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- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)
Dessie Ellis: On amendment No. 18, in its submission to the committee, the National Women's Council of Ireland recommended that sociology would be recognised as an area of expertise covered by the commission’s membership. We support the recommendation and have extended it to include social policy as well. That would be a fair change to make. Amendment No. 19 is similar to Deputy...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)
Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 18:In page 8, line 26, after “economics” where it firstly occurs to insert “, sociology, social policy”.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)
Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 19:In page 8, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “(d) 3 members shall be appointed from among persons, who in the opinion of the Minister, are low paid workers, who have an understanding of the socio and economic impact of low pay on individuals and their families, including access to social goods, equality of opportunity and living standards.”.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)
Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 20:In page 9, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “(a) is found guilty of an offence under the Principal Act,”.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)
Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 21:In page 3, line 8, to delete “related matters” and substitute “matters related to low pay”. This is to delete "related matters" and substitute "matters related to low pay". The amendment speaks for itself.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Dessie Ellis: They want bread on the table.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)
Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste is not showing it.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)
Dessie Ellis: It is a point repeated so often that it almost loses all meaning, namely, that we judge a state by how it looks after its most vulnerable citizens. However, that is really a power principle and should be the basic bar by which we judge all our decisions in politics, namely, whether a measure hurts those who have least or target those who have been unfairly targeted already, and whether it is...
- Public Transport Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jun 2015)
Dessie Ellis: This is a fairly technical Bill which deals with a number of issues relating to public transport which are important and not very controversial. A number of sections deal with different aspects of transport such as safety, fines and accidents. However some very controversial issues arise in any more general discussion of public transport. At present, the public transport services owned by...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (30 Jun 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 621. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses on local authority books that are long-term vacant or in need of renovation. [26024/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (30 Jun 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 622. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the average rental income for a local authority house by county. [26025/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (30 Jun 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 623. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total rents received by local authorities for social housing in 2014; and the amount owed in outstanding arrears for that year. [26026/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (30 Jun 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 624. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the planned capital expenditure in each year up to 2020 for social housing build through local authorities. [26027/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (30 Jun 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 627. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the social housing targets issued to local authorities by his Department for the period 2015 to 2017, detailing the total number of units to be delivered by each council and the breakdown of these units by construction and acquisition, social housing current expenditure programme and...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (30 Jun 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 640. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to fund Traveller specific accommodation in the years 2015 to 2020 respectively; and if he will provide details of the allocation of this funding. [26347/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (30 Jun 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 641. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the average cost of the delivery of a unit of Traveller specific housing. [26348/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (30 Jun 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 642. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure the draw-down by local authorities of funding for Traveller accommodation; and the steps he will take to discourage failure to use this funding, as has happened in previous years. [26349/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (30 Jun 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 646. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of National Asset Management Agency housing units in north Kildare detailing where houses and apartments are, and their current status. [26383/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (30 Jun 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 647. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of National Asset Management Agency units for social housing; the number that have been delivered or are in the process of coming on stream; the location; and if they are to be leased or purchased by local authorities. [26384/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Jun 2015)
Dessie Ellis: 675. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reopen the Tuam to Athenry railway line in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25882/15]