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Planning and Development (Amendment) (20 per cent Provision of Social and Affordable Housing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Sep 2021)

Dessie Ellis: Ba mhaith liom tacaíocht a thabhairt don Bhille seo ó mo chomrádaí, an Teachta Ó Broin. I thank the Deputy for bringing forward this important Bill. It is vital that every means be utilised to build social and affordable housing. This Bill ensures, first, that developers are not exempted from providing social and affordable housing under the Part V provisions and,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Dessie Ellis: I understand that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Dessie Ellis: The consultations have finished.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Dessie Ellis: Under the programme for Government, major infrastructure projects such as metro north and DART+ form a central part of the transport element of the national development plan. The Tánaiste just said he did not know where we are with this and whether there would be delays. The Mail on Sundaysaid that this was brought to Cabinet in July. If so, I wonder how the Tánaiste came up with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (9 Sep 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 656. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria for qualifying for the short-term enterprise allowance; if previous experience in Ireland or abroad disqualifies persons from qualifying for the allowance; if an applicant can appeal a decision should their application for the allowance be rejected; if so, the grounds on which an appeal can be made; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 1703. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists currently attending to appointments at the Wellmount Health Centre, Finglas, Dublin 11; the number of appointments per week currently available at the health centre; if any of the occupational therapists assigned to the health centre been redeployed throughout the past year; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 2597. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists currently assigned to the CAMHS team in Ballymun, Dublin; his plans to reassign any psychologist based there; when a replacement will be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38303/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (27 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 2598. To ask the Minister for Health the variance to the budget by expense category of the new national children's hospital in tabular form in view of the reports that it is set to cost €1.7 billion, up from the original estimated cost of circa €400 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38304/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: I thank everyone for their presentations. As Dr. McDonagh said, there has been little change in the 20 years that I have been involved between being on the council in Dublin and being a Deputy. While there have been some positive changes, on the ground, there is very little change. Many of the same problems seem to crop up. I am curious what effect Covid has had for FLAC. Has it thrown...

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: It can often be a difficult decision for families to put a relative into a nursing home or for individuals themselves to choose to go into one. However, many people prosper, have a renewed vigour and thrive in a nursing home environment. Nursing homes should be considered safe and secure places for the elderly where they receive the care and assistance vulnerable older people need and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: In the context of the Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2020, what is the status of the proposal to extend access to medical cards and make them available to all those who are terminally ill and have a prognosis of up to 24 months? This is an important issue for many in my constituency who have been given a terminal prognosis. I am...

Ban on Rent Increases Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: The current situation is that rental prices are, effectively, outstripping the cost of monthly mortgage repayments. That being the case, one might ask why a person would rent instead of buying. It is because house prices have risen so high that it is very difficult for most people to put together the deposit required for a house in the first place. This is an abnormal situation that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 526. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed to work in a centre (details supplied); the number available for appointments for those on the waiting list at the centre; if any of these therapists have been redeployed to other services in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29790/21]

Traveller Culture and History in Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: Tá an Bille seo an-tábhachtach ar fad agus tá me féin agus Sinn Féin ag tabhairt tacaíochta dó. I am happy to have an opportunity to speak on the Bill, which was brought forward by Deputy Pringle, and to offer my full support and that of my party for it. The Traveller community faces discrimination at many levels in society. This discrimination can be...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: The general scheme of the criminal justice (exploitation of children in the commission of offences) Bill 2020 has been published and is expected to undergo pre-legislative scrutiny. Does the Tánasite know the timescale for this to be completed? There is real concern in my constituency that young children are increasingly being groomed to act as drug couriers by criminal elements...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 416. To ask the Minister for Health if those members of staff who had been transferred from mental health services to supplement Covid-19 services will be returned to mental health services; and if so, when this will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28892/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 417. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the commitment made in the programme for Government to fill positions for consultants, psychiatric nurses and in peer support in mental health services in hospitals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28893/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 418. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting at accident and emergency units for Beaumont Hospital, the Mater Hospital and James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown, from 1 January 2020, by month in tabular form, to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28894/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (29 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: Lead is a very toxic heavy metal and is detrimental to human health, in particular, the health of young children. The risk to health is especially grievous where quantities of lead contained in water supplies are consumed over a long period, even if the lead present is at very low concentrations. It has been shown that consumption of lead can affect the brain development of children....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (29 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister of State for his response. We do not really know about or have any analysis of the real effects of lead contamination in our water. We know it is a threat to our health and that tens of thousands of houses built in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s used lead piping. Many people living in these houses are on pensions and have very little money. They bought their own houses...