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Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (12 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 131: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will sanction the purchase of land by Mayo County Council for the building of a home in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [28924/11]

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I wish to share time with Deputies Seán Crowe, Jonathan O'Brien, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Michael Colreavy and Martin Ferris. Earlier this year, the Minister of State with special responsibility for housing, Deputy Willie Penrose, launched a housing policy statement. It proclaimed an intention to radically change public housing in Ireland but it set out nothing of the sort. Beneath the...

Public Investment Projects (5 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide further details on the announced strategic investment fund including the amount to be drawn down from the National Pensions Reserve Fund; the date at which the fund will be established; the date at which it will start funding strategic initiatives; and if the establishment of this fund is consistent with the Programme for...

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: That is wrong.

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: The Taoiseach will remember Fianna Fáil's waste-----

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I will ask the question but I must have a lead-in to it.

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I cannot just ask the question without a lead-in to it.

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: The Taoiseach will remember Fianna Fáil's Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001, which Fine Gael and the Labour Party opposed.

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: It took powers relating to waste management away from elected representatives. There are thousands of citizens in this city-----

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: -----dependent on waivers, such as senior citizens, the old, social welfare recipients and those on low pay.

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Has the Government any plans to amend the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001?

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: What plans does it have, if any, to introduce legislation providing for a national waiver scheme?

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: A Cheann Comhairle, I asked about legislation for a national waiver scheme. Can I get an answer?

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: That is ridiculous. I am asking about legislation.

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: It is promised legislation.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (4 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason members of An Garda Síochána are still being deployed in force to the Smithfield Market, Smithfield, Dublin 7 on a constant basis since an incident earlier in the year. [27493/11]

Issue of Writ: Dublin West By-election (4 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: That is not true.

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: We all know people who have lost someone on our country's roads. We have come a long way, but the reminder of the huge loss of life is on the sides of the road in every county, on the crosses which dot the State due to road deaths. One of the few positive aspects of the previous Government's record over the past ten to 15 years is that there was success in reducing the number of road...

Issue of Writ: Dublin West By-election (4 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: When the people voted for change in February, it was not change as a buzzword or empty rhetoric but as meaningful root and branch reform and a new departure from the old corrupt and unsustainable way Governments have operated in the State for generations. Unfortunately, the political class sold them empty rhetoric and buzzwords and a people crying out for hope bought the line. Eight months...

Sale of State Assets (29 Sep 2011)

Dessie Ellis: It seems fairly clear that there is an intent to sell the rest of the Government's stake in Aer Lingus. That is a shame because Aer Lingus has served the country well as the flagship airline for many years. In addition, it has delivered a profitable organisation. What is probably holding up the sale of Aer Lingus at the moment is the pension fund. That is another issue we will have to...