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Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Supported Residential Accommodation Provision
Dessie Ellis
414. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of long term supported residential accommodation units that have been opened since he took office; and his plans for further works. [42803/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Homelessness Strategy
Dessie Ellis
415. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the work he is undertaking to implement the housing first model here; his plans to adapt the original model to the Irish context and if he will give details of any research his Department or others have undertaken to ascertain its effectiveness. [42804/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Voluntary Housing Sector
Dessie Ellis
423. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of houses in the approved housing body sector; if the Housing Finance Agency provides mortgages before the balance sheet security of that sector is exhausted; and if lower than his expounds, the way that he will make up the shortfall. [42953/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Voluntary Housing Sector
Dessie Ellis
424. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the risk responses that the Housing Finance Agency has prepared to secure the approved housing body sector against losses and their consequent failure to meet the stringent requirements of the Charities Act. [42954/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Housing Regeneration
Dessie Ellis
425. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in the funding application for the regeneration of an area (details supplied) and if he will commit to seeing the funding on stream as soon as possible. [42990/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Local Authority Housing Mortgages
Dessie Ellis
427. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the action he is taking to ensure that local authorities pass on cuts to mortgages interest rates to their mortgage holders. [43048/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Local Authority Housing Maintenance
Dessie Ellis
435. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if the funding for works at a location (details supplied) in County Wicklow has been specifically targeted for a particular type of work; or if it is at the council's discretion to use the funds for whatever works it deems necessary to the housing in this area. [43455/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Public Transport Provision
Dessie Ellis
706. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport his views on the removal of all six buses from a village (details supplied) in County Mayo; [42989/12]
Thu, 4 Oct 2012
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Budget 2012
Dessie Ellis
34. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Finance the plans, if any, he has to conduct and publish an analysis of the net employment effects of the measures taken in Budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42277/12]
Thu, 4 Oct 2012
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Budget 2012
Dessie Ellis
66. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Finance the plans, if any, he has to conduct and publish analysis of the net effect on gross domestic product and gross national product of the measures taken in Budget 2012; the plans the Government has to conduct and publish any analysis of the output effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42278/12]
Wed, 3 Oct 2012
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Caiteachas Ranna
Dessie Ellis
23. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Dessie Ellis den Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an dtabharfaidh sé tuairisc ar chaiteachas a Roinne go dáta agus é a chur i gcomparáid leis an mbuiséad a leagadh amach don bhliain. [41977/12]
Wed, 3 Oct 2012
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Traveller Culture
Dessie Ellis
42. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to ensure that the culture of the travelling community is preserved and valued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42032/12]
Wed, 3 Oct 2012
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Regeneration Projects Status
Dessie Ellis
148. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will give a timeline for the demolition of the remaining units at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [42089/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Credit Guarantee Scheme Implementation
Dessie Ellis
79. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation when the credit guarantee scheme will be operational. [41614/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Retail Sector Issues
Dessie Ellis
81. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation in view of the continued concerns regarding employment in the retail sector, the steps or proposals that are under active consideration by him to address the issue of rigid costs. [41613/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Local Authority Housing Maintenance
Dessie Ellis
365. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the promised funding for upgrade works at a location (details supplied); the amount he has given through internal capital receipts for this work; if he will provide an outline of the project including the works to be carried out; if houses bought from the council will be included; and the timeframe for completion of same. [41400/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Local Authority Housing Maintenance
Dessie Ellis
366. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fire audit carried out at a location (details supplied); and the way the finding of the audit will affect plans for upgrade work to be carried out by the council. [41401/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
Dessie Ellis
375. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the findings of the steering group formed by Longford County Council and the Health Service Executive to investigate issues related to deficient private sewerage networks and sewerage gas ventilation systems in an area (details supplied) in County Longford; the explosions they investigated which happened on 15 march 2012; the recommendations made by this steering group into keeping the site safe for persons who live there and the assistance he plans to give the local authorities and the persons living on the estate to rectify the problems which are a threat to health. [41720/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
Dessie Ellis
376. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to grant emergency funding to Longford County Council in order to deal with the unfinished housing (details supplied) in County Longford. [41721/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
Dessie Ellis
377. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to set up an investigation into the planning procedure which resulted in the development of an area (details supplied) in County Longford which has serious issues with sewerage and sewerage gas systems which might have resulted in an explosion on the estate on 15 March 2012. [41722/12]