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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (14 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 911. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to upgrade the N28 road as part of an expansion of Cork Port, which has the support of the two local authorities, local industry and businesses, and other institutions, as a vital project in supporting local recovery. [28241/15]

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: If they had the funding, they could do it. They are not getting the funding. This is all a spoof.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Dublin City Council has a shortfall in funding for homelessness.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste should try telling that to the local authorities.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: We bring the information to all the right places in every case.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The number of homeless families has doubled since Jonathan Corrie died. The Tánaiste should get that into her head.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste needs a reality check. She clearly does not deal with many cases of homelessness.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Is not one too many?

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: There has been a deduction already.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Where is the child care for women?

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Given the seriousness of the issue of the delivery of social housing, as a teller I request a vote by other than electronic means.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 44:In page 22, to delete lines 36 to 38.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I intend to press this amendment. The Minister of State says he will issue a ministerial order regarding the leasing issue. Why will he not do away with the idea of leasing? The leasing is absolutely mad.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: We are talking about social housing. Leasing means the units will go back to the developer after a period of time. This will make us a laughing stock. The units go back to the developer and they will avail of this. The local authorities will be left with nothing. In addition, people in leasing arrangements have been moved on under RAS and the rent supplement. The HAP is now being...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister of State's definition of "social housing" differs from mine. Part V was to deliver 20% social and affordable housing, but the Bill will limit that to 10%. "Social housing" is social housing that is given over to local authorities, not leased, yet the Government plans to allow for leasing arrangements. That is crazy. The State will lease a property from a developer for a...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 34:In page 20, to delete lines 5 to 39, and in page 21, to delete lines 1 to 41 and substitute the following:"33. Section 96 (inserted by section 3 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2002) of the Act of 2000 is deleted.".Part V was weakened by amendments lobbied for by developers in 2002. This should never have happened. The Government now wants to weaken...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister of State mentioned that he lived in an estate and that the same people come to see him. I suggest that he and his party are out of touch with the reality. The Minister of State mentioned funding. There was no problem chasing after Irish Water and taking €1 billion out of the pension fund. The strategic investment fund is still there and there is over €7 million...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: As far as I am concerned, this is a private developments charter. I cannot for the life of me understand why we are going down this road. Amendments Nos. 33 and 44 relate to the reduction from 20% to 10% in respect of the number of social and affordable units to which we are entitled under the Part V provision and to the increase in the number of units that constitutes a development from...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister of State has told us he sees the levy as an incentive to stimulate the market. He does not really envisage a great deal of money coming in through the levy and is hoping it will push developers and others to use the lands. He is mistaken. It will not work in the way he thinks. The reason I proposed the amendment was to clearly provide that whatever money comes in through the...