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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the continued concerns regarding employment in the retail sector, the steps or proposals that are under active consideration by him to address the issue of rigid costs. [41613/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Implementation (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the credit guarantee scheme will be operational. [41614/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the promised funding for upgrade works at a location (details supplied); the amount he has given through internal capital receipts for this work; if he will provide an outline of the project including the works to be carried out; if houses bought from the council will be included; and the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fire audit carried out at a location (details supplied); and the way the finding of the audit will affect plans for upgrade work to be carried out by the council. [41401/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the findings of the steering group formed by Longford County Council and the Health Service Executive to investigate issues related to deficient private sewerage networks and sewerage gas ventilation systems in an area (details supplied) in County Longford; the explosions they investigated...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to grant emergency funding to Longford County Council in order to deal with the unfinished housing (details supplied) in County Longford. [41721/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to set up an investigation into the planning procedure which resulted in the development of an area (details supplied) in County Longford which has serious issues with sewerage and sewerage gas systems which might have resulted in an explosion on the estate on 15 March 2012. [41722/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (2 Oct 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is planning to help taxi drivers who have a car older than three years but at present cannot afford to buy a less than three year old car in advance of the ending of transferability of licences in January and will then lose what was a family business such as a person (details supplied). [41292/12]

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Bille seo. Tá sé an-tábhachtach ar fad i dtaca le cearta páistí sa sochaí seo. I warmly welcome the Bill. It is not everything it could be, but it is a welcome development. I applaud the Minister for it, as I know she has worked very hard to bring it to us and with other interested parties to develop it in the best...

Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Dessie Ellis: With Róisín gone, the Government will not be able to deal with the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: New Ross Port Company: Discussion with Chairman Designate (27 Sep 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Mr. Lawlor for his presentation and have a couple of questions. What are his views on the potential selling off of New Ross Port which is State-owned? Does he agree with selling it off? On reviewing the figures supplied, I acknowledge huge profits are not made, but does Mr. Lawlor think doing so would be detrimental to the port? Does he think that were it to enter private hands,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (27 Sep 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Health if he has an up-to-date-cost-benefit analysis of the development of primary care centres by means of public-private partnership as against development by the Health Service Executive directly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40986/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (27 Sep 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of primary care centres; the locations chosen to commence development; the criteria used for choosing priority locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40985/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Negative Equity Mortgages Numbers (27 Sep 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he will implement to help those who are in negative equity on shared ownership mortgages for properties which are no longer suitable to their family needs (details supplied). [41055/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Negative Equity Mortgages Numbers (27 Sep 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to help those who because of the low level of repayment and increasing rent levels want to buy out their shared ownership mortgage to get credit either from local authorities or other bodies or funds. [41056/12]

Magdalene Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Sep 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Tá an rúin seo an tábhachtach ar fad le haghaidh an daonra, go háirithe mná sa sochaí. I am very grateful to have the opportunity to discuss this incredibly important issue and to speak on behalf of a group of very brave and strong people, those who survived what I have little doubt is the worst injustice ever visited on Irish people by other Irish people. The...

Other Questions: Child Care Services (26 Sep 2012)

Dessie Ellis: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the development of the Inter-Jurisdictional protocol for the transfer of child care cases between this State and the North of Ireland. [40710/12]

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Will the Taoiseach outline when the local government reform Bill will be brought before the House and what progress has been made on it because he did not answer the question? Will the allocation on housing continue to be an executive function? Will the Taoiseach consult the Minister, Deputy Phil Hogan, about his reference to and representations for a family?

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I think it is.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Dessie Ellis: It is a disgrace that any Minister would name and write to constituents about a particular family.