difference to those it applies to. The main purpose of this Bill is to provide for the back to work family dividend announced in budget 2015. This scheme...

Topical Issue Debate: Seniors Alert Scheme (4 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: There is serious concern about the present plan to transfer the security alert scheme to Pobal. This scheme, by all accounts administered in an efficient and cost-efficient way through community and voluntary groups since 1996, has stood the test of time. There are hundreds of community and voluntary groups registered under it. There are approximately seven or eight companies as well as...

Topical Issue Debate: Seniors Alert Scheme (4 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I reiterate Deputy Ryan's point that this is an all-party request. We have received representations across the board from various people, including the people who avail of the service. Is the Minister of State aware that the companies currently engaged in this have collectively paid back more in VAT than the €2.3 million allocated to the scheme? The Minister of State has said this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Western Rail Corridor: Discussion (4 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the representatives of West-on-Track and Iarnród Éireann for giving their presentations. What I have always found is that those areas, particularly the north west and the west, along that corridor, are the poor mouth of the transport system. The road networks did not have an impact from Sligo up to Derry in particular, but they certainly have had a big effect on other...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (4 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 40. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of the new social housing builds, and refurbishments, as well as the arrangements for additional units through social leasing, the rental accommodation scheme and housing assistance payments, as promised for 2015 in the Government's Housing Strategy 2020; and if he will provide...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (4 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 207. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious issues of fire safety at the Longboat Quay development in Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9487/15]

Order of Business (26 Feb 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The Government strategy to tackle the housing crisis, announced by the Minister, Deputy Kelly, at Christmas, is clearly failing. New families are reporting to homeless services every day. People are still sleeping rough and there is still no sign of a major house building programme. The Government promised to end homelessness by 2016 which is now an absolute pipedream. In the forthcoming...

Order of Business (26 Feb 2015)

Dessie Ellis: People come to my clinics every day reporting problems, in particular for families. Single individuals are being looked after to some degree, but the problem has reached epidemic proportions for families.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Cuirim fáilte roimh an mBille tábhachtach seo. It is the case, and has been for quite some time, that the family as understood by those who framed our Constitution and those who were at the helm of the State for decades is a faulty, outdated and ultimately useless idea which betrays more about the social conservatism of those who espouse it than it promotes healthy family...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Funding (25 Feb 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 174. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received the financial appraisal by Dublin City Council regarding the restarting of the regeneration of Dominic Street flats in Dublin 1; if he will provide urgent attention to these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8399/15]