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Dessie Ellis TD
- 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)
Voting record
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Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Local Authority Housing, Taxi Regulations, Social and Affordable Housing Provision, Local Authority Housing Data, Health Services
(based on written questions asked by Dessie Ellis and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2024)
“Tá áthas orm go bhfuilim ag labhairt mar gheall ar an tairiscint seo. Tá timpeall 23% den daonra faoi mhíchumas de sórt éigin agus a lán acu ag fáil cuidiú ó chúramóirí. One of the great failings of this Government and those that preceded it has been the disparity between what they say and what they do. Disability services in...”
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2024)
“The Sacred Heart Boys National School in Ballygall caters for boys from Ballygall, Glasnevin, Finglas and Ballymun. The school requires two additional newly built classrooms for 12 children with special needs. There is an urgent need for autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units and classroom facilities for children with autism and special needs in the area. The Department of Education...”
- Child and Youth Mental Health: Statements (29 Feb 2024)
“Statistics provided to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs in 2019 showed that one third of young people were struggling with mental health issues on an ongoing basis. My constituency of Dublin North-West is an area that reflects the dysfunction in the provision of mental health services, with a lack of proper resourcing and severe underfunding. Since 2019, when it...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 62 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 17 written questions in the last year — 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") 604 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 11 Mar 2015. More about the Register