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Topical Issue Debate: Development Contributions (12 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I am glad to hear that at least one county, Wicklow, is managing to get fees out of developers. It is probably one of the few that is going to get them. Does the Minister of State accept that residents are being blackmailed and threatened by being told that their estates will not be finished, that they will not receive local services and that roads and underground systems will not be...

Topical Issue Debate: Development Contributions (12 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: On 23 May 2005, Wicklow County Council took the shocking decision to send out letters to the residents of Brook Meadow, Avoca. The letters threatened them with a very large fine which would increase if unpaid and could incur a custodial sentence. Needless to say, this caused great concern among many residents, who, like most citizens, do not have large funds on which to draw should a county...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (12 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (detailed supplied) in Dublin 11 will have to wait two years to see a neurologist in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, despite his experience of continuing unexplained seziures and MRI and EEG results which show an abnormality on the left side of his brain [6805/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (7 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister of State for his response. There is a major problem in this area and some form of code of conduct is required to address it. While I accept that other issues arise in respect of the banks, a code of conduct is needed for the receivers who work on behalf of the banks. My party and Threshold are encountering cases where tenants have not had their leases renewed and...

Topical Issue Debate: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (7 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister of State is aware of the crisis in the buy-to-let market, with 29% of the 150,000 buy-to-let mortgages in arrears and 17% in arrears for 90 days or more. This means a staggering 26,770 rental properties are at risk of serious default. One of the most immediate consequences of the crisis is that the people living in these properties are at great risk. When a bank repossesses a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Green Paper on Defence (7 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Defence the date on which the Green Paper on Defence will be published. [6125/13]

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Selling us out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Windscreen Replacement Standards: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I asked about the figure for peak glass breaks, which was in the region of 5,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Windscreen Replacement Standards: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the delegates for their presentations. The NCT and the National Standards Authority of Ireland, NSAI, offer the only methods open to us to check for windscreen replacement safety. Having regulations would be more difficult. Is the delegation opposed to using the glue injection method in fixing a windscreen? Does that method weaken the structural safety of the car? Many people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: European Aviation Safety Authority Regulations: Discussion with Irish Airline Pilots' Association (6 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the IALPA for its presentation. The EASA has made proposals with which the IALPA is happy, except for the three issues raised today - night duties, stand-by duties and disruptive schedules. If these proposals become directives, will the Irish aviation sector be able to opt out of them? It was stated ten independent scientists did not agree with the EASA and had made contrary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Committees Remit (6 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review the existing functions and powers of the Prison Visiting Committees. [5994/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Inspections (6 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to make the Inspector of Prisons accountable to the Oireachtas; and his plans to put the Inspector’s standards on a statutory footing and introduce a binding mechanism for the implementation of recommendations [5993/13]

Other Questions: Property Taxation (5 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Social housing is provided by the local authorities for people on low income who cannot afford to buy their own home. It is now proposed to increase the rent paid by these people. Given people are already struggling and will not be able to pay, the local authorities will have to meet this cost from their funding, leaving them with less funding for everything else, including maintenance....

Other Questions: NAMA Social Housing (5 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The year 2012 was probably the worst on record for house building. It is disappointing that we have not made more progress. I accept there are problems in terms of the legalities and I hope the special purpose vehicle will address most such issues. I am interested in learning more about what is entailed in the leasing agreement. To date, leasing agreements are being entered into for a...

Other Questions: NAMA Social Housing (5 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: We have probably had NAMA for four years or longer. The delivery in terms of social housing has been disappointing, to say the least. Some 203 units have been delivered overall. In 2011, it was claimed that almost 2,000 units had been identified, but these were whittled down to a small number. Another claim of 3,879 identified units has also been whittled down because some of those units...

Other Questions: NAMA Social Housing (5 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: When will local authorities receive the identified units? The mechanism might be complicated. It might have a lot of legalities attached to it. I accept the Minister has set up the special purpose vehicle to deal with the issue. However, we need action. We must get the mechanism up and running, identify properties, secure agreement and convert them into social housing or bring them under...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pyrite Issues (5 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I have praised the Minister for moving this matter forward and have not been at all negative.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pyrite Issues (5 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I am being negative from the point of view that the situation is serious.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pyrite Issues (5 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I am also curious about how the household charge exemption for people with pyrite will be judged. It may be at an early stage but we will have a lot of people claiming exemptions which will be difficult to judge. Will the resolution board be examining that matter or will it be the Minister's call?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pyrite Issues (5 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: No.