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Other Questions: Undocumented Irish (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland’s diplomatic staff in America are undertaking any new and specific initiatives to support immigration reform in America. [23235/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent arrest of eight young Basque political activists in Donostia San Sebastián and the consequences these political arrests could have on the peace process there and if he will raise the issue with the Spanish Government. [23215/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Closures (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 263. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Cherry Ward in James Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 has been closed from 3 of May 2013 [23485/13]

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Committee Stage (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Vehicles that are scrapped must have an end of life certificate. We had problems in the past where vehicles which ended up being called "company cars" wound up being driven by joyriders. Is there special monitoring of this in garages? What penalties will be imposed in this regard?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Committee Stage (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I was only referring to it in the context of the end of life certificate which is part of the Bill. I want to know how the process will work for garages.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Committee Stage (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: If a business is operating and finds out that it must put a vehicle off the road, how strictly is the one month notice period adhered to?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Committee Stage (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Therefore, that could happen at the end of the month.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Committee Stage (16 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: That is fine.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Shadow Banking Sector (21 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the shadow banking industry is 10 times the size of Ireland's GNP as reported; and his views on whether this industry contributes in a fair way to the economy here. [23949/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Council Meetings (21 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the ECOFIN meeting of 14 May and the Eurogroup meeting of 13 May. [23950/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (21 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 496. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the problems being faced by rent supplement and RAS recipients (details supplied) whose contracts have finished and are unable to find new accommodation following a decision by landlords to leave the scheme, the risk of homelessness they face; and the measures he plans to put in place...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Social Insurance Issues (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 43. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail any discussions that he has had in relation to making mandatory PRSI contributions for sole trades and small and medium enterprises at the joint employee and employer scale and an assessment of the impact of such a move on the SME sector. [24460/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of projects under the Ten-T Comprehensive Road Network and the progress being made with these projects. [24573/13]

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: On the transfer of the rent supplement, is that process still on target and what, if any, will be the implications in this regard?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Rent supplement has been reduced a number of times in recent months. Will the introduction of this mechanism stabilise that situation, thus alleviating the problem in terms of the number of people being forced into homelessness? Will the result of this be no further cuts to rent supplement? The situation in this regard is chaotic, with many people having to leave their homes because...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I am aware of a family of two parents and ten children who are staying in Bewley's Hotel in Newlands Cross because they are homeless. They left their dwelling in Cavan because they could not handle the situation and went to the Dublin City Council area. However, they are counted as making themselves homeless and are not even on the homeless list. It is a major problem because the only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Budgetary Position and Editorial Policy: Discussion with RTE (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Mr. Curran and his staff for their presentation. I have always given great praise to RTE, but I have never been able to understand the obscene wage structure for those at the top. In the past we were told advertising paid for many of the top earners, but their earnings should have been related to the size of population or audience as much as anything else. Ireland is a small...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Budgetary Position and Editorial Policy: Discussion with RTE (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: People are saying they can write off so much money in those companies. I know it is not for RTE to comment on but people say these people are escaping paying taxes in the same way as everyone else because they are doing it through companies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Budgetary Position and Editorial Policy: Discussion with RTE (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Budgetary Position and Editorial Policy: Discussion with RTE (22 May 2013)

Dessie Ellis: So if a top earner is making €400,000, he is not getting €200,000 for the radio show as well; this is the total?