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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Budgetary Position and Editorial Policy: Discussion with RTE (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: In terms of the contracts drawn up with RTE, can the top earners enter into a separate contract with another radio station or must they have an RTE contract?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Budgetary Position and Editorial Policy: Discussion with RTE (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: People are saying they can write off so much money in those companies. I know it is not for RTE to comment on but people say these people are escaping paying taxes in the same way as everyone else because they are doing it through companies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Budgetary Position and Editorial Policy: Discussion with RTE (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Budgetary Position and Editorial Policy: Discussion with RTE (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: So if a top earner is making €400,000, he is not getting €200,000 for the radio show as well; this is the total?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Budgetary Position and Editorial Policy: Discussion with RTE (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Mr. Curran and his staff for their presentation. I have always given great praise to RTE, but I have never been able to understand the obscene wage structure for those at the top. In the past we were told advertising paid for many of the top earners, but their earnings should have been related to the size of population or audience as much as anything else. Ireland is a small...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Social Insurance Issues (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 43. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail any discussions that he has had in relation to making mandatory PRSI contributions for sole trades and small and medium enterprises at the joint employee and employer scale and an assessment of the impact of such a move on the SME sector. [24460/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of projects under the Ten-T Comprehensive Road Network and the progress being made with these projects. [24573/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Shadow Banking Sector (21 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the shadow banking industry is 10 times the size of Ireland's GNP as reported; and his views on whether this industry contributes in a fair way to the economy here. [23949/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Council Meetings (21 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the ECOFIN meeting of 14 May and the Eurogroup meeting of 13 May. [23950/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (21 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 496. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the problems being faced by rent supplement and RAS recipients (details supplied) whose contracts have finished and are unable to find new accommodation following a decision by landlords to leave the scheme, the risk of homelessness they face; and the measures he plans to put in place...

Other Questions: Undocumented Irish (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland’s diplomatic staff in America are undertaking any new and specific initiatives to support immigration reform in America. [23235/13]

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Committee Stage (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Vehicles that are scrapped must have an end of life certificate. We had problems in the past where vehicles which ended up being called "company cars" wound up being driven by joyriders. Is there special monitoring of this in garages? What penalties will be imposed in this regard?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Committee Stage (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I was only referring to it in the context of the end of life certificate which is part of the Bill. I want to know how the process will work for garages.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Committee Stage (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: If a business is operating and finds out that it must put a vehicle off the road, how strictly is the one month notice period adhered to?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Committee Stage (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Therefore, that could happen at the end of the month.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Committee Stage (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: That is fine.

Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister and Minister of State are putting the livelihoods of many families at risk. There are quite a large number of former political prisoners who have found work as taxi drivers. They have worked without issue for years. They are known to be pillars of their communities, hard-working and honest. They should not have to beg for their jobs. I am a former political prisoner. Many...

Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: There is plenty of time for amendments. I have raised this matter countless times and the Minister of State knows that. He should not be trying to pass the buck. All legislation moved through this House should honour the international agreements signed by the State. Would the Minister of State argue that it was a matter for Deputy Lucinda Creighton if a Bill he produced was not in...

Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: It is a very difficult time to be a small business operator, a sole trader. The cost of doing business is high and the amount of cash available for people to spend is getting smaller and smaller. These are bad conditions for the operation of a business, and in such times people who are self-employed need support and help. That is not to say we should subsidise or prop up unviable...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent arrest of eight young Basque political activists in Donostia San Sebastián and the consequences these political arrests could have on the peace process there and if he will raise the issue with the Spanish Government. [23215/13]