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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 127. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health services in the Health Service Executive Dublin North East area for 16-18 year olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30398/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (25 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 420. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when refurbishment is expected to start on the senior citizens complex in Ballygall Road East, Dublin; and if the funding problem Fold Ireland were experiencing has been rectified. [30239/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (25 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 452. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a prisoner (details supplied) in Castlereagh, County Roscommon, will be moved to a prison closer to their family in Dublin who have had a great deal of difficulty arranging for visits. [30238/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (25 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 653. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the use of first care absence management system at some depots in Dublin Bus; if so, the reasons that this system has been put in place; if any analysis of cost/benefit was undertaken prior to implementation; the amount it is costing and the early indications of the effectiveness of the system. [30245/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (25 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 654. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Dublin Bus services such as those for music festivals outside of Dublin are required to have a tachograph fitted if travelling 50km from their base and that this was not practiced in instances such as at Slane 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30246/13]

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (25 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The total provisional outturn for 2012 was €27.923 million, while the overall estimate for 2013 is €30.105 million. Will the Minister of State outline the reason for this increase? Will the Minister of State fill us in on why there is an increase this year? The non-pay administration figure referred to by the previous Deputy goes from €796,000 up to €876,000....

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (25 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: There is a significant reduction in the expenses figure for the Road Safety Authority. I realise there has been a considerable drop in road deaths but why are we reducing that figure if we want to maintain the progress we have made? It is a substantial amount. The public service provision payment has been reduced considerably by approximately €50 million or €60 million. If...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (25 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Will the additional €50 million for regional and local roads go towards fixing potholes or is it just the maintenance of those roads?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (25 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: From where was the €50 million identified, because it is a substantial amount?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (25 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The amount for maritime transport and safety has increased considerably, by at least €30,000, and it is badly needed. A number of accidents have occurred off the coast and three fishermen drowned recently. The Minister has indicated he will make an announcement in July with regard to personal beacons which can be traced in the water. Has the cost of these beacons been factored in?...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (25 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: If advertising by alcohol companies is banned, will it put added pressure on the Department to meet the shortfall? Various sports bodies receive substantial funding for programmes they have put in place. Has this been considered with regard to the Estimates?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (25 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Will the Minister of State rob the Department of Health?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (26 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the Tamil Political Prisoners in Sri Lanka March 2013 report produced by the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice, which investigated the arbitrary detention of Tamil political prisoners and the prison conditions they face; and if he has raised the issue with the Sri Lankan...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Conflict Resolution (26 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to Highway 60, a road which stretches between Israel and the West Bank in Palestine, that the Israeli Government has recently revived plans to continue building this road, that the new plans may lead to the confiscation of land from Palestinian farmers in Beit Ommar and that it may lead to...

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: It went wrong long before then.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Roads Authority Expenditure (27 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 2. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure safety standards on the M50 while avoiding increases in tolls and forcing drivers into residential or built up areas. [31341/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Roads Authority Expenditure (27 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister. I am glad to hear he has no plans to put further tolls on the M50, which is undoubtedly the busiest road in the country. All the main carriageways from north, south, east and west converge on the M50. We were opposed to the tolling of the M50 from the outset. We saw what happened when the contract was drawn up with the company that was previously responsible for the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Roads Authority Expenditure (27 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: If the M50 does become a problem, and the Minister has said it might, the old plan for an orbital route around the northern part of the M50 could be considered for the future, although finances will obviously have a bearing on that. We have the example of the port tunnel, which used very high prices to ensure very few private cars use it while taking the trucks and heavy traffic off the main...

Other Questions: Roads Maintenance (27 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I hope the Minister does not go on those cycles too often.

Other Questions: Roads Maintenance (27 Jun 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The extra €50 million the Minister found was to go into the maintenance of local and regional roads. The Minister hinted that he might address potholes and ramps with that money. Is that part of what he is planning? I met recently with north Meath residents against potholes. They claim that the most potholes of any part of the country are in north Meath. The Minister said we will...