Results 601-620 of 4,706 for speaker:Dessie Ellis

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Or the private sector.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Stop relying on the private sector. Let us build social and affordable housing.

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: We need to look at this very carefully as we will also have to address other areas which have similar problems. I am referring to people flying around on two-wheeled units, many of them on footpaths. We will have to look at the latter very carefully. This issue will affect all members of the public, young and old. As such, we should encourage people to let their voices be heard on this...

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I welcome the debate today on e-scooters. We are increasingly seeing these vehicles on the roads and footpaths across the city and they are becoming a familiar sight, for example, around the roads leading to DCU in my own area. I can see the attraction of this carbon-free, affordable mode of transport, especially among the younger population. However, I do have concerns about their use in...

Living Wage: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: The living wage is an effective and powerful weapon in the fight against poverty. Many working people are trapped in an endless struggle of fighting to pay bills, put food on the table and avoid poverty. Low wages can trap people in a poverty cycle that is often too difficult to escape. As rents, bus and train fares and the cost of living increase, it is often the poorest who are hit the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: That is why you got nowhere.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (15 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: 605. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) for the domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41993/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Services (9 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: 163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the procedures for when an emergency call is received; the services called to respond to the emergency; if both the fire brigade and the ambulance services are called; if so, the services which are contacted first; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41303/19]

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: He is right about the figure of 10,000 homeless people, a number which is rising.

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: It is not falling.

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I have to correct something he is saying, because it is incorrect.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (8 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: 242. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40740/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Mental Health: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I thank both of the witnesses for their presentations. I represent Dublin North-West, an area with a very high suicide rate. People know about that. It includes Ballymun and Finglas. It is quite a serious issue. I am curious about several things. I refer to the primary care centres that are utilised throughout the country. They help in looking after mental health issues among the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Mental Health: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Secondary schools were mentioned. There is also a problem in our primary schools. How do we identify the young people at risk and where is the first port of call for them? It was mentioned that they do not want to go into a HSE service. We have to develop placements and identify those at risk at an early age. We need a continuous programme within our schools, primary and secondary, with...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regeneration Projects (18 Sep 2019)

Dessie Ellis: When the Ballymun shopping centre was built it became the social and economic heart of the area. In more recent years, its derelict, vacant units and outward appearance disheartened locals and was an unwelcome sight for visitors to Ballymun and those who drove through it. Ballymun shopping centre became a stark reminder of the failure of the costly regeneration project which cost more than...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regeneration Projects (18 Sep 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The reality is that the regeneration programme has not been completed and shopping facilities for the people of Ballymun are virtually non-existent. That is a tragedy for the people of the area and all those who have to travel to the Blanchardstown shopping centre, the Omni Park shopping centre and the Charlestown shopping centre. They should be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (6 Sep 2019)

Dessie Ellis: 784. To ask the Minister for Health if costs are determined by costs per treatment episode; the number of episodes in each of the years since 2012 by medical detoxification unit, community based residential detoxification beds and adolescent community based residential detoxification beds in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34694/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Dessie Ellis: It is happening a lot now-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Dessie Ellis: -----because of the legislation.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Dessie Ellis: It is a very serious situation.