Results 761-780 of 4,706 for speaker:Dessie Ellis
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)
Dessie Ellis: Across the city it will take approximately 70,000 cars off the road every week.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)
Dessie Ellis: We are pumping money into BusConnects and it is a worry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)
Dessie Ellis: Could we have an answer on the metro north question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)
Dessie Ellis: At the traffic lights?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)
Dessie Ellis: That is Santry Avenue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)
Dessie Ellis: I agree with what Deputy Shortall has said about the Swords Road. There is absolutely no doubt the proposal for dealing with this major problem will be very contentious. If it goes ahead, areas like Lorcan Drive and Shanrath Road will end up as rat-runs. That is just the first problem. Hart's Corner will be probably an even bigger problem to solve. That is why I am saying we should have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)
Dessie Ellis: I would be curious to learn more about the arguments that were made in favour of alternatives to going down this route. Were such arguments made? I am curious about that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)
Dessie Ellis: I asked a question about the reason for pushing out the metro.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)
Dessie Ellis: I understand that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)
Dessie Ellis: The M1 is like a car park.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2018)
Dessie Ellis: The Taoiseach got his answer on that one.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Language Schools (5 Dec 2018)
Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister. I am glad to hear he will meet the teachers, have a word with them and find out what their feelings are. There needs to be some form of oversight of this industry. The Bill going through the Houses will help us in this regard, but we must stop this from happening in the future. This is not the first time this has happened. In recent years, we have had several cases...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Language Schools (5 Dec 2018)
Dessie Ellis: I thank the Acting Chairman.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Language Schools (5 Dec 2018)
Dessie Ellis: The unexpected and sudden liquidation of Grafton College language school has left more than 20 members of the teaching staff in a scandalous set of circumstances. They are now without a job and uncertain about their future and have no wages. This is shameful as we approach the Christmas period. Students have been left bewildered and are worried about being able to finish the courses for...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)
Dessie Ellis: Yesterday, 3 December, was International Disability Day. Under the proposed health (transport support) Bill there are plans to implement a scheme to make individual payments as a contribution towards transport costs for those with severe disabilities and on low income who cannot access public transport. I have a number of constituents whose lives have been made hell. They are unable to...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2018)
Dessie Ellis: Recently the Government, and Fianna Fáil, opposed the Sinn Féin Bill that proposed to regulate the use of quad bikes and scramblers. In the newspapers yesterday, the Minister for Justice and Equality, in response to the wife of a victim of a scrambler accident in a public park, clearly indicated that he is "fully committed to supporting any positive actions that can be pursued to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Dessie Ellis: I thank the officials for coming in. I have been tackling this ongoing problem for many years. The Minister originally said he was going to try to ban these vehicles outright. Now he is basically telling us that motorised rickshaws can be used for personal use and he will regulate non-motorised rickshaws. A number of questions arise in that context, for example, relating to insurance and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Dessie Ellis: I take the point about the confusion around motorised rickshaws for personal use. I cannot see how anyone would use a rickshaw for personal use, but one never knows. That is why I referred to motorised scooters with four wheels. People are starting to use them. They are used in European countries. They might be small wheels but there are four of them. I wonder, therefore, if that is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Dessie Ellis: It is like an ordinary scooter but it has four wheels and a motor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)
Dessie Ellis: One could carry a passenger, but it is for personal use. I am agreeing with Ms Nic Lochlainn.