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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Discussion with Tiománaí Tacsaí na hÉireann (14 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: It will be in the Dáil next week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Discussion with Tiománaí Tacsaí na hÉireann (14 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I, too, thank Mr. McGuinness for his presentation. I have a number of questions for the delegates. Mr. McGuinness has mentioned that the organisation proposes to submit a number of amendments to the Bill. I look forward to receiving them. On the lack of taxi ranks, which is the responsibility of the local authorities and causing much concern for many members of TTnH, I do not know how...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (14 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the new epilepsy monitoring unit at Cork University Hospital and the redevelopment unit at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, remain unopened, in view of the completion of the units in the autumn of 2012 at an estimated spend of €900,000; if he will address this situation in the interest of epilepsy patients here; the timeframe for the opening of these...

Promissory Notes Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I reiterate the point made by other colleagues that this debate is no substitute for the debate that should have taken place last week before the passing of the Bill to dissolve IBRC. It was an incredibly arrogant and undemocratic tone that Fine Gael and Labour took when they rammed the Bill through the House before people had the chance to digest even the broader details and consider the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Proposals on Roadworthiness Testing: Discussion with Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (13 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Will we say in our report that we agree with the positions in any way or will we just give a breakdown of them? I am curious because there appears to be general consensus.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Proposals on Roadworthiness Testing: Discussion with Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (13 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: That is fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Proposals on Roadworthiness Testing: Discussion with Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (13 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I would like clarification on whether the owner of a tractor is required to have a licence of any description to use the tractor only on their own land. Does a minimum age limit apply to the use of vehicles on a farm? One further matter-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Proposals on Roadworthiness Testing: Discussion with Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (13 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I wanted to ask about one other matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Proposals on Roadworthiness Testing: Discussion with Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (13 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: We have seen an increase in the number of quad bikes on the main roads and they are not subject to the same regulations that apply to other vehicles. Do the witnesses have an opinion on their use?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Proposals on Roadworthiness Testing: Discussion with Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (13 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. It seems that there is no change and that Ireland is in agreement with many other countries on this issue. I want to ask about the tractor-related deaths which are the most frequently reported. I know the farming community is under pressure and I do not agree that testing is required. Can a vehicle be inspected or tested if it is on private...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Proposals on Roadworthiness Testing: Discussion with Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (13 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Is there a follow-up procedure following an inspection?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Proposals on Roadworthiness Testing: Discussion with Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (13 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I wish to comment a little more on motorbikes. Is it the practice that a certain motorbike engine cc is road tested? In European countries there are scooters that can do 15 mph but I cannot imagine their having to be road tested. Is that the practice in other European countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Proposals on Roadworthiness Testing: Discussion with Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (13 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. Are we saying that the majority of countries are against the testing of agricultural vehicles and motorbikes? I am trying to find out if these tractors, etc., are on lands and are used solely for that purpose. Is there a law stating that if they are used on private roads it constitutes something else? If one moved one's tractor onto a highway,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (13 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of places currently available on the after school scheme that was announced in Budget 2013; the timeline for availability of the proposed 6,000 places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7305/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Development Contributions (12 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I am glad to hear that at least one county, Wicklow, is managing to get fees out of developers. It is probably one of the few that is going to get them. Does the Minister of State accept that residents are being blackmailed and threatened by being told that their estates will not be finished, that they will not receive local services and that roads and underground systems will not be...

Topical Issue Debate: Development Contributions (12 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: On 23 May 2005, Wicklow County Council took the shocking decision to send out letters to the residents of Brook Meadow, Avoca. The letters threatened them with a very large fine which would increase if unpaid and could incur a custodial sentence. Needless to say, this caused great concern among many residents, who, like most citizens, do not have large funds on which to draw should a county...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (12 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (detailed supplied) in Dublin 11 will have to wait two years to see a neurologist in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, despite his experience of continuing unexplained seziures and MRI and EEG results which show an abnormality on the left side of his brain [6805/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (7 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister of State for his response. There is a major problem in this area and some form of code of conduct is required to address it. While I accept that other issues arise in respect of the banks, a code of conduct is needed for the receivers who work on behalf of the banks. My party and Threshold are encountering cases where tenants have not had their leases renewed and...

Topical Issue Debate: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (7 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister of State is aware of the crisis in the buy-to-let market, with 29% of the 150,000 buy-to-let mortgages in arrears and 17% in arrears for 90 days or more. This means a staggering 26,770 rental properties are at risk of serious default. One of the most immediate consequences of the crisis is that the people living in these properties are at great risk. When a bank repossesses a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Green Paper on Defence (7 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Defence the date on which the Green Paper on Defence will be published. [6125/13]