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Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Will the Taoiseach outline when the residential tenancies (amendment) Bill will be published? What stage are we at? Will powers of deposit retention for the Private Residential Tenancies Board, PRTB, be included? This is a major issue of contention that crops up constantly. I remind the Taoiseach that his Labour colleagues were committed to this previously-----

Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: -----and had a Private Members' debate on it.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Then the Government will welcome in the European Stability Mechanism, ESM.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Where will we get the €1.27 billion?

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: At the height of the boom 269,000 people were working in the construction industry. This figure has since fallen to approximately 100,000, a major decline that has delivered a massive blow to the construction industry which is clearly on its knees and needs a major stimulus. The potential to provide more jobs is considerable, although I accept employment in the sector will never return to...

Water Charges (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I have serious concerns about the direction in which the Minister is moving-----

Water Charges (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: -----in transferring powers from the local authorities.

Water Charges (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I know and I am coming to the point. In this case, powers will transfer from local authorities which have provided the service during the years to Irish Water. Responsibility for the licensing and roadworthiness testing of commercial vehicles is also being transferred to the RSA from the local authorities. The Minister has referred to local government reform and giving more powers to local...

Water Charges (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I understand that, but I have spoken only once.

Water Charges (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I raised a question about the transfer of powers from the local authorities and the city manager, Dr. John Tierney, said, "This was in the programme for Government and I was not consulted." Is it the case that none of the local authority managers was consulted? They are the experts. Engineers have made their views known, as Deputy Clare Daly said, but it is crazy not to have consulted the...

Water Charges (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Who were they?

Water Charges (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: What about Dublin and Cork city councils?

Community Development (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I believe some of what the previous speaker said had an anti-Traveller tone. I tend to resent some of the things that have been said about the Traveller community and minority communities. RAPID has been fantastic for certain disadvantaged areas like my area of Finglas and Ballymun, which has availed of the programme. The Minister said money may become available. Is there a possibility of...

Community Development (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: He sounds like it.

Community Development (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: The Deputy is playing to the locals.

Community Development (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: They could be the only section that is causing trouble.

Community Development (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: It is very anti-Traveller.

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 19: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to refund the household charge to residents of Priory Hall, Belmayne and pyrite contaminated housing who paid the charge and exempt them and residents of these houses who have not paid the charge but are liable. [22171/12]

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 34: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households that have paid the household charge; the number of these that are entitled to waivers; and the action he will take to meet the shortfall in the funding of local authorities. [22128/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (3 May 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 203: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that local authorities have awarded contracts to development companies which have unfinished estates on their books; and if he intends to resolve this practice. [22568/12]