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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: An Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Society: Department of Education (25 Jun 2024)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister of State and her officials for attending the meeting. I am glad they have been meeting the different groups, organisations, parents and the people themselves. That is the most important thing. The biggest issue we face - and my own area it is constant - is the waiting times for assessments. The list varies throughout the country and in CHO 9 the assessment lists are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)

Dessie Ellis: Is é sin an fáth.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Jul 2024)

Dessie Ellis: Dublin City University is one of the top universities in the country. Located in Dublin North-West, it has a well-earned global reputation for both research and innovation. DCU has three academic campuses on the north side of the city located in Glasnevin and Drumcondra. It has 19,000 students studying there. Many of the students who go to DCU are from Dublin and, consequently, can travel...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Funding with the UNCRPD: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Sep 2024)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister of State and her officials for attending. We have a terrible problem relating to children with autism and other special needs getting places. It worries me that we are always fighting until the last minute to get places for people and there seems to be no roadmap or plan in advance. It seems to be constant. I appreciate that the Minister of State is not dealing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Funding with the UNCRPD: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Sep 2024)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister of State has answered most of them. She said the fund was intended to be delivered by the local authorities but local authorities do not have the resources in many cases. That is one of the problems.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Funding with the UNCRPD: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Sep 2024)

Dessie Ellis: The other thing was regarding people getting disability payments. They are constantly getting sent out. They might have mental health issues like schizo-affective disorder or something like that. Even a person who has an arm missing has been refused. That has happened. I am sure it is an area that is being looked at.

Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2024)

Dessie Ellis: Working parents who are trying to hold down a job and at the same time care for young children find it difficult and stressful to do both. This is particularly acute when there is no family member who can act as a caregiver to the child or if the job has no flexibility in working hours. These days few parents can afford to stay at home because of the ever-increasing cost of living, the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024)

Dessie Ellis: The Government pledged that children who have a diagnosis of autism and who require either a special class or a special school placement to meet their assessed needs will get those places. Despite the child being in primary school for many years, it should come as no surprise to the Government the child will then progress to secondary school. Yet, each year parents face a last-minute...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increasing Employment Participation for Persons with Disabilities: Disabled Persons' Organisations Network (25 Sep 2024)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Ms Quigley for her opening statement. It goes without saying that we all share the same goal of fully implementing the UNCRPD. According to the European Disability Forum report, the average rate of employment in the EU for people with disabilities is 51% while in Ireland it is only 32.6%. This is the joint lowest figure in Europe. Full-time employment for women with a disability...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increasing Employment Participation for Persons with Disabilities: Disabled Persons' Organisations Network (25 Sep 2024)

Dessie Ellis: It is interesting that Mr. Sherwin has said that during Covid people were working from home more. I am trying to get my head around the number of people who were working from home and whether they had the necessary facilities, etc. It is interesting to hear that happened during Covid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increasing Employment Participation for Persons with Disabilities: Disabled Persons' Organisations Network (25 Sep 2024)

Dessie Ellis: Did employers buy into that by contributing or helping?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Jul 2024)

Dessie Ellis: 1342.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for domiciliary care allowance for the mother of a young child (details supplied) who has a range of long-term conditions, who has significant delays in motor skills and who is being assessed for epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32594/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Habilitation and Rehabilitation – UNCRPD Article 26: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Dessie Ellis: There is great work done by An Saol, the Neurological Alliance of Ireland and Multiple Sclerosis Ireland. We have heard all the issues in the Dáil about multiple sclerosis. The urgent need for early intervention constantly comes up. That applies to all the services once there is a serious incident and someone gets a brain injury or otherwise. Early intervention is so important. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Habilitation and Rehabilitation – UNCRPD Article 26: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Ms Cotter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (1 Oct 2024)

Dessie Ellis: 440. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans for a primary health care centre for Santry, Whitehall, and Beaumont, Dublin, given the significant growth in population in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38539/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2024)

Dessie Ellis: It is a cover up.

Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2024)

Dessie Ellis: This Government has had plenty of opportunities to build a legacy of competency, stability and fiscal rectitude. Instead of a legacy of achievement, this Government can boast of a legacy of crisis, ineptitude and incompetence. The Government has a responsibility to help the vulnerable in society, particularly those who struggle each day because of a disability, mental health issues or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (8 Oct 2024)

Dessie Ellis: 520. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE provides any funding to a local service (details supplied) currently or has provided funding at any time in the past; if not, if the HSE be willing to enter into a service level agreement with the service to provide funding towards a manager and to assist in the day-to-day running of this vital local service; and if he will make a statement on...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Oct 2024)

Dessie Ellis: There are serious concerns among people with disabilities with regard to the requirement to carry out a means test when making an application for disability allowances. Many with serious disabilities can fall just outside the threshold for the allowance. Their quality of life is severely affected as a result. Can this be looked at urgently and can the Government eliminate the need for a...

World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)

Dessie Ellis: Is féidir gan amhras.