Results 2,941-2,960 of 4,672 for speaker:Dessie Ellis
- 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. 51: In page 35, subsection (2), line 39, after “offence” to insert the following:“not covered by the terms of the Good Friday Agreement 1998”.
- 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. 52: In page 37, subsection (5), line 9, after “subsection” to insert the following:“which is not covered by the terms of the Good Friday Agreement 1998”.
- 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. 54: In page 39, subsection (1), line 32, after “convicted” to insert the following:“excluding convictions relating to offences covered by the terms of the Good Friday Agreement 1998”.
- 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. 32: In page 25, subsection (1), lines 38 to 40, to delete paragraph (i).
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: Yes. I wish to be assured that the Minister for Transport is not proposing to introduce a dress code of any description for people driving taxis.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: We have had enough problems trying to deal with dress codes in this House.
- 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 am not sure why the term "national" is preferred over "maximum". I would be happy to leave the section as it is. I am not clear on Deputy Dooley's intention. I do not know if there is such a thing as a national fare, as such.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: Obviously, the immigration authorities are responsible for this matter. Is it not the norm across Europe that students can enter the industry for 20 hours, or for 40 during holiday periods?
- 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 believe we did refer to it in the Seanad. I accept that there is an argument that we should work on the issue in the dabate on the spent convictions Bill. I accept that argument in seeking a mechanism to deal with the issue. I wish to return to some of the remarks made by Deputies Patrick O'Donovan and Paudie Coffey. We are talking about people who are covered under the Good Friday...
- 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 know the Deputy has a bone to pick with republicans. That is very clear.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: We have to call a spade a spade.
- 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 will call a spade a spade.
- 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 deny that I am a republican. However, I am not going to go down the road-----
- 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 am not going to get into badger baiting; I do not equate someone-----
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: No. It is very wrong to equate someone involved in serious crime with republicans and persons covered by the Good Friday Agreement. I do not accept the comparison.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: No.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: My proposed amendment No. 17 stated: In page 15, subsection (1)(b), line 29, after “which” to insert “constitutes full time employment and, or”.Will the Minister of State confirm whether a limit has been set on the amount of hours worked? Is it less than 39 hours? I have tabled the amendment because I am unclear on the matter.
- 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 respond to my query?
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)
Dessie Ellis: Yes, please.
- 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. 15: In page 15, subsection (2), between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:“(d) the exclusion for consideration under this section of any conviction covered by the terms of the Good Friday Agreement 1998;”.I have raised the issue with the Minister on a number of occasions. Many people who are involved in the taxi industry have signed up to the Good...