Results 2,981-3,000 of 4,706 for speaker:Dessie Ellis
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: I am not sure why the term "national" is preferred over "maximum". I would be happy to leave the section as it is. I am not clear on Deputy Dooley's intention. I do not know if there is such a thing as a national fare, as such.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: Obviously, the immigration authorities are responsible for this matter. Is it not the norm across Europe that students can enter the industry for 20 hours, or for 40 during holiday periods?
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: I believe we did refer to it in the Seanad. I accept that there is an argument that we should work on the issue in the dabate on the spent convictions Bill. I accept that argument in seeking a mechanism to deal with the issue. I wish to return to some of the remarks made by Deputies Patrick O'Donovan and Paudie Coffey. We are talking about people who are covered under the Good Friday...
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: I know the Deputy has a bone to pick with republicans. That is very clear.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: We have to call a spade a spade.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: I will call a spade a spade.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: I do not deny that I am a republican. However, I am not going to go down the road-----
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: I am not going to get into badger baiting; I do not equate someone-----
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: No. It is very wrong to equate someone involved in serious crime with republicans and persons covered by the Good Friday Agreement. I do not accept the comparison.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: No.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: My proposed amendment No. 17 stated: In page 15, subsection (1)(b), line 29, after “which” to insert “constitutes full time employment and, or”.Will the Minister of State confirm whether a limit has been set on the amount of hours worked? Is it less than 39 hours? I have tabled the amendment because I am unclear on the matter.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: Will the Minister of State respond to my query?
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: Yes, please.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 15: In page 15, subsection (2), between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:“(d) the exclusion for consideration under this section of any conviction covered by the terms of the Good Friday Agreement 1998;”.I have raised the issue with the Minister on a number of occasions. Many people who are involved in the taxi industry have signed up to the Good...
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: The Minister of State has made his position very clear. Why do we have to go down the road of retrospection in regard to these issues? The Minister of State said people must go to the courts, but this could involve suspension and result in people being out of work for a period. It could cause a lot of hardship for people who have committed themselves not just to the Good Friday Agreement...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: 41. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to monitor sex offenders on an all-Ireland basis. [39764/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Referendum on Marriage Equality (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: 48. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects a referendum to be put to the people on the issue of marriage equality. [39751/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (24 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: 573. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support walk to school programmes which promote road safety among young school students, such as providing free hi-viz clothing and bands to schools. [39441/13]
- Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: It is nearly two years since the publication of the report on pyrite-----
- Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: -----and the Minister, Deputy Hogan, indicated at the time that he would deal with it fairly quickly. The pyrite resolution board has been set up and a levy was to be imposed on sections of the industry.