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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Dessie Ellis: ...that gap and deal with it, which we all know is not easy? The Dormant Accounts Fund has been used previously to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Approximately €5 million was provided between 2021 and 2023. While I understand that funding from that source is not regular, I assume that organisations will continue to look for money from that fund for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Raising Awareness of the Lived Experience of Congregated Settings: Discussion (9 Feb 2023)

Dessie Ellis: ...so long to get there. On acquired brain injuries, I heard what the witnesses said about what funding would be required to cover assessment teams and a case manager in each CHO area. Some €4 million or €5 million seems like a small sum. I do not know what impact this is having on the Government. This committee should certainly be pushing for it. We probably will push...

Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Dessie Ellis: ...to the company for more than two decades. The workers did not take this shoddy treatment sitting down. They have stood up for their rights to fight back to claim what is rightfully theirs, and for justice. 5 o’clock What the Debenhams workers are asking for is not unreasonable. They just want a proper redundancy package to be put in place. Funds from the disposal of stock...

Debenhams Ireland Redundancies: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jul 2020)

Dessie Ellis: ...in future and proper redundancy of four weeks per year of service, as agreed. This is not an unreasonable request considering that Debenhams Ireland is guarantor of a debt facility of around £200 million. The moneys made by the disposal of the enormous amount of stock held by Debenhams Ireland should be ring-fenced for paying for the workers' redundancy packages as well as the...

Strategic Communications Unit: Motion [Private Members] (20 Mar 2018)

Dessie Ellis: ...Ministers. We now know that the unit comes at a substantial cost to the taxpayer. Whereas we were led to believe there would be no cost to the Exchequer, in 2018 alone it will cost approximately €5 million to run the unit. Surely, the competent and experienced civil servants working in it would be better employed elsewhere, rather than acting as the Government's cheerleaders. ...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Dessie Ellis: ...addition to the lack of investment in solving the housing crisis, when we look at the health budget we can see that in terms of investment, we are at a standstill. The real increase for health in this budget is €147 million but that will not reduce waiting lists or go anywhere near to solving the trolley crisis. There is also no mention of funding for the much needed 24-7 mental...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (18 Oct 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport scheme; and if his Department will consider increasing funding to the scheme in line with the recommendation of a charity (details supplied) of €5 million resulting in an abolition of fees for parents. [30586/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Funding (6 Jul 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 122. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the request this Deputy made to provide a breakdown of 2016 commitments on regeneration projects which were €28 million for Limerick city, €11 million for Cork city, €5 million for Dublin city and €2 million each for Tralee, Dundalk and Sligo, which amounts to €50 million...

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Dessie Ellis: ...at the latest. Allowing the Private Residential Tenancies Board, PRTB, and local authorities to set a local standard rate and tying future rent increases to inflation, which has not been above 5% in recent memory, would bring real security to tenants. Instead, 95% of people on rent supplement are unable to meet the demands of the private rental market. This is a systemic problem which...

Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: ..., specifically in respect of the current desperate situation in Longboat Quay? Tonight, more than 600 residents in just short of 298 apartments face evacuation from their homes if they cannot collectively find the €4 million required to resolve fire safety defects. Each resident is currently facing a personal cost of €18,000 to conduct the necessary work to ensure the...

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (27 May 2015)

Dessie Ellis: ...and Labour Party Members having been given the run-around are being trotted out to say how all of their concerns have been allayed. Aer Lingus is worth infinitely more to Ireland than the €335 million the Government will get for cashing in on the 25% Fianna Fáil left the State with after its calamitous reign. It ensures secure and consistent connectivity for Ireland, which is...

Housing Affordability: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jan 2015)

Dessie Ellis: .... At present, NAMA has only delivered a quarter of that, and it only did it once. Now the Government is shouting to anyone who will listen that it willspend €3.8 billion on housing in the next six years. That is, on average, €630 million a year, which is approximately €34 million more than was spent last year. In case one was not paying attention, 2014 was not the...

Private Members' Business - Irish Water: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2014)

Dessie Ellis: ...network today. If I can paraphrase it to avoid the expletives, it suggested that "a consultant", in the case of Irish Water, is just a nice way of describing someone brazen enough to charge €50 million for the masterstroke of suggesting that an Irish company selling water should be called Irish Water. I am sure other advice was garnered for that €50 million. As Roddy Doyle...

Topical Issue Debate: National Food Bank (11 Dec 2013)

Dessie Ellis: ...where it is most needed and save it from the bin. Across Europe, €1 billion of food is redistributed through food banks every year. This equates to approximately 33,000 tonnes of food reaching 5 million people and making up 776 million meals. This saves businesses and charities money as well as paying for meals they are already serving, and it puts food on the plate for many...

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Dessie Ellis: ...from one place to another and claiming boosts left, right and centre. It has no time for being honest, properly funding housing or upholding the right of the people to adequate housing. Some €30 million has been promised for social housing in this budget, but €58 million has been cut from the housing budget. This much-prized €30 million will deliver, it is hoped,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (15 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister for his response. It is important to point out that the cut to the subsidy last year was approximately €5 million. The cost-cutting measures being sought in the company at present are to the value of approximately €5 million. Our subvention is one of the lowest in Europe and I do not understand what the Department has done in the negotiations with Dublin...

Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Dessie Ellis: ...on. As highlighted in the excellent Bills digest compiled by the Oireachtas Library and Research Service, based on a study from 2010 and 2011, evasion of motor tax is estimated as being approximately 5%. This represents an annual revenue loss of about €50 million at present. This figure of €50 million pales in comparison to the many billions of euro of untapped wealth in...

Other Questions: Property Taxation (5 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: ...as others. Many of them are low paid, unemployed or are senior citizens. Given the amount which the local authorities and approved housing bodies are required to find is an additional €25 million and €3.5 million, respectively, these people will be asked to pay an additional €4, €5 or €6.

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)

Dessie Ellis: ...has been passed on to the housing bodies which cannot meet the demand and are getting cut by the Government. The private rental market has also been enlisted, being subsidised by more than €600 million every year, as more than 100,000 families are on rental subsidy and RAS. It is a shame that we have gone down that road. Last week, the Government cut a further €46 million...