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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (26 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 501. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the State funding including capital investment packages received by Transdev or any of its subsidiaries for the operation of the Luas in each of the years since its launch in 2004. [3031/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (26 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 502. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the problems Bus Éireann drivers are experiencing with icy roads, particularly in County Westmeath; and his plans to ensure a consistent road gritting policy across local authority areas. [3046/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (19 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 180. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the measures in place to alleviate the losses to local businesses in County Dublin, in particular, in the Dublin 2 and 4 areas, should these areas experience flooding in the future. [2231/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (19 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the planned address of the new premises for the Shellybanks Educate Together national school in Dublin 4. [2235/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (19 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 480. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for the continued closure of the waiting rooms at Newbridge train station, County Kildare, for a number of years, given that it is a very busy station and is regularly used by persons travelling to seek hospital services in the Dublin area. [2229/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 753. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 was denied a reader for the leaving certificate examination despite having dyslexia and literacy scores well below the required threshold. [46585/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will install a tunnel or bridge at the Pelletstown and Ashtown rail crossing to deal with the major traffic problems it is creating. [45001/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the effort he has made to make public transport services more affordable, given regular increases in fares over the past five years, even for those using prepaid and Leap options. [45005/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electric Vehicle Grants (15 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to encourage the use of electric vehicles, given the very low take-up of such vehicles by public, commercial and transport interests. [45003/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (15 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 395. To ask the Minister for Health to justify the exorbitant costs paid to private nursing homes and the measures that are put in place to prevent private nursing homes from adding extra costs that are driving the families of those in care into poverty (details supplied). [44846/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Application Numbers (15 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 579. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants on housing waiting lists an why he is not aware of the level of housing need [45124/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Application Numbers (15 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 580. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants on the housing waiting list for County Donegal. [45125/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Application Numbers (15 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 581. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants on the housing waiting list for County Galway. [45126/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Application Numbers (15 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 582. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants on the housing waiting list for County Mayo. [45127/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Application Numbers (15 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 583. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants on the housing waiting for list County Sligo. [45128/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Application Numbers (15 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 584. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants on the housing waiting list for County Leitrim. [45129/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Application Numbers (15 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 585. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants on the housing waiting list for County Roscommon. [45130/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (15 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 586. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government what the Dublin Docklands Development Authority is doing, as owner of the Longboat Quay common areas, to ensure that the cost for the Longboat Quay fire safety works are urgently addressed, so works can commence on fire safety [45162/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (8 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 589. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority housing unit builds completed by county in 2015 to date, in tabular form. [44193/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (8 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 590. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority housing units builds commenced but not competed by county in 2015 to date, in tabular form. [44194/15]