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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 791. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a breakdown of local Government spending for each of the years from 2008 to 2012 inclusive. [34855/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Subsidies (16 Jul 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 1158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of public transport to the State for the period from 2008 to 2012; and if he will provide details of same. [34853/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (16 Jul 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 1159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the revenue and costs incurred in respect of the Dublin Bike rental scheme since its inception. [34856/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Community Radio Stations Funding (17 Jul 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide funding to non-profit community radio stations from the new broadcasting charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35030/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Service Broadcasting Household Charge (17 Jul 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the collection system he will introduce for the new broadcasting charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35027/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Roads Authority: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Mr. O'Neill and Mr. Barry for their attendance. I have a question about the tolling and the survey undertaken by an independent group on the M50. Does the NRA agree with the results of the survey with regard to extra tolling points on the roads leading off the M50? Mr. Barry referred to public private partnerships and the Gort to Tuam road. Other bodies such as Irish Water are all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Roads Authority: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The A5 should be mentioned also.

Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)

Dessie Ellis: A transfer of services and assets will have to take place to Irish Water from local authorities throughout the country. This will include resources such as storage facilities and tanks, local authority equipment, infrastructure and man power. It will require legislation. Will the Tánaiste outline when this legislation will be introduced or when we are proposing to bring it in? We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the representatives of the various groups for coming here. We have heard how each company is hoping to break even by 2014 or 2015. A return to profitability was mentioned. Was the PSO part of that profitability? The PSO was higher in the past. In Bus Éireann it has been cut by 30%. It is not a level playing field in the sense that there was a different PSO. Will the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The stops' relocation is a major issue for the local authority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Dessie Ellis: Too simplistic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The pension deficit of €481 million seems massive and I am not sure how such a large deficit can develop. How does the company get out of a situation like that? Surely it will have major repercussions on the company. It seems like a massive problem to me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Dessie Ellis: That is one of the biggest deficits I have seen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Rural Transport Programme: Discussion with National Transport Authority (23 Jul 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. By all accounts, the rural transport scheme has worked very well over the years at a cost that is very good by today's standards. A major issue for many people with whom I have spoken is local knowledge on the part of the local community driver. That knowledge is extremely important and I fear that we are cutting back on that by reducing the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Rural Transport Programme: Discussion with National Transport Authority (23 Jul 2013)

Dessie Ellis: The new rural hackneys are set to be introduced during certain hours. Is there a danger that these will be used to take out some of these companies and be used for transporting people? I am not clear what the Minister has said in regard to this. Is he saying that these new hackneys will be used at certain hours of the night, or is there a danger that they could replace some of the existing...

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: It is clear this is a right-wing Government, entrenched in the ideological obsessions of the right. The dismantling of social services, the vilification of the working class and the asset stripping of State services for private profit are examples of this ideology. Fine Gael stands clearly as the driver of this agenda, with Labour naively or cynically along for the ride. However, it is the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Directives (18 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 32. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the application of the EU Habitats and Birds Directive; the difficulties that may have arisen regarding its implementation; the way any resistance to its application is being handled; the moneys that have been paid out to landowners in compensation in 2013; and if he will provide an estimate for the moneys...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Reviews (18 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: 59. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of conservation, cleaning and maintenance costs across the State's cultural institutions; if further consideration has been given to the proposals in the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure to put in place a structure along the lines of the Art Lab proposals in Australia; and the income that could be generated in that way....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (18 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Ms Scott-Lennon for the presentation. Her portfolio is very impressive. I come from Finglas but I have spent quite a bit of time in the Dún Laoghaire area. In the 1970s, I did sub-aqua diving courses in Killiney. I am familiar with the area, which is fantastic and has a lot to offer. Some 19 people are employed by the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company, which is down from...

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Dessie Ellis: It is nearly two years since the publication of the report on pyrite-----