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Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Táim an-bhuíoch labhairt ar son an PMB seo. The past few years has seen chronic and constant confusion with regard to medical cards. Many of the cases that I have come across in my constituency have defied imagination in terms of the reasons given for the refusal to grant their medical cards. We are witnessing a startling fall in the number of persons who are granted or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Establishment (13 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make a report on the possibility of opening an Educate Together secondary school in the Dublin north west area. [21324/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (13 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 363. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of increasing numbers at risk of homelessness due to rising rents, if she has issued instructions to community welfare officers to use their discretion to breach rent supplement caps in the case where a recipient is at risk of losing their home, if she has not, if she will do so immediately; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: What about the €60 million the Government cut off?

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Give us the investment fund then.

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: We know that.

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: We need to start now.

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: In the last budget the Government cut housing by €60 million.

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: What happened at-----

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: We are in a crisis.

Other Questions: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (15 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has sought any advice on the possibility that the HGV levy proposed by the British Government would be in breach of European competition or other business standards in view of the fact that it confers an advantage on businesses within its jurisdiction and undermines the haulage industry in neighbouring states; if not, whether he...

Other Questions: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (15 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: It is ironic that Deputy McHugh says that Sinn Féin is not doing enough when the Minister says that Sinn Féin brought forward the motion. We have certainly been fighting this corner, have made representations and have brought this motion before the Assembly. We have made representations directly to Westminster on a number of occasions. One of the major problems we have is that...

Other Questions: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (15 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Some areas are exempted. We have 7 km. Why can we not go the extra mile and put on extra pressure? If Secretary of State Villiers can make decisions like this, surely we can keep putting more pressure on and making representations. This is going against the Good Friday Agreement in terms of co-operation and we should keep putting pressure on and go to Europe.

Other Questions: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (15 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: If the Minister knew the job that we have been trying-----

Other Questions: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (15 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Deputy McHugh says he was not putting on a political hat but he never stopped talking about Sinn Féin. The Minister never stops talking about Sinn Féin. The Minister knows well that a large number of different things, be they education, school meals or household charges, are included in one single charge. We do not have a myriad of extra taxes that this Government has introduced....

Other Questions: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (15 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: Our people have made representations. Once again, I am telling the Minister that these charges involving €12 per trip are costing the industry a huge amount. We must look at helping the industry. If huge costs exist, some trucks will make several trips across the Border in certain areas and this will add up over the year. Is the Minister going to do something to alleviate that?

Other Questions: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (15 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: That is not the truth. There are many other issues.

Other Questions: Local Authority Members' Remit (15 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: One of my concerns is that many local authorities are farming out more of their work for parks, local authority housing renovation or road maintenance for different reasons. I am firmly opposed to this because in the past, when local authorities had their own workers, it worked well. Recently, Fingal County Council voted to oppose the election of a mayor for Dublin and the devolving of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (15 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to further end tolls on roads across the State following the recent toll free period initiative and comments by him that he was considering the removal of tolls levied on trucks using the Limerick tunnel. [21597/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (15 May 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to meeting representatives of ex-political prisoners to discuss the issues arising from the distribution of letters by the National Transport Authority to those who hold SPSV licences and the potentially catastrophic effect this could have on their livelihood and their families welfare due to legislation brought in by...