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Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

Dessie Ellis: We will be-----

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2018)

Dessie Ellis: Deputy Casey has a brass neck to argue it.

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2018)

Dessie Ellis: The Government has created what, for it at least, seems to be an intractable problem in the current housing crisis. It is more than a crisis - it is a national emergency. Buying a house, particularly in Dublin, has been made increasingly difficult as house prices continue to soar. If this and previous Governments had listened to us sooner, we might have avoided a housing problem turning...

Topical Issue Debate: Light Rail Projects Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Dessie Ellis: There have been some welcome developments in transport but they are not ambitious enough and, in some cases, will take many years to complete. The Luas link to Broombridge has been a wonderful success, with many commuters from the Finglas area commuting daily. One of the biggest problems with Broombridge is the lack of parking and set-down places, in addition to the lack of feeder buses to...

Topical Issue Debate: Light Rail Projects Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister. We all welcome metro north and we are waiting for it to get moving. I wish we could speed up the process as the timeframe is a bit long. There is an onus on the Minister, the Department, the NTA and Transport Infrastructure Ireland. They should look at the project and all the State agencies should be instructed to examine it. It would not cost an arm and a leg to...

Topical Issue Debate: Light Rail Projects Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Dessie Ellis: It is virgin land.

Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Feb 2018)

Dessie Ellis: What are the Tánaiste's plans to reform the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE? In the legislative programme for this session, the Government proposes to make certain reforms with the companies enforcement Bill. However, outstanding issues remain. For example, to date, the report into the mishandling of the Fitzpatrick trial remains unpublished, stuck in a drawer...

Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Feb 2018)

Dessie Ellis: The message is clear that white collar crime pays. I know pensioners who have been threatened with legal action because of non-payment of a television licence. They were vigorously pursued about this minor debt.

Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2018)

Dessie Ellis: In what other area of life could an institution deliberately mislead its customers or clients? In what area could it calculatingly and deliberately mislead those who it promised to offer the best possible and friendliest service, a service it promised would be a reliable one in which the product offered would be the best one suited to their requirements? As in the scandals in insurance and...

Dublin Traffic: Motion [Private Members] (20 Feb 2018)

Dessie Ellis: Traffic congestion in Dublin, in particular in the city centre, has become a major problem for commuters, businesses and residents. It has impacted on the city by increasing travel times and imposes a negative cost on job growth and productivity. It may also result in increased carbon dioxide emissions. Restricting the use of private cars at College Green at peak times has resulted in...

Other Questions: Homeless Persons Data (27 Feb 2018)

Dessie Ellis: 73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homeless families accommodated in hotels; the number of families to date in 2018 that have been taken out of such accommodation; the target date by which all families will be removed from such accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9702/18]

Other Questions: Homeless Persons Data (27 Feb 2018)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister still has not given us a target date for when we will get people out of hotels. This has been going on. The Minister has mentioned many times that he will have everyone out of hotels in a certain period. That period is well past. If one takes the peak period, which was March last year, there were 815 families in hotel accommodation. There were 758 families in November. The...

Other Questions: Homeless Persons Data (27 Feb 2018)

Dessie Ellis: 5 o’clock In spite of measures such as the rent supplement and rental accommodation schemes, the system is still haemorrhaging people into homelessness. I have been dealing with such persons all week in my constituency, as have most Deputies in their constituencies. Although the Minister has stated we are making progress, the figures for homelessness remain high, which is very...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (27 Feb 2018)

Dessie Ellis: 75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the housing PPPs in view of the fact that five schemes were to be rolled out nationally and to date none have commenced; the commencement date of these PPPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9701/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (27 Feb 2018)

Dessie Ellis: 469. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that cardiac transplant surgery for persons under 16 years of age is not carried out here; his plans to address this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9831/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (27 Feb 2018)

Dessie Ellis: 592. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is possible to appeal penalty points after the fact; the timeframe for appealing such penalty points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10077/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (28 Feb 2018)

Dessie Ellis: 207. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that funding allocated to community youth projects, such as projects (details supplied), does not enable them to implement the pay restoration as outlined under the Haddington Road agreement without having a serious effect on the provision of youth services by such groups; and if she will make...

Topical Issue Debate: Water Supply Leakages (7 Mar 2018)

Dessie Ellis: We have had unprecedented weather conditions over the past week. Alerts that were sent out in the media by the National Emergency Co-ordination Group have certainly saved lives. Services, including the Garda Síochána, ambulance crews, the fire brigade, local authority staff, hospital staff, the Army and so many more, all did their best and deserve great praise in dealing with...

Topical Issue Debate: Water Supply Leakages (7 Mar 2018)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister for his response. I get very frustrated over this because, for many years as a councillor, long before I became a Deputy, I heard constant talk about the water shortage in the greater Dublin area. I have been at meeting after meeting over the years. This is going back well over ten years but we are still no closer to having the problem resolved. There are shortages...

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2018)

Dessie Ellis: I wish to raise the Government's drugs policy as outlined in the programme for Government. My concern is a development I am increasingly hearing about, namely, the grooming of children to sell or carry drugs for drug dealers. I have a real concern that this is the next child exploitation scandal. Children can be attracted by the false glamour and material wealth of drug dealers and...