Parliamentary questions

Primary Care Centres Provision

Dessie Ellis

245. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the way the decision was made to place a primary care unit in County Longford on a flood plain with no sufficient transport links [46697/12]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Dessie Ellis

246. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the person who owns the land rented for the site of the primary care unit in County Longford [46698/12]

Regeneration Projects Expenditure

Dessie Ellis

404. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated cost of the construction of a road from Woodhazel Terrace to Ballymun via Coultry Road, Dublin 9; and the estimated penalty costs if the contract is cancelled. [45880/12]

National Car Test

Dessie Ellis

709. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns about the reliability of NCT testing due to the considerable pressure put on inspectors to carry out examinations of vehicles in a shorter time than is possible under normal circumstances; and the measures he intends to take to ensure that all procedures required for proper testing of vehicles are abided by. [45901/12]

Public Transport Provision

Dessie Ellis

2. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve the provision of public transport and smarter travel options across the State while at the same time reducing the public transport subvention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45456/12]

Sports Funding

Dessie Ellis

5. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the increase in homelessness and the recent success of the Irish team at the Homeless World Cup, if he will provide funding for this initiative; if he will meet with representatives from the homeless street leagues to discuss the way the various State agencies at national and local level can best support this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45455/12]

Taxi Regulations

Dessie Ellis

25. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the implementation of uniform decals for taxis. [45129/12]

Human Rights Issues

Dessie Ellis

7. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the ongoing threats to trade unionists, civil society leaders, and human rights and defence lawyers, his views regarding the recent 50% cut in the petrol allowance that is given by the Colombian Government in order that trade union and civil society leaders can use protective vehicles. [44811/12]

International Relations

Dessie Ellis

55. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by the families of Cuban 5, Miami 5 in accessing visas to visit loved ones incarcerated in jail, that some of the families have never been able to have visit them; and his views on this matter. [44823/12]

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications

Dessie Ellis

155. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) has not been paid to them. [44986/12]

Household Benefits

Dessie Ellis

99. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Social Protection when her Department and the Department of the Environment and Local Government will report on the housing assistance reform, in particular on the introduction of the new housing assistance payment; and if the detail of the report will be made available to Members of the Oireachtas in advance of Budget 2013. [44567/12]

NAMA Staff Qualifications

Dessie Ellis

192. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Finance his plans to appoint a National Assets Management Agency board member with experience in social housing and community development as allowed for in the National Assets Management Agency Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44352/12]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Dessie Ellis

407. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the new 3,800 units identified for social housing use on the basis of the responsible local authority. [44312/12]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Dessie Ellis

408. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the properties that are currently on offer for leasing to approved housing bodies; and if he will specify which units are now occupied or in the process of being occupied. [44313/12]

EU Funding

Dessie Ellis

734. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the applications for Ten-T funding he has made or plans to make, and for which projects. [44832/12]

Gas and Electricity Disconnections

Dessie Ellis

22. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm the ratio of rising fuel costs to the increase in electricity prices this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43725/12]

Pilot Training Courses

Dessie Ellis

259. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the lodging of registration papers for a pilot training college (details supplied) operating out of the same address as Pilot Training College Ireland Ltd which closed recently leaving many students stranded in Florida, USA having paid very large tuitions; if this in fact the same company under another name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43569/12]

School Evaluations

Dessie Ellis

111. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the School Self Evaluation Guidelines which are supposed to be in place to facilitate the planning and improvement of schools here; and the reason these guidelines have not yet been implemented. [43099/12]

Schools Recognition

Dessie Ellis

115. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that a school (details supplied) in Dublin is continuing the practice of asking parents to pay an annual voluntary contribution in excess of €3,000 despite the school securing permanent recognition from his Department in 2005; if he will provide details of other schools in a similar position that are asking parents to make an annual voluntary contribution in excess of €200. [43100/12]

Broadcasting Service Provision

Dessie Ellis

393. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the efforts he will make to see that Saorview packages will start to include Oireachtas TV as standard. [43167/12]