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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his plans to enact legislation which protects the rights of persons with disabilities and binds public and private sector employers and service providers to operate with regard to the principles of A Vision for Change. [10973/11]

Local Authority Housing (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: This is a big issue across most local authorities, with the scale of the problem differing across areas and particularly in some of the very large working class areas in Limerick or Ballymun. I heard the Minister of State's comments about Limerick's turnover but in south Tipperary, the turnover time is unacceptable. The Minister of State should address the problem as it is scandalous for...

Social and Affordable Housing (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: There have been numerous cases where people who have lost their homes have experienced difficulties in applying for social housing. We must have new criteria to deal with people in that position. The current application form does not cater for certain people who were previously home owners but whose properties have been taken by the banks or otherwise. This issue must be taken into account...

Social and Affordable Housing (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Social housing is a huge issue.

Social and Affordable Housing (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: You should give me a bit of leeway, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, as I got caught up in traffic.

Social and Affordable Housing (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Getting here was a nightmare.

Social and Affordable Housing (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I missed some of the important things I wanted to get. Approximately 44,000 people are on the social housing list. Approximately 100,000 people are on rental subsidy, which costs the State more than €500 million. That is a total of 144,000 people looking for social housing. It is an absolute scandal.

Social and Affordable Housing (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister has outlined some of the ways to deal with the issue. In the context of NAMA, existing housing stock owned by builders, in addition to properties lying idle could be purchased on a five-year basis. Some money could be paid upfront and the remainder in five years time. It would be a win-win situation if local authorities could get such housing stock as it would provide revenue...

Social and Affordable Housing (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I am just making the point-----

Social and Affordable Housing (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I urge the Minister to consider the available properties in NAMA and to see whether they can be made available to local authorities.

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings: Motion (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I dtús báire, ba mhaith liom tacaíocht a thabhairt do na clanna agus gaolta atá ag lorg córais ceart sa Teach seo. In 2006 the Final Report on the Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the bombing of Kay's Tavern, Dundalk by the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, stated: The Sub-Committee is left in no doubt that collusion between the...

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings: Motion (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: On the British side, they have failed to make available any of the information related to the role of loyalists and others who, it is strongly believed, worked for one or other of the security services. At a time when there is much talk of reconciliation it would be fitting if the British were to co-operate in this matter. With regard to the investigation in this jurisdiction, the Barron...

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings: Motion (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: -----cúpla nóiméad eile - where there is strong evidence of involvement by the British military and intelligence services. It is also necessary to examine the killing of John Francis Green and subsequent evidence given by members of British military intelligence at that time that they were directly involved in that killing. Furthermore, the Littlejohn brothers, self-proclaimed British...

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings: Motion (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: The key-----

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings: Motion (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 65: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the death of a person (details supplied) who was left isolated in a detenanted flat block for over three years, the measures being taken to ensure that vulnerable persons are rehoused as soon as possible in situations like Ballymun, Dublin, where regeneration has slowed in progress and many blocks...

Written Answers — Detention Centres: Detention Centres (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 416: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his role in ending the practice of sending children to an institution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7550/11]

Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will investigate a cancer cluster in an area (details supplied). [11688/11]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Tá an Bille seo an-tábhachtach ar fad, ach ní théann sé ró-fhada. Ní théann sé fada go leor ar chor ar bith. Is é sin an fáth go bhfuil Sinn Féin míshásta leis. Essentially, we are debating the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party's so-called jobs initiative once again. It amazes me that there should be any need another debate on what is almost wholly a pointless piece of...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: It is not working.