Results 1,301-1,320 of 4,672 for speaker:Dessie Ellis
- Domestic Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: Did the free allowance happen with the bin charges?
- Domestic Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: We spent €1 billion already.
- Domestic Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: The Government has taken €12 million from it. There was not €12 million.
- Domestic Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: The Government and its predecessor never learned their lesson. Irish Water and water charges are to all intents and purposes dead in the water. If the Government thinks that by setting up an advisory body and suspending charges it will stop the popular uprising that has seen tens of thousands of people on the streets, it is sadly mistaken. The penny just has not dropped that the Government...
- Order of Business (24 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: It is the same thing. What can they do?
- Order of Business (24 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: The Taoiseach should go after them in Spain.
- Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: I have visited the houses in Ballymun and met some of the families there. They were described as modular housing but they are more akin to ordinary housing. The Minister has indicated that there will be 1,000 of these units built across different areas. Does the Minister envisage that these will just be for homeless families or is there a possibility they could be used as affordable...
- Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: I asked if they would be used for affordable housing. I did not get an answer.
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme Expenditure (24 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: 589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the money already spent, the planned expenditure, including where that money has been allocated, and the current estimate for total State expenditure on the rural transport programme in 2016. [11455/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coras Iompair Éireann (24 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: 590. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the estimate for the total State subvention to Córas Iompair Éireann in 2016 by each Córas Iompair Éireann company. [11456/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coras Iompair Éireann (24 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: 591. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the previous and planned additional funding to Córas Iompair Éireann companies for 2016. [11457/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (24 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: 592. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he expects specific savings or changes in the public service obligation funding as a result of the introduction of open tendering and to set out in tabular form his rationale for the expected savings. [11458/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (24 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: 593. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to the State of making all existing public transport completely wheelchair accessible. [11459/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme (24 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: 594. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funds pledged and the funds that have been ring-fenced in the capital spending plan for the completion of the A5 dual carriageway, the Narrow Water bridge, the Ulster Canal and the north-west gateway initiative, in tabular form. [11460/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme (24 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: 595. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funds which are required but not yet budgeted to complete the A5 dual carriageway, the Narrow Water bridge, the Ulster Canal and the north-west gateway initiative. [11461/16]
- An Teanga Gaeilge: Statements (Resumed) (18 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: Fáiltím roimh an deis Gaeilge a úsáid agus ráiteas a dhéanamh in ár dteanga. Tá Sinn Féin ag lorg athbhunú na Gaeilge mar theanga bheo i ngach gné den saol. Táimid ag tacú leis na príomheagraíochta sna haidhmeanna atá acu an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn, ní hamháin sna Gaeltachtaí ach sa tír ina...
- Other Questions: Tax Code (18 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: Will you stop.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (6 May 2016)
Dessie Ellis: Deputy O'Dea is right.
- Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)
Dessie Ellis: The imposition of water charges and the other mess that is Irish Water were soundly rejected by the Irish people in February. They were soundly rejected on the streets and in our communities for months before that but the main parties, despite their spin, refused to recognise this complete and indisputable rejection. Hundreds of thousands marched in our towns and cities, organised locally...
- Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)
Dessie Ellis: The Deputy is misquoting as usual. We made a lot of objections at that time.