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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the charging of VAT on taxi base fees in view of the fact they were not collected until this year and those who are being asked to pay for VAT from previous years have received tax clearance. [14956/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (21 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 375: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to defer the levy of the household charge on properties which are currently under the control of executor of wills until the resolution of the will. [15397/12]

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (21 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 605: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to instruct local authorities to cease the fluoridation of drinking water until the Department of Health and his Department can be sure of the implications of this measure, particularly in view of the recommendations and findings of a number of reports including that by environmental scientist, Declan Waugh, outlining the human health...

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (21 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 706: To ask the Minister for Health if he has met with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the serious concerns over the fluoridation of the water supply by local authorities in view of the fact that there has not been sufficient information gathered on the implications of this practice for public health. [15694/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (15 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 76: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households obliged to pay the household charge in the district electoral divisions of Ballygall A-D and Ballymun A-F, Dublin, and current registration and payment figures in these areas. [14675/12]

Written Answers — Road Project Contracts: Road Project Contracts (14 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the issues in dispute between the National Roads Authority and a contractor (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14393/12]

Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Five families have been in caravans for the past two years in Avila Park in Finglas, having been moved there on health and safety grounds due to pyrite in their homes. Recently, officials from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government met with Dublin City Council and the capital project has been cut from €1.3 million last year to €50,000, a devastating cut. Will...

Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I asked about Iarnród Éireann. The other issue concerns pyrite and the committee set up to examine the issue. It is due to report back but do we know when it will report back and if legislation will be required to deal with this major issue.

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (13 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum-seeking minors currently residing in direct provision accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13850/12]

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (13 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of accommodation centres that have contracts with the Reception and Integration Agency; the value and expiration date of each contract; the number of asylum seekers residing in each accommodation centre; the amount paid in total to each centre to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13849/12]

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (13 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 570: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend general practitioner visit cards to cover hospital and accident and emergency visits and stays. [13716/12]

Written Answers — Railway Stations: Railway Stations (13 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 636: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his view on the lack of consistency in ticketing practice on the Irish Rail network which means some stations do not have ticketing machines or desks and passengers must buy their tickets on board despite this being a fineable offence at any other station (details supplied). [13586/12]

Local Authority Charges (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I would like the Minister to clarify how he proposes to follow up cases of non-payment. It has been mentioned that a system of attachment orders would be introduced, which would result in money being take from people's wages or social welfare payments.

Local Authority Charges (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister for Justice and Equality said that he was considering bringing forward legislation to do this but the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Taoiseach both said that would not be the case.

Local Authority Charges (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Will non-payment be pursued under the Fines Act 2010? Will this be the means by which the Minister will chase people to pay this tax?

Local Authority Charges (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Is that the method the Minister will pursue?

Public Service Staff (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I will take it.

Public Service Staff (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I understand that but I have-----

Public Service Staff (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: It is not but I want to ask the Minister about the panel which was in place and which expired in December 2011. People were on the panel for years and have been excluded from it while Dublin City Council has sought to fill posts from within its workforce.

Public Service Staff (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: If there are posts available the staff in Dublin City Council are not sufficiently skilled to fill them. This is a specific skill and one does not find fire brigade members within a local authority. They are specialist people. This is the wrong way to go.