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Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Can the second Bill not be moved forward?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (17 Apr 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the review that has been established to examine the way Student Universal Support Ireland functioned in the past year; and the measures he is planning to introduce to ensure that there will be no repeat of the problems that characterised the awarding of third level grants by the new centralised awarding authority....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Reviews (17 Apr 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he will take in response to concerns expressed by the Teachers Union Ireland and Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland that the necessary resources which are needed to enable the successful implementation of Junior Certificate reforms will not be made available and that international surveys confirm the serious underfunding of...

Topical Issue Debate: Protection of Tenants in Receipt of Rental Supports (16 Apr 2013)

Dessie Ellis: This is precise the problem we are facing. Many banks are seeking repossessions, with landlords beginning to hand over property. There is no way I can see where we can fulfil an obligation to get a new place for anybody under RAS very quickly, as there will be a lack of properties. Some figures have been released to Dublin city councillors indicating that the RAS cost €1 million...

Topical Issue Debate: Protection of Tenants in Receipt of Rental Supports (16 Apr 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The rent supplement scheme, RSS and rental accommodation scheme, RAS, are two schemes which, despite their flaws and their large cost to the State, are holding housing at the brink and have been doing so for a number of years. We have never had such a great need for social housing, with figures on waiting lists as high as 98,000 and 124,000 or more in receipt of RSS and RAS payments....

Leaders’ Questions (16 Apr 2013)

Dessie Ellis: What was the point? They were political appointees.

Leaders’ Questions (16 Apr 2013)

Dessie Ellis: It has been rejected.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to address the deficiencies highlighted by the Health Information and Quality Authority regarding the fostering service in the Dublin North West area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17268/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (16 Apr 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way the figure for the extra administrative costs relating to the payment of motor tax in instalments is arrived at; and if he will provide a breakdown of the extra costs related to processing each different option for payment by instalment. [17309/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on when he will sign off on the new housing scheme of lettings for Dublin City Council. [16624/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (16 Apr 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the last assessment of income guidelines on the eligibility criteria for medical cards for persons aged between 66 and 70 years was undertaken [17721/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (16 Apr 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of taxi drivers that are registered in the Dublin 18 area. [16730/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (16 Apr 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of taxi rank spaces that are provided in the Dublin 18 area [16731/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (28 Mar 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail which UN agencies and NGOs will benefit from the recently announced €3.8 million aid and assistance package for the Democratic Republic of Congo. [15522/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (28 Mar 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the discussion at the EU Development Ministers meeting in Brussels on 26 February, which aimed to create detailed plans for the provision of long-term development aid to Mali; the plans, if any, that were created to deliver assistance and aid specifically to internally and externally displaced...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (28 Mar 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount collected in motor tax for the years 2007 to 2013 respectively. [15809/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (28 Mar 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proposed distribution per county to local authorities funding and the equalisation mechanism. [15810/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (28 Mar 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated amount of 2013 revenue raised from road tax which will be used to pay of the States debts not related to our road network. [15812/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Maintenance (28 Mar 2013)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of revenue from road tax spent on road maintenance and road improvement. [15811/13]

Other Questions: Tourism Capital Investment Programme (27 Mar 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. Certainly, some of the initiatives which have been introduced, including the change to VAT, have done wonders. I have received good reports. Are we satisfied that in all cases the VAT reduction has been passed on by the industry? Are there instances in which people have abused the reduction by failing to pass on the cut? I do not know. I have...