Parliamentary questions

National Car Test

Dessie Ellis

702. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) is required to maintain a national car test certificate for a vehicle which has been declared off-the-road; his plans to change this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26338/15]

Public Transport

Dessie Ellis

703. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the plans to remove the taxi rank from O'Connell Street in Dublin 1 for the duration of works relating to the Luas cross city project; his plans to ensure continued access for taxis in the area, given his Department's responsibility for the Luas works and the need for taxi access on Dublin's main thoroughfare. [26343/15]

Local Authority Housing Data

Dessie Ellis

243. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of units that were renovated for social housing use in 2014 and to date in 2015; the planned figure for 2015; the number of units that are planned for renovation in 2016; and if these properties are owned by a local authority. [25485/15]

Local Authority Housing Data

Dessie Ellis

248. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current average cost of constructing a social housing unit by a local authority. [25345/15]

Local Authority Housing Data

Dessie Ellis

249. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current average cost of constructing a one-bedroom; two-bedroom; and three-bedroom social housing unit by a local authority. [25346/15]

Local Authority Housing

Dessie Ellis

250. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the refurbishment of vacant council houses under the Government's housing strategy, including the number under refurbishment, planned for refurbishment, completed and remaining vacant; and the local authority in which they are situated. [25347/15]

Local Authority Housing

Dessie Ellis

251. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the average costs incurred in the refurbishment of local authority housing in the years 2013 and 2014 and to date in 2015. [25348/15]

Local Authority Leases

Dessie Ellis

252. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of costs paid by the State or local authorities to private owners of property leased under social leasing agreements, such as for wear and tear, refurbishment, and other miscellaneous costs, for the years 2011 to 2014 and for 2015 to date. [25349/15]

Sale of Aer Lingus

Dessie Ellis

110. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the use of proceeds from the sale of Aer Lingus. [23550/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Payments

Dessie Ellis

151. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average annual cost to the State of rent supplement for one recipient in Dublin. [25060/15]

Ministerial Responsibilities

Dessie Ellis

284. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an estimate for the cost of establishing a dedicated Department of housing, with a full Cabinet Member as Minister over such a Department. [25054/15]

Taxi Regulations

Dessie Ellis

374. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 322 of 15 April 2015, if she will provide an update on the Garda Síochána report she commissioned. [24825/15]

School Equipment

Dessie Ellis

558. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the poor state of computers at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and the action she is taking to ensure that all students, under the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools scheme, who need access to up-to-date computer hardware, have this access. [24971/15]

Urban Renewal Schemes

Dessie Ellis

574. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will estimate the annual revenue from the proposed vacant site levy and the cost of administration. [25053/15]

Local Authority Housing Data

Dessie Ellis

618. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the number of social housing units that were delivered through the provisions of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, in each respective year that the policy was active, and providing details of the units provided and their location. [25055/15]

Urban Renewal Schemes

Dessie Ellis

619. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of sites that would currently come under the proposed vacant site levy; and if he will provide an estimate for the amount raised by the levy annually. [25056/15]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Dessie Ellis

620. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the number of social housing units it is believed are needed to tackle the local authority waiting list; based on the type of unit, for example, one-bedroom, two-bedroom or three-bedroom. [25057/15]

Local Authority Housing

Dessie Ellis

621. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average cost of a social leasing unit. [25058/15]

Local Authority Housing

Dessie Ellis

622. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of all social leasing arrangements at present, and their annual cost, by local authority area. [25059/15]

Local Authority Housing Mortgages

Dessie Ellis

623. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of shared ownership mortgages currently in distress; and if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the length of time the mortgages have been in distress. [25061/15]

Housing Assistance Payments Implementation

Dessie Ellis

624. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of homes repossessed by local authorities; and if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the reason for the repossession. [25062/15]

Taxi Licences Renewals

Dessie Ellis

267. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 who operated a small public service vehicle licence up until 2012 when the vehicle was written off in an accident, and who has been driving a rental taxi since 2014, is unable to reactivate the former taxi plate which the person has used for four years without any problems now that the person has raised the money to replace the former vehicle. [24238/15]

Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme

Dessie Ellis

2. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to providing a portion of the proceeds from any sale of Aer Lingus to protect the pensions of deferred members of the Irish Airlines (general employees) superannuation scheme who worked for Aer Lingus. [23234/15]

Public Transport Provision

Dessie Ellis

19. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legislative problems identified by the National Bus and Rail Union with the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, relating to public tendering of bus services; and the efforts that are being made to correct this. [23236/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Dessie Ellis

51. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the cost to the State of providing rent supplement for 2014 and to date in 2015. [24014/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Dessie Ellis

52. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the number of recipients of rent supplement currently. [24015/15]

Tax Relief Availability

Dessie Ellis

81. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all tax reliefs available associated with property; the rationale for the tax relief; the number of persons availing of the tax relief; and the cost to the Exchequer in the past full tax year. [24082/15]

Mortgage Arrears Rate

Dessie Ellis

82. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in mortgage distress as of the latest calculable month and the duration of their distress. [24083/15]

Housing Data

Dessie Ellis

228. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the cost to the State of providing the rental accommodation scheme, the housing assistance payment and social leasing schemes in 2014 and to date in 2015. [24164/15]

Housing Data

Dessie Ellis

229. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the current number of recipients under the rental accommodation scheme; the housing assistance payment; and social leasing support. [24165/15]

Local Authority Housing

Dessie Ellis

230. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority houses built in each of the past ten years by the local authority responsible. [24166/15]

Housing Issues

Dessie Ellis

231. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an estimate of the total housing need, both public and private, currently and for the next ten years. [24167/15]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Dessie Ellis

232. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the portion of the capital budget intended for social housing builds in 2015. [24168/15]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Dessie Ellis

233. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority houses to be built in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [24169/15]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Dessie Ellis

234. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants on the housing list, as of May 2015. [24170/15]

Private Rented Accommodation Price Controls

Dessie Ellis

235. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average private rent in each local authority area in 2014 and 2015. [24171/15]

Housing Data

Dessie Ellis

236. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of private house builds in 2014, and scheduled to be built in 2015 and 2016. [24172/15]

Homeless Persons Data

Dessie Ellis

237. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average number of persons in emergency accommodation in 2014 and to date in 2015; and if he will provide a breakdown detailing the type of accommodation provided. [24173/15]

Homeless Accommodation Provision

Dessie Ellis

238. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all types of emergency and sheltered accommodation currently provided by the State, including local authorities; the moneys allocated to the funding of this accommodation; and the gap between funding and demand. [24174/15]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Data

Dessie Ellis

239. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses estimated to have been sold by local authorities since the introduction of the tenant purchase scheme. [24175/15]

Housing Data

Dessie Ellis

240. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses categorised as buy-to-let houses. [24176/15]

Local Authority Funding

Dessie Ellis

244. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding to finish the insulation of the remaining 183 homes in Ballymun in Dublin 11. [24201/15]

Regeneration Projects Funding

Dessie Ellis

245. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reinstate the cut to the social regeneration fund in Ballymun in Dublin 11 for 2015 and future years, as the regeneration is not complete and this cut is having severe consequences to services in the area. [24202/15]

Public Service Obligation Services

Dessie Ellis

891. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the tendering of public service obligation bus routes. [23235/15]

Health Services

Dessie Ellis

774. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend, or mainstream, the CARE programme of alcohol treatment service, which is piloting in Finglas, Ballymun, Dublin 11 and North County Dublin, and has proved to be very successful and cost efficient, but is set to conclude in June 2015 [21903/15]

Building Regulations

Dessie Ellis

1068. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if consideration will be given to the banning of hard flooring such as tiles and laminate floor covering in apartments due to the transfer of noise and sound between apartment dwellings. [22045/15]

Naturalisation Applications

Dessie Ellis

486. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 who has applied for naturalisation, but who is at risk of losing her job because she has no proof she can stay in the country; and if she can fast-track that person's application. [20105/15]

Regeneration Projects Expenditure

Dessie Ellis

946. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of capital funding provided in the past, and more recently, to Ballymun Regeneration Ltd in regard to the Emerald Housing site in Sillogue Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11 which was part of the regeneration. [20088/15]

Regeneration Projects Expenditure

Dessie Ellis

947. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the Emerald Housing site in Sillogue Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11, which was part of the regeneration, the amount spent on legal fees, the demolition of blocks, security costs and sub-contractors over the years. [20089/15]

Free Travel Scheme

Dessie Ellis

36. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Tánaiste and 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]