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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 549. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of elderly persons have had to wait for almost two hours while being exposed to the elements for their Covid-19 vaccine at the Helix, DCU (details supplied); if he will ensure that mechanisms are put in place in particular for the elderly in which they can have shelter from the extreme heat or rain...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (11 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role he has with regard to the management or otherwise of the ESB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23694/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (11 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons to date on the housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23700/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (11 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of children to date in homeless accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23701/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (11 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on the homeless housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23703/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on HAP by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23702/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 322. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost of supporting HAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23704/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (11 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 563. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of residents in a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23687/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (11 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 564. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for ending the direct provision system in operation in Balseskin, County Dublin; the steps he will take to achieve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23688/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (11 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 565. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has concerns regarding the safety or otherwise of residents at a centre (details supplied) particularly with regard to the interaction of the residents with each other in the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23689/21]

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: Increasing house prices along with high rents are proving a major road block for families, workers and those who want to get on the property ladder. We are in a housing emergency and this cannot be stated often enough. It is a man-made crisis perpetuated by successive Governments and their failed policies and ideologies. This Government is no exception. It is continuing to put forward...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I am taking on board many of the things people have been saying. I often wonder how much things have changed, because sometimes in the community it is difficult to see that aspect. I have developed many relationships in dealing with people in places like Finglas. We have a large Traveller community in our area. I am in and out of different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: No, I was only talking about the take-up on SOLAS and various training facilities. I was wondering where we go from there to get people into full-time employment and a more permanent daily routine. That is very important.

Annexation of Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (25 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated areas of the world. Over 2 million people are squeezed into an area smaller than County Louth, the smallest county in Ireland. The people of Gaza are discriminated against and humiliated by the Israelis on a daily basis. There has been a land, air and sea blockade of the Gaza Strip since the early 1990s, which has resulted in great...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: The programme for Government contains a commitment in respect of a retrofitting insulation programme for housing. There is an anomaly in the current plan whereby people cannot get new works done even if minor work has been carried out on their properties within the past ten years. Does the Government have any plans to rectify the situation? If so, when will action be taken?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be a review of NCSE policy with the aim to achieving a more efficient system that ensure an increase the number of ASD units in mainstream schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28491/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 May 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants and funding available to schools that are unable to provide ASD units due to either lack of space, lack of staff or lack of other resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28492/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: The Government has committed to introducing a statutory sick pay Bill. Consultations have been ongoing with stakeholders. Will the Taoiseach outline the current status of this Bill? Will he provide a timeline as to when it will be brought before the Dáil?

Traveller Accommodation: Statements (3 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: There has been a crisis in housing for many years. This is something I have spoken about and raised on many occasions in the Dáil. For many in the general community, waiting to be allocated an apartment or house has often proved to be both frustrating and demoralising as they linger on housing waiting lists for many years before they are even close to being considered for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (1 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Ms Maughan, Ms Kelly and Mr. Collins for their contributions. I have faced many times a lot of the issues Mr. Collins mentioned, such as dealing with councillors and councils in respect of their attitude and their delivery. Local authorities that do not deliver should be penalised and there should be someone to oversee them. Taking this out of the hands of the local authorities...