Results 3,341-3,360 of 4,676 for speaker:Dessie Ellis
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Dessie Ellis: What about the health service and the housing problem?
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Dessie Ellis: What about their water charges bill?
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste is a class act.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)
Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste has a US-style tax system.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2016)
Dessie Ellis: What about the trolleys?
- Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2016)
Dessie Ellis: Maybe the Taoiseach will debate them.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2016)
Dessie Ellis: At a cost of €12 billion.
- Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)
Dessie Ellis: It is 24 days since the votes of the people were counted. For nearly three weeks it has been clear that if a Government is to be formed in the 32nd Dáil it will be made up of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. In those three weeks many more families have become homeless, while these two parties play footsie under the table and shadow-box for the public. For its part, Fine Gael, as part...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (22 Mar 2016)
Dessie Ellis: 563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will install a bike station in the Glasnevin Cemetery and the Botanic Gardens area of Dublin, given this area's popularity with tourists and its large population. [4749/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (20 Apr 2016)
Dessie Ellis: 467. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that Kildare County Council has a process of only replacing windows in elderly persons homes if there is money left in the budget at the end of the year and, despite an increased allocation in the 2016 housing maintenance budget, if they will be operating the same process for this year; if this practice is...
- Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)
Dessie Ellis: Where did those staff come from?
- Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)
Dessie Ellis: The Deputy is misquoting as usual. We made a lot of objections at that time.
- Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)
Dessie Ellis: Nobody gets anything for nothing. Everybody pays taxes.
- Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)
Dessie Ellis: The imposition of water charges and the other mess that is Irish Water were soundly rejected by the Irish people in February. They were soundly rejected on the streets and in our communities for months before that but the main parties, despite their spin, refused to recognise this complete and indisputable rejection. Hundreds of thousands marched in our towns and cities, organised locally...
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (6 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: Deputy O'Dea is right.
- Other Questions: Tax Code (18 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: Will you stop.
- An Teanga Gaeilge: Statements (Resumed) (18 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: Fáiltím roimh an deis Gaeilge a úsáid agus ráiteas a dhéanamh in ár dteanga. Tá Sinn Féin ag lorg athbhunú na Gaeilge mar theanga bheo i ngach gné den saol. Táimid ag tacú leis na príomheagraíochta sna haidhmeanna atá acu an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn, ní hamháin sna Gaeltachtaí ach sa tír ina...
- Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: I have visited the houses in Ballymun and met some of the families there. They were described as modular housing but they are more akin to ordinary housing. The Minister has indicated that there will be 1,000 of these units built across different areas. Does the Minister envisage that these will just be for homeless families or is there a possibility they could be used as affordable...
- Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: I asked if they would be used for affordable housing. I did not get an answer.
- Order of Business (24 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: It is the same thing. What can they do?