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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (21 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 688. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount, in total, which remains undrawn down from consecutive sports capital grants; and if he will release those funds to other unsuccessful applicants. [15319/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the officials from the Department and the representatives from the medical bureau for coming here. It is disappointing in many ways, because we are all worried about road safety, that there is an issue regarding mutual recognition of disqualifications North and South. A problem exists, although we are reaching some sort of agreement with the UK. When we spoke to the Minister in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Is there a provision for taking hair samples? I believed it was a usable mechanism.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Professor Cusack has.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: A penalty will be imposed if they do not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Would the test screen for drugs and alcohol or would they be done separately? If it were being done twice a year, I assume one test could test for drugs and alcohol. It is putting great emphasis on an employer, especially somebody who took cocaine. While one might notice if a person were drunk - they would be falling all over the place or there might be other signs - one would not notice...

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: A sound and stable economy is built on fair, stable and decent work. At the moment we are building an even more unequal and unfair economy than the one we had before the fall of the Celtic tiger. We are building this economy on precarious, low-paid work which brings little protection for workers and their families and puts more strain on social protection to pick up the tab for the gap...

Leaders' Questions (16 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Does the Deputy know where it is?

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: It is the same thing. It is privatisation.

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: It is privatising-----

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: In Waterford, 100% of services will be privatised.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Taxi Regulations (15 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 322. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale for not allowing 18-seat vehicles which meet European standards to be licensed as public service vehicles (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [13980/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 778. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to his announcement of local authority social housing targets for 2015 to 2017 announced on 1 April 2015, if he will provide a breakdown of the targets for each local authority, by social housing type, that is rental accommodation scheme, leasing, local authority, voluntary housing association and others. [14146/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (15 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 790. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 31 March 2015, if he will review the decision to ban rent supplement in Ballymun in Dublin 11, in view of the fact that according to the reply, it is the responsibility of his Department. [14375/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 869. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for the exemption provided to Irish Rail, regarding access for persons with disabilities, under Statutory Instrument No. 549 of 2014; if this is in breach of any international agreements the State is party to; his plans to hold Irish Rail to account in its responsibility to provide access for persons with disabilities....

Topical Issue Debate: Housing Finance Agency Funding (2 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: There seems to be a significant bureaucracy in terms of accessing funds. I did not realise it was so messy until recently. There is no doubt the approved housing bodies are doing great work, but we have a major crisis with housing and homelessness. Some 45 new families join the homeless list every month. The plan was to deliver something like 7,400 units this year, 5,000 of which were to...

Topical Issue Debate: Housing Finance Agency Funding (2 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: In raising this issue I am not criticising the Housing Finance Agency which does a very important job. The HFA's handling of funds with responsibility and care is crucial to its success. However, these funds need to be accessible. It is important that worthwhile projects are not delayed because of the lengthy HFA application process. I have met many of the large approved housing bodies,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I apologise for being late. Something else came up which distracted me. On the legal guarantees IAG has offered, first it offered the five-year guarantees. The Government has said it is looking for something longer like ten years. Is it unusual in the airline industry to offer such guarantees? Certainly to us, it appears to be unusual to give guarantees on the retention of slots. Are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: In terms of guarantees and in Mr. Thompson's experience, can someone make those guarantees?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Was it not some time later that the regulator said the slots could not be retained notwithstanding that there had been a guarantee at the time? The regulator in England said some of the slots would have to be offloaded for competition reasons.