Results 141-160 of 4,613 for speaker:Dessie Ellis

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (11 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank our guests for their contributions. I thank Michael in particular for sharing the lived experience he has had with us. He has shown us all of the obstacles that people with disabilities have to face and how he has overcome them, although, obviously, he still has more obstacles to overcome. My experience is that I deal with a lot of issues related to carers. As everyone knows,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (11 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I am curious about personal assistants.

Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I dtús báire gabhaim buíochas le mo chomhghleacaí an Teachta Louise O'Reilly as an rún seo a chur os comhair an Tí. The cost of buying groceries in Ireland soared by more than 15% in the year to January 2023. In addition, the rate of inflation in supermarkets had reached one of the highest levels ever recorded by retail. The cost of essential basic products...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Behaviour Analysis and Support: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank everyone for coming and I thank Ms O'Keefe for the presentation. It is a difficult area and I admire anyone who takes it up. I have experienced some terrible incidents involving people with schizoaffective disorder. Dual diagnosis is a difficult area to deal with. As the witnesses will be aware, it is an area we do not have the proper services in place for. Positive behaviour...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Behaviour Analysis and Support: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I asked a question about private places because I want to inquire about a case, which I know is more HSE-orientated, whereas there is a 15-year-old young man with very serious behavioural problems who will be handed over into the care of his mother and, inevitably, there will be serious problems with the kids in that family. That situation is very frustrating. I do not know the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Behaviour Analysis and Support: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: Do behaviour analysts engage with or have a role in hospitals and with the HSE?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Behaviour Analysis and Support: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: Very good.

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: There has been a huge surge in energy costs since last year. As electricity prices skyrocketed, the impact of these drastic price increases has been felt across every sector of society. Businesses have incurred devastating additional costs, which has meant that continuing in business is not sustainable for many people. Families have seen energy bills triple. Over the winter, people had to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: The Taoiseach answered somewhat the question regarding quads and scramblers. Over the weekend, there was a massive increase in the number of these being used right across Dublin, including in my constituency. I ran into them several times myself. There are Government amendments to the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 that seek to tackle the sort of antisocial activity that is going on but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: Discussion (27 Apr 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank everyone for their contributions, which have been very interesting. As public representatives, we are constantly bombarded with these issues with regard to children being assessed and whether there are child psychologists available, which is a major problem. I know Ms Mannion spoke about recruitment which is coming through this summer but I wonder about this recruitment and if we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: Discussion (27 Apr 2023)

Dessie Ellis: With regard to numbers in schools, there has to be a certain pupil ratio for schools to have special needs assistants, SNAs. Can that be reviewed? I often find when I am talking to schools personnel that they might need 200 pupils to have a certain number of SNAs. What way does that work? It seems a bit unfair in certain places. Is anything being looked at?

Re-introduction of Mortgage Interest Relief: Motion [Private Members] (25 Apr 2023)

Dessie Ellis: The cost-of-living crisis has been a dominant part of people's lives since the end of 2021. In particular, the significant increases in fuel prices and the cost of food, groceries, heating and energy, in addition to exorbitant rents, have all greatly impacted on those least able to shoulder the burden of these runaway costs. The high cost of this crisis for the country is that many have...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Apr 2023)

Dessie Ellis: 249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in Dublin north west in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and planned number to be delivered in 2023 with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Dessie Ellis: 286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of people whose application for grant funding on the wheelchair accessible vehicles scheme has been successful and are awaiting payment of the grant; additionally, the average time it takes for the grant to be paid out to those whose application for grant funding has been successful; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Dessie Ellis: 973. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for Garda vetting received from January 2022 to date by the Garda National Vetting Bureau; the average length of time it took to process an individual application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17246/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Climate Crisis and Disability: Discussion (30 Mar 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Mr. Walshe, Mr. Kearns, Mr. Mooney and Ms Gilmartin for their input. "Leave no one behind" is a good slogan but, unfortunately, many in the disabled community have been left behind. That is not only the case here. It is also the case in Europe and in other countries. There is certainly no great emphasis on pushing these issues. The disabled community general faces greater daily...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Mar 2023)

Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste forgot about that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Inadequate Personal Assistance Supports: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. There is no doubt we wish to see a human rights approach when dealing with people with disabilities, because they are foremost the people who matter. It is quite clear the way in which personal assistance is dealt with is totally inadequate. There are also variations in allocations and provisions throughout the country, which can be very...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Schemes (21 Mar 2023)

Dessie Ellis: We have just had an intense and emotional debate on a Sinn Féin Private Members' motion that called for an extension of the eviction ban to protect tenants and ensure they will have somewhere to live during this housing and rental crisis. There is no doubt there is great fear among renters at the moment. Many feel vulnerable and deeply distressed that when the ban is lifted at the end...