• Sinn Fein TD for Dublin North West
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Dessie Ellis speaks (no more than once per day)

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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Local Authority Housing, Taxi Regulations, Local Authority Housing Data, Social and Affordable Housing Provision, Health Services

(based on written questions asked by Dessie Ellis and answered by departments)

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

“I thank everyone for their input. I find it quite frustrating that we keep coming back to the issue of section 39 workers. This is about the recruitment and retention. So much energy that could be directed into other areas is spent on this matter. It is frustrating. I hope the Minister and the Government will take not and address this matter at some point. The people and organisations...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

“It is about houses.”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

“There are loads of your own-----”

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• Has spoken in 63 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 14 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 41 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Dessie Ellis speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 608 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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