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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I have been listening to all of the presentations in my office. I was at the conference yesterday and found it very interesting. It is clear that, by and large, the supply of social and affordable housing is the big issue and that the private market is not going to deliver it. I am disappointed that nobody has argued that the State should be operating a company and doing what we did back...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Dessie Ellis: There is a nice mix there, with social housing and-----

JobPath Programme: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: The JobPath scheme has proved to be lucrative for a number of private companies. This is a scheme that comes at a significant cost to the taxpayer. Up to the end of last year, fee payments made to the two contractors, Seetec Employment and Turas Nua, which deliver the scheme, had amounted to €149 million since 2015, a shocking amount that could have been better used to assist people...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: What about the site? Do they mention the site in the terms of reference?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: What about the site? Can we get accountability on it?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: There was a commitment by the Government, and a top priority of the HSE, to build a primary care centre in Finglas. Dublin City Council entered into an agreement with the HSE to provide the land. The council recently purchased a local site - the Church of the Annunciation site - from the diocese. Money and a commitment to building the new centre is urgently needed. Will the Minister...

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I welcome the motion put forward by the Labour Party. I agree with the sentiments expressed, the motion and the proposals. I cannot emphasise enough how much I agree with the motion when it says "it is the first duty of Government to provide for the wellbeing, education and development of children". I am at a loss, however, as to why the Labour Party did not come to the same conclusions...

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: The policies and cuts the Labour Party implemented when it was in government crushed the dreams, hopes and ambitions of a generation of young people. Is Labour being wilfully ignorant about how its devastating cuts and policies when in government resulted in a lost generation? It is all very well to get hot and bothered now that it is in opposition, but it had the chance when it was in...

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Bravely, when in government, Labour cut the back to school clothing and footwear allowance, reduced the duration of jobseeker's benefit-----

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Labour cut child benefit, doubled student fees, cut the fuel allowance, cut rent allowance-----

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: -----cut the invalidity pension, axed the bereavement grant, took medical cards off the sick, the elderly and the terminally ill, cut the one-parent family benefit for children over the age of seven, cut the clothing and footwear allowance and cut the carer's allowance. The full list of cuts the Labour Party made while in government is too long to outline in the short time I have. By any...

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I was speaking true words.

Nurses and Midwives Industrial Action: Statements (7 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom tacaíocht a thabhairt do na haltraí ar fud na tíre agus i mo cheantar féin. Seasaim leo. Nursing is a vocation. It takes a special person to work in the medical profession. Unless a person has walked in their shoes, he or she can never truly understand or appreciate the dedication, hard work and humanity of those who work in the nursing...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (12 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Notwithstanding the very good work being undertaken as part of the north east inner city initiative, there are big problems in the north east inner city as we all know, similar to the issues in my area that need to be addressed. There has been a big increase in illegal dumping in the area since the disastrous privatisation of bin collections. Antisocial behaviour is on the rise and gangs...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (12 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: The Taoiseach should not blame others.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (12 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, is a member of the Independent Alliance. Many of our citizens, unfortunately, had to emigrate to secure employment or better wages, nurses being a typical example. Emigrants with particular skill sets are being encouraged to return home, and rightly so. However, on their return they face considerable obstacles settling back into...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: This afternoon the British Prime Minister is due to update the Westminster Parliament on the state of Brexit talks. She is supposedly going to tell MPs to hold tough. It is vital that the Taoiseach stands firm in the face of this last-ditch attempt by the British Government to renegotiate the backstop. It is our only insurance policy to prevent a hard border on this island and it is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Did the Taoiseach discuss at all with Prime Minister May holding a referendum on Irish unity? It is part of the Good Friday Agreement.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I am asking the Taoiseach whether he discussed the matter with the British Prime Minister.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Will the Taoiseach answer that question?