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- Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: The Taoiseach refuses to bring in the tractors.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (30 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister. Does the Minister consider that the way he judges performance and targets is sufficient? We have talked about the New Zealand guidelines. Does the Minister consider that it is necessary to monitor the performance in a similar way, to review the targets at the end of the year, and to be targeted in what the Department does? It is easy to judge in sport if something is...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Industry (30 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the potential repercussions for the Irish motor industry, and the action his Department will take, as a result of allegations made against the Volkswagen company regarding the falsification of emissions in new model cars. [33484/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Centres (30 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the pass and failure rates in each driving test centre in Dublin; and if the price of a re-test will be re-evaluated. [33485/15]
- Social Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: I move:That Dáil Éireann: accepts that there is an emergency social housing crisis resulting from years of underinvestment in social housing builds and acknowledges that the only way to fully address this crisis is to immediately commence a major social house building programme; further accepts that, as a consequence of lack of investment, bad planning, property speculation and...
- Social Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: The fire sale of NAMA properties should also be immediately stopped, as this has the potential to further add to the homeless crisis. Local authorities should be given first option on empty State lands and buildings which could then be used for accommodation. A total of 2,600 council houses lie vacant in every town and village across Ireland as well as thousands of empty buildings, retail...
- Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: How many houses is that?
- Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: A further 80 families are becoming homeless each month.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: Many of these are people's homes.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: The biggest charade is what the Tánaiste is doing.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: It is not happening.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: Introduce rent controls.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste is talking a load of waffle. Introduce rent controls.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: I do not know whether the Tánaiste realises that there is an emergency.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: It is waffle.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: Cynicism. I do not think that the Tánaiste is even on the ground. She is on another planet. She does not know what is happening.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: This shows the Tánaiste's level of understanding.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: For God's sake. This is ridiculous.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: That is all gone.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Dessie Ellis: There is no supply.