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Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste did not answer the question about the transfer of the land. Will the Government consider legislation for the transfer of land-----

Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: -----to local authorities from NAMA? That is the big issue. People are becoming homeless following the sale of NAMA properties. That is what we should focus on.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: No, it is not. It is only leasing properties.

Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Send him up to Prospect Hill on the Finglas Road also.

Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: And Prospect Hill.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (6 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 778. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that an upgrade to the M7 will not include a toll bridge, following the announcement of a €27 billion capital programme. [34663/15]

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: None of that from them.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: At least he is not on a wing and a prayer.

Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Tá an Bille seo teicniúil. Cuireann sé deireadh leis an Dublin Docklands Development Authority agus aistríonn sé gach rud go Chomhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath. I welcome the opportunity to discuss this Bill on Second Stage and will take this opportunity to raise a number of issues with the Minister of State. This Bill proposes the dissolution of the...

Building on Recovery: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The capital investment plan introduced by the Government over a week ago, amid much inflated hype, earmarks €27 billion toward a number of areas, including transport and housing, over a six-year period. The plan is plush with style and grand statements, but when we search for the substance and detail there is little to be found. As we draw ever closer to the end of 2015, the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (13 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 424. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost per modular housing unit; the size of the units per square meter; and the facilities available in each unit. [35422/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (13 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 444. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government given questions raised regarding the National Asset Management Agency controlled Prospect Hill development at Leaders' Questions on 7 October 2015, if he will provide an outline of the extent of the problems which pose a health and safety threat in the whole of the complex, besides the 62 units already identified; the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (13 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 445. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the serious concerns of many local officials of Dublin City Council and others, that the health and safety threats relating to the National Asset Management Agency controlled Prospect Hill extends well beyond the 62 units currently identified. [35777/15]

Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I am glad the Taoiseach told that to his Labour Party colleagues.

Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: But the problem is still growing.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Deich nóiméad.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Go raibh maith agat. I would like to express my sympathy to the friends, family and relatives of the ten members of the Traveller community so tragically killed. I also express my sympathy to the family, relatives and friends of Garda Tony Golden, who was tragically killed while performing his duties. This Government is a master of spin. It may have managed to lead RTE into believing...

Proceeds of Sale of Aer Lingus: Motion (20 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: First, I will comment on how the debate has been scheduled. The provision of just five minutes per speaker on such an important topic is very disappointing, particularly given that it will pass through the Seanad without even any nod to a debate. The discussion on the distribution of €335 million from the controversial sale of the State's share in Aer Lingus warrants a real debate....

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (20 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the authority that a general practice has to ban a patient who is in receipt of a medical card, from its services because the person made a complaint to Dublin City Council regarding the parking of cars of the staff of the general practice outside a person's premises as they were a traffic hazard and a danger to children on the road. [36171/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (20 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 691. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that Irish citizens (details supplied) born in the North of Ireland who renew their drivers licence are now designated as from Northern Ireland; if his Department is aware of the potential difficulties this discrepancy in official documents may cause when travelling internationally; the action his Department is taking to...