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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.

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Dessie Ellis: Nobody gets anything for nothing. Everybody pays taxes.

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Dessie Ellis: Where did those staff come from?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (20 Apr 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 467. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that Kildare County Council has a process of only replacing windows in elderly persons homes if there is money left in the budget at the end of the year and, despite an increased allocation in the 2016 housing maintenance budget, if they will be operating the same process for this year; if this practice is...

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Dessie Ellis: It is 24 days since the votes of the people were counted. For nearly three weeks it has been clear that if a Government is to be formed in the 32nd Dáil it will be made up of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. In those three weeks many more families have become homeless, while these two parties play footsie under the table and shadow-box for the public. For its part, Fine Gael, as part...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (22 Mar 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will install a bike station in the Glasnevin Cemetery and the Botanic Gardens area of Dublin, given this area's popularity with tourists and its large population. [4749/16]

Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2016)

Dessie Ellis: What about the trolleys?

Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2016)

Dessie Ellis: Maybe the Taoiseach will debate them.

Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2016)

Dessie Ellis: At a cost of €12 billion.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste is a class act.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste has a US-style tax system.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: What about the health service and the housing problem?

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: What about their water charges bill?

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: Our amendment No. 1 reads as follows:To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "notes that:- there are more than 1,600 children and up to 780 families in emergency accommodation; - placing families and children in hotel rooms rather than proper accommodation is totally unacceptable; - the Government failure to build significant social housing has led...

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: The 20,000 homes were heralded almost as if they were part of a misleadingly titled social housing strategy.