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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 — 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]

Local Authority Charges (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I would like the Minister to clarify how he proposes to follow up cases of non-payment. It has been mentioned that a system of attachment orders would be introduced, which would result in money being take from people's wages or social welfare payments.

Local Authority Charges (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister for Justice and Equality said that he was considering bringing forward legislation to do this but the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Taoiseach both said that would not be the case.

Local Authority Charges (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Will non-payment be pursued under the Fines Act 2010? Will this be the means by which the Minister will chase people to pay this tax?

Local Authority Charges (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Is that the method the Minister will pursue?

Public Service Staff (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I will take it.

Public Service Staff (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I understand that but I have-----

Public Service Staff (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: It is not but I want to ask the Minister about the panel which was in place and which expired in December 2011. People were on the panel for years and have been excluded from it while Dublin City Council has sought to fill posts from within its workforce.

Public Service Staff (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: If there are posts available the staff in Dublin City Council are not sufficiently skilled to fill them. This is a specific skill and one does not find fire brigade members within a local authority. They are specialist people. This is the wrong way to go.

Public Service Staff (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I am putting the question. It has also been a terrible blow to those who have been on the panel for many years.

Public Service Staff (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister has indicated that he can intervene in certain circumstances.

Public Service Staff (8 Mar 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Will he intervene if the staff numbers fall to a drastically low level, which is beginning to happen?

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.