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Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I cannot listen to this without-----

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I never did.

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Health if he has quantified the level of reduction in day services, residential and respite services as a result of cuts to the budget for disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8333/12]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Health if he and the Health Service Executive have carried out an assessment of the likely impact on disabled persons of the cuts to spending on disability services in the HSE national service plan 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8332/12]

Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: As the Taoiseach is aware, there is a growing list of missing persons. Recently, a young woman from my area was added to it. There was a case in which an Irish person's body-----

Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I am going to tell-----

Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: An Irish person's body was found off the coast of Cumbria.

Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I am coming to the point.

Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: I am going to ask it. A body was found off the coast of Cumbria in England ten years ago which was only recently identified through DNA testing. Legislation was promised under the Criminal Justice Bill with regard to a database on DNA. When will this come into being? Will DNA testing be done on missing persons' families? It is very important.

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (14 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of any proposed interim options put to her by the Irish Youth Justice Service to end the practice of sending children to St. Patrick's Institution. [8059/12]

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (14 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which the practice of sending 16 and 17 year olds to St. Patrick's Institution will end; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8058/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 421: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of housing units owned by local authorities here. [7643/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 422: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of currently vacant housing units owned by local authorities here. [7644/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 423: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of currently vacant housing units owned by local authorities here which have been vacant for over six months. [7645/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (14 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 440: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an estate (details supplied) is not included in the list of sites on which houses are exempt from the household charge due to being unfinished estates. [7969/12]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (14 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 749: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the licences required for a registered charity to provide a school bus service in respect of children with special needs. [7968/12]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (9 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the way he proposes to deal with applications for single farm payments from farmers in particularly disadvantaged areas whose stocking density was on, or slightly above minimum density pertaining to the current scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7069/12]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (9 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that disadvantaged area conditions will continue to apply to farmers whose main business is in disadvantaged areas but who also have land rented or owned in non-disadvantaged areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7070/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Defence if he provides any funding to ONET for housing ex-members of the Defence Forces who have become homeless; and if he will provide details of same. [6831/12]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Feb 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he is taking to support schools which have transition year programmes to facilitate as many students as possible, in particular a school (details supplied) which is a large school but can only accommodate 48 students in transitional year because of cuts to guidance counsellor services and teacher numbers. [6975/12]