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Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 95: In page 57, subsection (4)(a), lines 31 and 32, to delete “small public service vehicle and driver interests” and substitute “single licence holder drivers”.Single licence holders are not properly represented on the advisory council, so a better mechanism is needed. They make up the bulk of licences, yet they are not being properly...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I do not agree with the Minister of State. The single licenceholders are not getting fair representation on the taxi advisory committee.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 97: In page 57, subsection (4), between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following:“(b) at least 1 person representing the interests of the multiple taxi licence holders,”.There is a perception that multiple taxi licenceholders have a bigger say than the ordinary licenceholders.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 98: In page 58, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following subsection:“(5) The chairperson shall be required to attend a special meeting of the responsible Oireachtas Committee at least once every two years from the commencement of this section. All other members of the Advisory Committee shall also be available to attend these special meetings at the request...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Is the Minister of State supporting me now?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Will the Minister of State clarify some points on the direct award of contracts? It does not seem to go with the principle for open tendering.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: A Bill is due before the House to provide for a new tenant purchase scheme for local authorities and for the repossession of local authority dwellings, as well as a new scheme of housing assistance payments. When is this housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill due before the House? Section 62 of that Bill is very important for local authorities.

Topical Issue Debate: Homelessness Strategy (26 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Homelessness is one of the biggest crises facing us today. Approximately 5,000 people are homeless and according to Focus Ireland, seven new people report each day. This is an increase of 88% in rough sleepers. In addition, there also has been a huge rise in the number of people using the homeless services provided by the Peter McVerry Trust, Simon and Focus Ireland. This year there was a...

Topical Issue Debate: Homelessness Strategy (26 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Since 2008 there has been a cut of almost €1 billion in the housing budget. The National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, has only delivered 400 units. Next year, Dublin City Council will only build 18 houses, aside from the regeneration projects. This is an absolute tragedy. Local authorities are unable to turn over their properties because they do not have the money to do so....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (26 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 38. To ask the Minister for Health the supports he has provided and will provide to persons who contracted narcolepsy as a result of being vaccinated by the flu vaccine Pandemrix; if he will provide a full medical card in each case, access to international medical expertise, access to new drug treatments where appropriate, the official recognition of narcolepsy as a disability; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (26 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 51. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all children diagnosed with cancer are granted, or allowed to retain, medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40038/13]

Other Questions: Public Transport Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I listened to the Minister's earlier response to Deputy Dooley's priority question on this subject. Had the Minister's Government had a majority, we would be heading down a serious route of privatisation, much further then we are going. The Minister has made it very clear that he and his party are in favour of privatisation of the bus services. The incremental privatisation has already...

Other Questions: Public Transport Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister must never have met the unions so.

Other Questions: State Airports (1 Oct 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister for his response. I am disappointed that we will have to wait so long before debating the legislation. Shannon Airport was for many years the backbone of the west in the context of the passenger numbers that passed through it. There has been a massive decline in those numbers in recent years. The Minister indicated that no state aid is assigned to Shannon. Does he...

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an mBille seo. I welcome this Bill as it clearly intends to deal in new ways with the issue of road safety, a very important matter to many people on this island. Due to the small close-knit nature of our country, there are few people who have not lost someone on our roads or know someone who has. I will make much use of the word...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport and Recreational Development (1 Oct 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any discussions with the Department of Health, the sports authorities and the Health Service Executive regarding the possibility of establishing a sports and exercise department in the HSE, in order to ensure that the role of exercise fitness and well being is given adequate attention in our health care system. [40896/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 100. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he is taking to increase awareness of cyclists among motorists. [40903/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (1 Oct 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 384. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action she will take to ensure that those who have had their rent supplement reduced due to involvement with community employment, JobBridge or other similar schemes will have them reinstated to the previous level once these schemes have ended in the case where full employment is not the result. [40687/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (1 Oct 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 455. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to help support families who took up shared ownership mortgages but can no longer afford the rent portion of the agreement due to changes in their circumstances following the economic collapse. [41079/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (1 Oct 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 483. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to help support families who took up shared ownership mortgages but can no longer afford the rent portion of the agreement due to changes in their circumstances following the economic collapse. [41080/13]