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Public Service Staff (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: People are retiring.

Public Service Staff (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Does the Minister not think it is unfair to the people who were on the panel?

Building Regulations (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I hope that at some stage the Minister will agree to meet with the Priory Hall residents. I know he said he was waiting for the court case, but he should meet with them. We now know that the Minister's Department was involved in this in 2006.

Building Regulations (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: This is a supplementary question.

Building Regulations (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I will ask the supplementary question. When Department officials visited and inspected this site back in 2006, they discovered fire safety issues.

Building Regulations (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I am going to ask the question now.

Building Regulations (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I will ask it. These fire safety issues included the absence of fire collars. What action was taken at this time to rectify this? When spot checks were made to ensure compliance, how did the Department satisfy itself that the certificate provided by CLM Fireproofing, dated 21 November 2006, was adequate? Did the Department subsequently contact either CLM or the Royal Institute of the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 18: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the amount of pension and lump sum payments made to city managers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13082/12]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 124: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if inspectors from his Department inspected the Priory Hall complex in 2006 and reported concerns regarding serious fire safety and building control issues; if he will set out the action, if any, that was taken at the time, and the reason, if the Department knew of these concerns, persons were allowed to...

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]

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 — 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]

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 — 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...