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Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) Bill 2017: First Stage (1 Jun 2017)

Dessie Ellis: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2016 to give Gardaí the power to seize and detain quad bikes and scrambler motorcycles when being used unlawfully and to provide for related matters. I will be sharing time with Deputy Munster, who is co-sponsoring this Bill. I have spoken about this important issue on many...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2017)

Dessie Ellis: Does the Minister of State know where it is?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (30 May 2017)

Dessie Ellis: 585. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the route for the extension of the Luas from Broombridge through Finglas to the N2 has been agreed; and if so, the preferred option. [25404/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 May 2017)

Dessie Ellis: The Government has deferred legislation on pay-by-weight for waste management. It is clear that waste management companies were abusing the proposed legislation and using it to jack up prices by including a standard charge on all bins, as well as a pay-by-weight charge. It is also clear that certain companies are now giving the Government the two fingers and are beginning to charge for...

Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)

Dessie Ellis: Is is all about the private sector.

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2017)

Dessie Ellis: The Government's landlord mates.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (16 May 2017)

Dessie Ellis: 572. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans by Dublin Bus to remove or downgrade their services in and from Larkhill, Whitehall and Santry. [23345/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (16 May 2017)

Dessie Ellis: 573. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the process of putting out to tender 10% of Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann routes is completed; and if so, the outcome of that process. [23346/17]

Dublin Transport: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2017)

Dessie Ellis: Current transport trends within the greater Dublin area are unsustainable. Congestion is increasing, transport emissions are growing, economic competitiveness is suffering and the quality of life for commuters and inhabitants is declining. To rent a house stretches most people financially and to own a house is beyond the means of most people. On top of this, we are spending more and more...

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2017)

Dessie Ellis: Some properties have been vacant for years.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (9 May 2017)

Dessie Ellis: 227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of local authority rented dwellings in 2015 directly rented by the local authority, managed by a housing agency or under HAP. [21691/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 May 2017)

Dessie Ellis: 433. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied). [21724/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Stroke Care (3 May 2017)

Dessie Ellis: 23. To ask the Minister for Health if he will fund a properly resourced stroke register in addition to a rolling audit cycle incorporating acute, rehabilitation and community services every three years to ensure that service deficits are identified and addressed; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current stroke register receives no dedicated funding and operates in only two...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 May 2017)

Dessie Ellis: 82. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries cancelled in each month to March 2017 inclusive; the number of persons whose elective surgery was cancelled or rescheduled more than once in the past year to March 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20219/17]

Mental Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 May 2017)

Dessie Ellis: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a thabhairt do gach éinne sa Public Gallery, go háirithe daoine ó Mental Health Reform agus an sár-obair atá siad ag deanamh. In the programme for Government, there was a commitment to mental health services under A Vision for Change, which to date has not been delivered or even acted on. Over the years, the State abdicated its duty of...

Garda Commissioner: Motion [Private Members] (12 Apr 2017)

Dessie Ellis: Sinn Féin is bringing this Private Members' business to the House tonight in the best interests of the State. It proposes that the removal from office of Commissioner O’Sullivan would also be in the best interests of An Garda Síochána. As a society, we need a policing service that prosecutes the law without fear or favour. Everyone the length and breadth of the...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Dessie Ellis: They are not.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Dessie Ellis: He is as watery as usual.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Dessie Ellis: It is not fantasy. It is between the Government and Fianna Fáil.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Dessie Ellis: No he-----