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Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (16 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the decision taken to downgrade the postgraduate diploma in education at University College Dublin from level nine to level eight; and if he understands the difficulties that this will now impose on students especially after they had enrolled in the course and paid registration fees and who now feel...

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste should honour his pledge.

Written Answers — Bank Guarantee Scheme: Bank Guarantee Scheme (15 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a full breakdown of all senior guaranteed, senior unguaranteed secured and senior unguaranteed unsecured bonds held in all banks covered by the eligible liabilities guarantee including the value of the bonds and the date of their maturity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34441/11]

Bank Guarantee Scheme (15 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the amounts of emergency liquidity assistance including interest charged currently held by banks covered by the eligible liabilities guarantee. [34442/11]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 124: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make money available to local authorities for the insulation of senior citizens housing complexes owned by local authorities. [33516/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 125: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of funding made available to Ballymun Regeneration Limited for the refurbishment of Silloge 4; and the total cost per unit for the 122 local authority houses, including the ground works and underground services at Silloge 4. [33517/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing Loans: Local Authority Housing Loans (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 139: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure the interest rate cut is passed on to local authority mortgage holders. [33688/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the policy of cutting treatments available on the medical card dental scheme; if he will reinstate the scale and polish scheme to ensure patients attend for regular cleaning thus preventing extra costs to the health service into the future; and his plans to carry out a cost benefit analysis of the cuts in dental treatment for...

Road Network (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: PPPs have been a disaster in this regard, as the NRA put in place a mechanism, whereby if traffic levels dropped, the State would have to compensate companies. This does not make sense. The companies involved have been well paid, with many receiving significant sums from the State to undertake the projects. The Minister referred to the Limerick tunnel PPP. The NRA paid €1.8 million over...

Driving Licences (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I welcome the introduction of the card, but I was not aware that the licence must mention the need to wear glasses. I do not remember seeing this before. It seems strange that we would include such a detail. For various reasons, a person could be driving without his or her glasses and I do not understand how this provision could be included in the legislation.

Driving Licences (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Is there a penalty for not wearing glasses?

Driving Licences (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I hope there is not.

Road Network (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport his plans to remove tolls on all roads which are no longer required to be tolled either for recoup of expenditure or under contract with private partners. [33432/11]

Road Network (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: It has been reported that there will be increases in tolls in the new year. The Minister mentioned previously the tolling of different parts of the M50. Is that idea dead and buried? It would cause huge problems for people throughout the city, while adding huge volumes of traffic to secondary roads. Are there plans to toll the Jack Lynch tunnel? We should also lower the tolls for use of...

Road Network (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: With the downturn, the number of heavy goods vehicles using the Dublin Port tunnel has lessened significantly. I accept the Minister's statement to the effect that we do not want huge volumes of traffic. However, we do want a reasonable amount of traffic to use it in order that it will be diverted from the main areas.

Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Is the Minister in a position to confirm whether there was an underspend of €340 million in respect of capital projects? There is a commitment in the St. Andrews Agreement of 2006 in respect of the A5 Dublin to Derry road. The project relating to this road forms part of the cross-Border initiatives in respect of which the Government stated it would provide 50% of the funding. The road in...

Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I hear what the Minister is saying but this is a commitment. This is an international commitment as well as one between us and the northern authorities. We need a better idea, not merely to wait for the meeting of the North-South ministerial body to discuss this. We must have something concrete and we must say it will be done in a certain timeframe. The Minister is saying he is not...

Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Unfortunately, we do not have fiscal control.

Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: There is a big difference.

Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2011)

Dessie Ellis: But that is out of choice.