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Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (6 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is undertaking to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to retaining and expanding the rural transport network system. [19227/11]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (6 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the decision-making process in respect of metro north, BXD, DART underground and the DART extension. [19228/11]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (6 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make rail and bus travel more attractive to commuters in view of the obvious benefits of reducing road congestion. [19229/11]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (6 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans regarding the reappointment of the board of the Dublin Airport Authority when this matter arises. [19230/11]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (6 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the State subvention for Dublin Bus. [19231/11]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (6 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made in developing new routes to Irish airports. [19232/11]

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (6 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the development of a city bicycles scheme for Galway and other cities. [19233/11]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (7 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, the death from hypothermia of Rachel Peavoy in Ballymun in January 2010. There was a coroner's report which was an insufficient way to deal with the matter.

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (7 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average time taken by the National Educational Psychological Service Agency to assess children under the age of six years suspected of having special educational needs or behavioural difficulties; and the average time taken to assess children over the age of six years suspected of having special educational needs or behavioural...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil on a question of national importance, namely, to discuss the 10% increase in electricity prices being imposed by Bord Gais, its application to increase gas prices and the real and serious consequences this will have for many families, particularly the elderly who are already struggling to pay their household heating bills. This move will push many into...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Did the Deputy text his contribution to the Ceann Comhairle?

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (12 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the planned child welfare agency will be accompanied by the establishment of an all-Ireland protocol for the exchange of information in relation to the investigation and prosecution of cases of abuse; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the absence of such a protocol to date has impeded the exchange of...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (12 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has discussed with the Department of Health the introduction of a detailed code of practice on admission to and treatment of, as well as establishing an advocacy service for, children who have been admitted for mental health treatment, including a complaints facility for them; the date on which same will be introduced;...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (12 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in County Cavan that will be affected by the changes to the qualification criteria for non-adjacent student grants; the number of continuing students in County Cavan that this will affect; the number of mature students this will affect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19663/11]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of routes that will be affected by changes in the primary school transport by the failure to retain or keep a service in County Cavan; the number of students that will be affected by the failure to retain or keep a service in County Cavan because of the lack of numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19664/11]

Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: The Taoiseach indicated no school would be left without SNAs. Several schools in my area, including Finglas, are losing SNAs. In St. Brigid's, two out of three SNAs are being lost and the same applies in St. Joseph's. Does the Taoiseach accept this is in contravention of the constitutional rights of citizens?

Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I still believe the question should be answered.

Written Answers — Skills Development: Skills Development (13 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the joint work undertaken by the skills expert group and the expert group on future skills to access the skills demand across the island of Ireland and the implementation of their recommendations; the steps taken by him in conjunction with the relevant Department in the North to address the current and future...

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (13 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the targets set by him to draw down funding under the seventh framework programme for research and development; if he will provide details on a year by year basis of the draw down of funding from the seventh framework programme for research and development; the number of projects funded, and their value, from the seventh...

Written Answers — Expenditure Reviews: Expenditure Reviews (14 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if and when he instructed Department heads to consider substantial savings in subsidised publicly provided transport and social housing supports for inclusion in the comprehensive review of expenditure; if he also instructed them to provide a risk based analysis of the social impact of such cuts on citizens. [20339/11]