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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: 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...

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

Dessie Ellis: The Minister of State has made his position very clear. Why do we have to go down the road of retrospection in regard to these issues? The Minister of State said people must go to the courts, but this could involve suspension and result in people being out of work for a period. It could cause a lot of hardship for people who have committed themselves not just to the Good Friday Agreement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (25 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 41. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to monitor sex offenders on an all-Ireland basis. [39764/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Referendum on Marriage Equality (25 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 48. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects a referendum to be put to the people on the issue of marriage equality. [39751/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (24 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 573. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support walk to school programmes which promote road safety among young school students, such as providing free hi-viz clothing and bands to schools. [39441/13]

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: It is nearly two years since the publication of the report on pyrite-----

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: -----and the Minister, Deputy Hogan, indicated at the time that he would deal with it fairly quickly. The pyrite resolution board has been set up and a levy was to be imposed on sections of the industry.

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: We were told legislation was required.

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I am asking about legislation.

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I am asking about required legislation. When will it be brought forward?

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Is there a problem in the process of getting the levy from the industry? The word outside is that banks are causing problems.

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: It relates to pyrite.

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: It regards pyrite resolution.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (19 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 39. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will give an assurance that no further cuts will be imposed on youth services in receipt of State funding in Budget 2014; if she anticipates the commencement of a year-on-year restoration of previous supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38765/13]

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: It is clear this is a right-wing Government, entrenched in the ideological obsessions of the right. The dismantling of social services, the vilification of the working class and the asset stripping of State services for private profit are examples of this ideology. Fine Gael stands clearly as the driver of this agenda, with Labour naively or cynically along for the ride. However, it is the...