Results 1-20 of 69 for nama speaker:Dessie Ellis

Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: ...in Prospect Hill, Finglas. For the past two years; individuals and families were allocated to them from the housing lists, only to be stopped at the last minute due to fire safety concerns. NAMA and the receiver are in control of the apartments. The Tánaiste and other Ministers have indicated that NAMA will play a bigger role in the delivery of social housing. With that in mind,...

Social and Affordable Housing (2 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Just before Christmas, NAMA announced it had approximately 2,000 properties available for local authorities and housing associations and that funding would be made available through the social housing leasing scheme, which the Minister of State mentioned. NAMA bought the debts at a reduced rate. It did not buy the properties. Would it not make more sense to call in the debts and have the...

Social and Affordable Housing (20 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I have heard the Minister's comments on his plans for any properties we get from NAMA in this regard but many people expect much from the NAMA properties. Addressing the social housing issue is a priority for me and my constituents. The social end to which the Minister referred goes to voluntary housing rather than social housing, which is one of the problems I have with the Minister's...

Other Questions: NAMA Portfolio Issues (23 Oct 2013)

Dessie Ellis: We have had several deadlines in terms of housing from NAMA. In 2012 we were told there would be 2,000 and then at the end of 2012 we were told there would probably be 4,000 but as the Minister said, we have only delivered 443. Can the Minister tell me whether some of the houses leased from NAMA will have to be put back into pristine condition and what would be the cost involved in that?...

Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Dessie Ellis: -----to local authorities from NAMA? That is the big issue. People are becoming homeless following the sale of NAMA properties. That is what we should focus on.

Social and Affordable Housing (16 Jun 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I understand these units were tied up in a legal wrangle because they were brought into NAMA. They were paid for by the local authority but legal issues arose before they could be delivered. They have been sitting there for a long time. Is it possible for the Department to intervene with NAMA ensure the units are released?

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I do not see the point of the amendment because NAMA will not be in existence for much longer. This would create extra cost. We are adding an extra cost on in terms of NAMA and the properties that are there, in particular when it comes to the levies. As such, I do not see the purpose of the amendment and will oppose it.

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

Dessie Ellis: The plan is simply for the National Asset Management Agency to be supported in building housing to profit bailed-out developers. Given the way in which NAMA has operated, these properties could easily be snapped up by a major real estate investment trust, REIT, at a cheap price in order that the public can be screwed even more. In the past five years, we were told again and again that NAMA...

Other Questions: National Asset Management Agency (23 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Before last Christmas we were told that NAMA had identified 2,000 houses in this area but in the end approximately 68 were delivered, which was very poor. For various reasons houses and properties were ignored. Now 3,800 units have been identified. However, the Minister of State has given a breakdown of some that are unsuitable or have been withdrawn and consequently there now are...

Other Questions: NAMA Social Housing (5 Feb 2013)

Dessie Ellis: ...of 20 years to 25 years with voluntary housing groups and then there is a possibility that the properties would return to the owners. That is unacceptable. They should belong to the State. NAMA is a State company and such units should be in State control. I cannot envisage any circumstances in which they should return to a developer in NAMA.

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

Dessie Ellis: .... It is absolutely mad that rather than delivering proper social housing, provision is being made for leasing arrangements. It beggars belief that we are fattening landlords up in this way. NAMA has leased out many properties. Local authorities and other interests have taken properties from NAMA under leases. That is what has built up the portfolio. NAMA has accumulated a big amount...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (Resumed) (30 Mar 2017)

Dessie Ellis: ...social housing unit had to built for every nine units, whereas previously it was one in five. The Government cut back on social housing in every way under Part V. There is more scope to be looking at NAMA in terms of how it is delivering. There are an awful lot of properties under the control of NAMA and it is getting funding from many of them through leasing arrangements or otherwise....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: ...good voluntary housing groups, but I wonder about their capacity down the road to deal with the problems that arise as buildings get older. I do not know how the HFA would judge that. Much of the NAMA property is going to voluntary housing bodies. They are striking deals with NAMA but I assume they then seek funding from the Housing Finance Agency. I assume the HFA does not engage with...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: In my first contribution, I focused on the amendment without dealing with the broader issues. I want to say a couple of things about NAMA. It has been a disaster and will prove to be one of the scandals of the country in the future. There are a lot of questions to be answered. When it was set up we could not get answers to from it about anything that was going on, no matter what...

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.

Political Reform (16 Jun 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Properties could be made available through NAMA at affordable prices.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (19 Jun 2012)

Dessie Ellis: ...and Local Government if he will provide an update on the development of the National Assets Management Agency properties for social housing; and if he is endeavouring to secure housing from NAMA for local authority ownership. [29472/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (13 Nov 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I have a few questions. The Minister referred to 2,000 NAMA properties but he recently referred to 3,800 units. Last Christmas, we were supposed to deliver 2,000 units. We delivered approximately 130.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (13 Nov 2012)

Dessie Ellis: What about the money NAMA is supposed to have?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Portfolio (4 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: 481. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of National Asset Management Agency housing units that are now occupied; and the status of all other identified NAMA units for social housing. [5613/14]