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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Dessie Ellis: They are needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Dessie Ellis: Chairman, this is a discussion between two people. I know that other members are trying to contribute. We have only a limited time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Dessie Ellis: We spoke about land banks. There is a huge amount of land at Dunsink Lane in Castleknock. Much of it was compulsorily purchased over the last while by Fingal County Council but there are no plans in place for building on that site. Recently I was at a meeting with the managers of Fingal County Council which was attended by some Deputies, and it was made clear that it has not been looked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Dessie Ellis: It does not relate specifically to overcrowding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Dessie Ellis: One of the reason we ended up with so many voids was that the local authority staff was run down. There is no recruitment in the maintenance section of Dublin City Council. There are no apprenticeships, which we did have in the past. We are all talking about apprenticeships and getting people back into the workforce and producing the workforce. That was a big source of employment in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Dessie Ellis: I appreciate that, but it has a knock-on effect in terms of delivering the voids quickly.

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (27 Sep 2017)

Dessie Ellis: I wish to raise the plight of dozens of families I am dealing with on housing alone on a weekly basis in my constituency. In the majority of cases, landlords are seeking repossession because they are supposedly selling their properties or they or a family member are moving back in. Assuming proper notice is served and the RTB is satisfied, tenants are left with no alternative but to seek...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (27 Sep 2017)

Dessie Ellis: Fianna Fáil councillors on Dublin City Council voted for a reduction in property tax.

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (27 Sep 2017)

Dessie Ellis: Fianna Fáil councillors vote for reductions in property tax.

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (27 Sep 2017)

Dessie Ellis: What about Fianna Fáil councillors on Dublin City Council?

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (27 Sep 2017)

Dessie Ellis: That is a joke.

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)

Dessie Ellis: And people to become homeless.

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Tithíochta), 2017: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2017)

Dessie Ellis: Housing should be a right and not a privilege. The right to housing should apply to all those in need of housing and who qualify for it. The right applied in this manner should be applicable not just to families, but to individuals as well. We must also be aware that in today's society, the concept of family can be understood in a wider sense. This should be applied regardless of age,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Report: Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Rory Hearne, NUI Maynooth (20 Sep 2017)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Dr. Hearne and Dr. Murphy for their contributions. We have been speaking of the points they raised for a long time. I believe, and we have always said, there should be a rights-based approach to housing and we totally agree that people should have a right to a home. Dr. Hearne gave some statistics about 2015 during which 65 social houses were built, and it is quite clear where this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Dublin Regional Homless Executive (20 Sep 2017)

Dessie Ellis: Those in receipt of HAP are obviously a combination of people who were on the rental accommodation scheme or in receipt of rent supplement. Some of them are in receipt of the homeless HAP. How many more extras will we get? A target of 15,000 tenancies has been mentioned and the Department has set up 12,000 to date. How many more extras has the target taken into account? In terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Safety (26 Jul 2017)

Dessie Ellis: 67. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to serious design flaws in the loading bays at the new Poolbeg incinerator (details supplied), and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35238/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jul 2017)

Dessie Ellis: 701. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided a date for surgery. [35115/17]

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2017)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Deputy Browne for introducing the Bill. I wish the Minister of State all the best in his new role. I really hope he makes a difference because there is scarcely a person in this House who has not been touched in some way by suicide. Scarcely any family has not experienced suicide or some form of mental health issues. The rate of suicide in this country, particularly among young...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Resolution Board: Chairperson Designate (13 Jul 2017)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Mr. Keyes for his presentation. By the looks of it Mr. Keyes' qualifications are very strong. I did not know if Mr. Keyes had another job apart from all the different roles he has. There is a lot there and chairing all of these committees and so on would be very challenging. I am curious about a number of aspects. Are there any plans for the Pyrite Resolution Board to look at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Resolution Board: Chairperson Designate (13 Jul 2017)

Dessie Ellis: I was suggesting that Mr. Keyes try to have it examined because it has been dragging on.