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Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (21 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 740: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the merged Railway Procurement Agency and National Roads Authority will recognise a trade union (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this union had been left out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22229/11]

Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (21 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 7: To ask the an Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé sásta go mbeadh bonn reachtúil i gceist do dhaoine atá ag iarraidh a n-ainmneacha, a sloinnte agus a seoltaí Gaeilge a úsáid agus iad i mbun gnóthaí le comhlachtaí poiblí agus iad ag iarraidh pas a fháil; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [21784/11]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32. (21 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate an issue of national importance, namely, suicide prevention. Since the economic collapse, there has been a considerable rise in suicide across Ireland, specifically in my area of Dublin North West, which has been very hard hit, with two young people taking their lives in the Finglas area in the past two weeks alone. There...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32. (21 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: What a surprise.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (20 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 225: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications received under the 2011 tenant purchase scheme in each local authority area; the number of successful applicants in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21541/11]

Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (20 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he is taking to ensure that replanting orders issued to private land-holders are fulfilled with the 12 month period required; if outstanding replanting following this period will be followed up; and the further steps he is taking to ensure that if no legal action has been taken in the 12 months following the...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (20 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise an issue of national importance, namely, the continuing housing crisis whereby social housing development has been brought to a complete halt, over €500 million is being spent each year to subsidise developers and landlords and feet are being dragged on the issue of a social dividend from NAMA which is essential if the...

Written Answers — Europe 2020 Strategy: Europe 2020 Strategy (19 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 51: To ask the Taoiseach the recommendations submitted by him for a national reform programme under the Europe 2020 strategy for jobs and growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21410/11]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (19 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance the commitments submitted under the Euro Pact Plus on 3 May on Ireland's behalf; if he will circulate a copy of these commitments under each of the four headings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20994/11]

Written Answers — International Financial Support Measures: International Financial Support Measures (19 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the scale of private-sector involvement in the voluntary roll-over of existing Greek debt at maturity; the additional funding from official sources that will be made available to Greece; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20995/11]

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (19 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of exemptions requested by Departments, local authorities and State agencies to the current moratorium on recruitment and promotion; if he will provide the full details in each such case including the requesting body; the reasons for the request; the number of staff requested and at which grade the staff are...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 443: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when an outstanding REP scheme payment for 2010 will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21269/11]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (19 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil for a debate on an issue of national importance under Standing Order 32, namely, the cuts to the fuel allowance and household benefits which will have a devastating effect on many people in my constituency of Dublin North-West, where thousands of residents are struggling to make ends meet with higher taxes, levies, gas and electricity bills, the proposed...

Written Answers — Expenditure Reviews: Expenditure Reviews (14 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if and when he instructed Department heads to consider substantial savings in subsidised publicly provided transport and social housing supports for inclusion in the comprehensive review of expenditure; if he also instructed them to provide a risk based analysis of the social impact of such cuts on citizens. [20339/11]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (14 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that were approved funding under the summer works scheme 2010 in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the number of applications received from counties Cavan and Monaghan for the 2011 summer works scheme; the number approved for 2011; the projects submitted under the 2011 summer works scheme that have been considered and...

Written Answers — Skills Development: Skills Development (13 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the joint work undertaken by the skills expert group and the expert group on future skills to access the skills demand across the island of Ireland and the implementation of their recommendations; the steps taken by him in conjunction with the relevant Department in the North to address the current and future...

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (13 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the targets set by him to draw down funding under the seventh framework programme for research and development; if he will provide details on a year by year basis of the draw down of funding from the seventh framework programme for research and development; the number of projects funded, and their value, from the seventh...

Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: The Taoiseach indicated no school would be left without SNAs. Several schools in my area, including Finglas, are losing SNAs. In St. Brigid's, two out of three SNAs are being lost and the same applies in St. Joseph's. Does the Taoiseach accept this is in contravention of the constitutional rights of citizens?

Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I still believe the question should be answered.

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (12 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the planned child welfare agency will be accompanied by the establishment of an all-Ireland protocol for the exchange of information in relation to the investigation and prosecution of cases of abuse; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the absence of such a protocol to date has impeded the exchange of...