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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...

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?

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...

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...

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.

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...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (11 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: It is more than ten years since Finglas was promised a primary care centre. A comprehensive study by the HSE and other services was carried out. It identified the urgent need to deliver a primary care centre in the north and west of Finglas. At the time, Finglas was the top priority on the list, ahead of Cabra and Blanchardstown primary care centres which were built a couple of years ago....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (11 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: As the Minister of State said, this is a fantastic place. The Church of Annunciation has been there for many years. It will be pulled down. The site is very large. It is in the heart of Finglas. I do not know why we cannot decide that this project can move ahead much more quickly. The Minister of State referred to the second quarter of this year. We are in the second quarter of this...

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.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: Price gouging.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank everyone from all of the different Departments for their input. I will come back to the issue of housing and the housing adaptation grants for people with disabilities and older people. Obviously, these grants are administered by Dublin City Council and other local authorities. My experience has been that, in many cases, the defined thresholds are too high when it comes to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: Yes, but it is also the issue of what the terms are. For instance, I deal with people with autism who may need extra accommodation or otherwise whom the local authority, Dublin City Council, does not deem a priority. They are continually shot down. That whole system on how a judgment is made and who is a priority needs to be reviewed. I know Mr. O'Sullivan is talking about the priority...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: By and large, the local authorities do a good job but there is certainly a huge deficit there when it comes to people with disabilities in terms of getting more things done and expanding that definition. It is much more widespread than we think.

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (23 May 2023)

Dessie Ellis: The constituency of Dublin North-West that I represent is served by three hospitals. The Mater hospital is a teaching hospital that provides acute and tertiary specialist services for approximately 190,000 people. The Mater hospital is also the national centre for a number of specialties, for example, spinal injuries, cardiac surgery, and heart and lung transplants. It is the home of the...