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Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: It is hard to know where to begin with the failures of the Minister. Many have already been outlined in detail by my colleagues but I wonder if the Minister is paying attention to what people are saying. If his tweets this morning show anything it is the same old arrogance of this Government propped up by Fianna Fáil. The Minister tweeted "Bring it on" about a debate on a vote of no...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: -----to listen to what they say.In his arrogance, the Minister tried to manage the news around the catastrophic failure of the overspend on the national children's hospital.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister must not try to shut down debate throughout the country on the cost of this overspend to local communities.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: How dare the Taoiseach suggest that those who raise concerns and fears that health projects in their areas will be delayed or not go ahead are being unscrupulous or insincere. I am sincerely concerned that health projects in my constituency-----

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: It was because of the incompetence of this Minister for Health. I will not stop raising concerns and I will not have the Taoiseach or his Minister accuse me of being unscrupulous for looking after the interests of my constituents.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: One after the other.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traveller Accommodation (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: 27. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he will take in view of the findings of the European committee on social rights that Ireland remains in violation of the European social charter on five grounds for Travellers by failing to redress insufficient provision and inadequate quality of Traveller accommodation, in legislation and practice and in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Greater Security of Tenure and Rent Certainty) Bill 2018 and Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Discussion (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I welcome the Bills. There are some issues on which we would not to be in agreement, particularly regarding the Anti-Evictions Bill, but by and large most of the recommendations are very solid. We talk about rent pressure zones and normalise this idea that there can be a 4% rise every two years. That has been the wrong road. People say it is working in some areas. We would have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Greater Security of Tenure and Rent Certainty) Bill 2018 and Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Discussion (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Is Deputy O'Sullivan saying it would be done in every case, whether it involves rent supplement, HAP or even private tenancies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Greater Security of Tenure and Rent Certainty) Bill 2018 and Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Discussion (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: It does not matter if the tenancy relates to private rented accommodation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Greater Security of Tenure and Rent Certainty) Bill 2018 and Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Discussion (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Yes, that is right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Greater Security of Tenure and Rent Certainty) Bill 2018 and Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Discussion (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I thank everyone for their contributions. I have felt frustrated. The witnesses looked on everyone here as an enemy and spoke as if many of these Bills were designed to attack the Irish property owners and people renting. I do not see it that way. I do not necessarily agree with everything that is in these Bills. I would have problems with some areas. The way I see it we are trying to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Greater Security of Tenure and Rent Certainty) Bill 2018 and Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Discussion (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I know that most of the RTB's dealings are between tenants and landlords and there is a proposal here around the receivers and the banks. How would the RTB see that sort of an engagement? I am curious how that would work and I can understand the reason for it being here because we are obviously encountering this more and more. Can the RTB fill...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Greater Security of Tenure and Rent Certainty) Bill 2018 and Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Discussion (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: There is a major problem in respect of the deposit being paid to a receiver as opposed to directly to the landlord. Is Ms Carroll saying that if that goes to the bank or some other second party, the tenant cannot pursue it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Greater Security of Tenure and Rent Certainty) Bill 2018 and Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Discussion (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: We do not have an idea of how many landlords are not registered.

Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: This Bill, which Sinn Féin will be supporting, addresses a fundamentally unfair situation, which gives rise to people in managed estates being adversely penalised and which could be considered a form of second tax. The Sinn Féin position is that it would abolish the property tax. We made this clear in our alternative budget. The property tax is effectively a tax on family homes...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: The Stardust Relatives and Victims Committee is once again protesting outside the gates of Leinster House. Today is the 38th anniversary of a most horrific tragedy which resulted in the deaths of 48 citizens. Families of the victims have been badly let down by this and previous Governments. There will never be closure until questions on what happened on that night are addressed properly....

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 12:In page 7, line 8, to delete “FCC” and substitute “The Commission for Aviation Regulation”.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I come back to what the Minister said about the independence of Fingal County Council because he mentioned that it gets 8% of revenue. There is a lot going on at Dublin Airport. There is the new runway and more revenue will be coming in for Fingal County Council, so there is a vested interest for Fingal in terms of taking on board this job. People want to see independence. They want to...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach. Amendment No. 12, tabled by Deputy Munster, is similar to the amendment tabled by Deputy Clare Daly and others. This is an amendment replacing Fingal County Council with the Commission for Aviation Regulation. Fingal County Council is not an appropriate authority to carry out this function. It was chosen in a hurry because the...