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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Considering a Rights-Based Approach to Disability in Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I thank everyone for their contributions. My first question is for the National Advocacy Service. It mentioned housing and that something like 40% of the cases it deals with are to do with housing. People living with intellectual disabilities are still living in group homes and so on. They do not have many choices. How does the National Advocacy Service see that rolling out over the next...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Considering a Rights-Based Approach to Disability in Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I have a question for Mr. McGrath. Article 14 of the CRPD says people should not be detained somewhere like a psychiatric hospital. We have seen it in the past where people have been admitted by their families and otherwise. That is obviously opposed by us all. The Mental Health Act 2001 allows people to be deprived of their liberty and treated without their consent. Does Mr. McGrath...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Considering a Rights-Based Approach to Disability in Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Dessie Ellis: One of the big issues with mental health reform is the whole issue of dual diagnosis. It is something that we are all pushing to see if we can get answers and resources. Does Mental Health Reform see any major changes in this? I have dealt with people who have, for example, Schizoaffective disorder and other people who had serious intellectual disabilities. Is there anything in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Considering a Rights-Based Approach to Disability in Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I want to ask the advocacy groups what their view is on supported housing. For example, we have Housing Association for Integrated Living, HAIL, housing, for people with mental health issues, etc. Do the groups feed into that? Do they have an input? Have we got the right approach? There are very few housing bodies, in fact, I think HAIL is about the only one in this country doing it, and...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (11 Oct 2022)

Dessie Ellis: One of the most prevailing issues regarding the provision of disability services is the extraordinarily long waiting lists for such services. In my constituency of Dublin North-West, a high number of children and young people with autism and other special needs and disabilities are on lengthy waiting lists for assessment and support services. I recently had a constituent in my clinic who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility and Assistive Technology: Discussion (6 Oct 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I was curious about how much Covid pushed forward the technology and its availability because it opened doors for many people. Has the effect or contribution it has made been gauged? Professor MacLachlan mentioned the need for a new approach and developing a centre of excellence. What would be the benefits of that? He also spoke about bringing together the service providers and service...

Housing for All Update: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Dessie Ellis: The senior Minister stated earlier that the goal of the Housing for All policy is to support home ownership and to increase affordability. In everything that the Government is doing, it will not radically improve the housing stock or make housing affordable. In fact, in the first year of the policy, the Government has missed multiple targets and house prices and rents are increasing to such...

National Retrofit Plan: Motion [Private Members] (20 Sep 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Like many urban settings, Dublin North-West has a mix of dated and modern accommodation. Over the years, there was a great expansion of areas such as Ballymun, Finglas, Santry, Whitehall, Glasnevin and Meakstown. These areas saw substantial growth in housing estates, which contributed towards rapid growth in the population of north Dublin. Many older houses in such areas were constructed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister and her staff for attending. I am curious about the school inclusion model, which is at the pilot stage. It is intended to include many supports and to reach out to different areas, including speech and language, occupational therapy and supports in schools, to ensure they are equipped in that regard. I understand it is to be completed by 2023. I ask the Minister to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Dessie Ellis: This has been one of the great successes. Throid mé na blianta fada ar son Ghaelscoil Uí Earcáin. It has been a major development for the people of Finglas. It is the first Gaelscoil, and this is why I am so anxious about it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Will the Minister say something about CHO 9?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Dessie Ellis: We have one of the longest waiting lists.

Measures to Assist with Household Bills: Motion [Private Members] (14 Sep 2022)

Dessie Ellis: It has come as a huge shock to those in my constituency of Dublin North-West who depend on domestic fuel oil to see that domestic fuel costs in Dublin, which averaged around 68 cents per litre just last year, have since increased to a staggering €1.32 per litre, having reached a peak in May of almost €1.76 per litre. It costs €1,300, on average, to fill a tank. How long...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Jul 2022)

Dessie Ellis: 695. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric consultants in CH09 working out of the Ballymun health centre; the number of hours and days worked; the number of cases waiting for assessment; the average wait times for such assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38900/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Jul 2022)

Dessie Ellis: 696. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a vulnerable young person (details supplied) who is currently awaiting a psychiatric assessment, who has been given an appointment for November of 2022 for this assessment and has been waiting months for such an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38901/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister for his contribution. He mentioned the new national access plan 2022-2026. He said we will have it towards the end of the summer or so. He mentioned intellectual disabilities. A clear definition of that is very important. It is something the previous development plan did not define properly. I am hoping we will have it in this one. It is also about how we handle...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Dessie Ellis: The Government has opposed a lot of stuff. What about Scribblestown?