Results 2,481-2,500 of 4,676 for speaker:Dessie Ellis
- Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: It took an election for you to-----
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: It is a major crisis.
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: There are individuals with severe disabilities who cannot access public transport for various reasons. A commitment was given that a contribution would be made to help them offset the significant extra costs. When will the health (transport support) Bill be before the House to address this issue?
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: The Taoiseach just said that. The Deputy is not listening.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: Maybe it would fix a leak for a change.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: The Government took the money away in the first place.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: We are going to be protesting then.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: That is not important. They are ordinary citizens.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: She is the real prima donna.
- Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: What about the 100,000 people on the streets the other day?
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (14 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: 367. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the statutory powers of the airport police; and the statutory basis for such powers. [38889/14]
- Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: What age is a child now?
- Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: In Ireland in 1952, over 8,000 homes were built for what is today known as social housing. This was not some brief period of socialist revolution or extreme affluence. People needed homes and the State saw that it had a duty. In three years, this Government has not delivered 8,000 homes and yet it claims it will now take another three years to deliver 6,700 homes. I have news for it....
- Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: I write my own speeches.
- Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: The Minister of State is an expert on scripts.
- Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: I write my own.
- Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: We did refer to mental health services.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council Meeting Briefing: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (15 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister for his presentation. I wish to ask about a couple of areas, touch on European law and refer to the cross-Border exchange of information on traffic issues. The Minister's predecessor, Deputy Varadkar, indicated there are legal problems with linking the points system, North and South, and that it requires legislation. I assume the same problem has arisen in other...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council Meeting Briefing: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (15 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: In terms of road safety, I welcome the idea of drug tests and the plans outlined by the Minister. I would like to engage with that matter but I have an issue with the reported statistics on traffic accidents. We are getting evidence that some of these accidents are suicide related but they are still being counted as traffic accidents. In some cases people deliberately drive into walls or...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council Meeting Briefing: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (15 Oct 2014)
Dessie Ellis: In regard to the Luas, are we on-----