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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Network (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 2. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to address the increasing capacity problems on the M50 and the need for a proposed additional ring road to deal with the high demand by motorists. [45431/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Network (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Will the Minister outline his plans for addressing the increasing capacity problems on the M50 and the need for a proposed additional ring-road to deal with the high demand from motorists? The idea of an outer ring road has been on the table for many years and I want to hear the Minister's views on this. He was a member of Dublin City Council, where we had many presentations over the years....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Network (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I acknowledge that it is only five years since the major upgrade, when the road was widened and various junctions were tackled. This cost more than €1 billion. However, it is quite clear that some of the measures being proposed will not be sufficient in the long term. The Minister is talking about lowering speed limits and the possibility of tolling at various off-shoots of the M50....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Network (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: No, I was not suggesting I supported it. I was asking whether there was merit in considering it or giving consideration to improving the outer ring roads in a way that would alleviate the pressure. Everything appears to converge on the M50, with traffic travelling north, south and east, which is hard to understand. However, I agree with the Minister on one point, which is that public...

Other Questions: Cross-Border Projects (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will work with the Stormont and transport companies in the North to deliver an island-wide integrated ticketing system and to improve access to cross-Border public transport services. [45004/15]

Other Questions: Cross-Border Projects (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The integrated ticketing system in the South and the smarter travel programme have been working very well. In regard to our northern counterparts in Stormont and transport companies in the North, what work has the Minister done to introduce a ticketing system to cover the North and the South and to improve access to cross-Border public transport services.

Other Questions: Cross-Border Projects (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I am glad the authorities on both sides are at least talking but the NTA and Translink do not seem to have made huge progress. It is a pity we have not pushed this much further because many areas could benefit from rail and bus link ups and they could be made very efficient. On many occasions, we have said there should be free travel for senior citizens North and South. That issue needs to...

Other Questions: Cross-Border Projects (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I welcome the funding and co-operation the Minister mentioned to seek European funding for cross-Border projects, particularly in respect of transport, but he did not reply regarding senior citizens travel. This issue could be progressed. I acknowledge that his Northern counterparts are looking at a new ticketing service. Have detailed discussions been held with them regarding the systems...

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: That is the universal answer.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will install a tunnel or bridge at the Pelletstown and Ashtown rail crossing to deal with the major traffic problems it is creating. [45001/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the effort he has made to make public transport services more affordable, given regular increases in fares over the past five years, even for those using prepaid and Leap options. [45005/15]

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 5:In page 6, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following:“(g) in section 10, by inserting the following subsections after subsection (2):“(3) Subsection (2) shall be operated with due consideration for the principles set down by the Good Friday Agreement 1998 in respect of placing no undue barriers to employment against people with previous convictions...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: We are well over 15 years into the Good Friday Agreement. I know that many people in this city and on the island who have taken up jobs and been loyal supporters of the Agreement whom I believe have been let down by the Minister’s decision. Many of them have settled down, have families, are living in communities and have been driving taxis for years. Suddenly a new Bill could affect...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Bill 2015: Committee Stage (16 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I have concerns about whether this could put pressure on the sector to privatise. Will the Minister clarify if, by ratifying the convention, this will be a possibility?

Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: The leaders occupied it.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 753. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 was denied a reader for the leaving certificate examination despite having dyslexia and literacy scores well below the required threshold. [46585/15]

Hospital Emergency Departments: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: This is a Government elected in a crisis which promised stability but now faces into election on the motto of the British Tories of offering chaos or stability. For many it is clear that the people offering chaos are actually Fine Gael and the Labour Party. Certainly for those in housing need, those who have lost their homes, those who are sick or disabled, young adults, those entering...

Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: Is the Government going to sell them off then?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (19 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 180. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the measures in place to alleviate the losses to local businesses in County Dublin, in particular, in the Dublin 2 and 4 areas, should these areas experience flooding in the future. [2231/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (19 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the planned address of the new premises for the Shellybanks Educate Together national school in Dublin 4. [2235/16]