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Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (5 Mar 2025)

Dessie Ellis: Rinne an athbheochan Ghaelach ag tús an 20ú haois iarracht stop a chur le meath na teanga agus an cultúr Gaelach bhí ar riocht neamhbhuan de thoradh na dlíthe daingean a chur cosc ar na teanga agus ar chultúr dúchasach na nGael, agus - ina dhiadh sin - an gorta, an imirce agus an meath. Bhí an dearcadh ann san am a chuaigh thart go raibh an Ghaeilge...

Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (19 Mar 2025)

Dessie Ellis: The most recent homelessness figures issued in January show a significant rise in the number of people and families who are homeless. Homelessness figures have reached record levels and stand at an overall total of 15,286, of which 4,603 are children. Over recent years, a large number of landlords have been leaving the rental sector. Estimates show that between 2021 and 2023, roughly...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Apr 2025)

Dessie Ellis: Car insurance hikes are hitting the ordinary motorist, particularly loyal customers. Despite certain reforms that lowered legal costs and claims, these savings are not being passed on to the customer. The Government has given a commitment in the programme for Government to publish a new action plan for insurance reform. When will this plan be published and its recommended reforms implemented?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (3 Apr 2025)

Dessie Ellis: Táim an-bhuíoch den Aire as an seans labhairt faoi Ghaelscoil Cholmcille, a bunaíodh in 1996. Gaelscoil Cholmcille was founded in 1996. Its first years were spent in the upstairs rooms of the football club St. Kevin’s in Santry, Dublin 9. It is a very successful Gaelscoil and has a great academic reputation. It is a very popular choice for parents in the area....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (3 Apr 2025)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister of State. I am delighted that the land swap has been agreed, there but I am worried about the Minister of State's comment to the effect that there are a lot of surveys to be done. The Oscar Traynor Woods complex is right beside the school. Some 895 apartments and houses are being built there. In nearby Whitehall, Santry and Coolock, vast numbers of apartments are also...

Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Apr 2025)

Dessie Ellis: In the lifetime of this Government.

Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Apr 2025)

Dessie Ellis: The aim of this Bill is to scrap water charges once and for all and to give people-----

Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Apr 2025)

Dessie Ellis: -----certainty that the prospect of such charges being introduced will never arise again.

Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Apr 2025)

Dessie Ellis: Eight years after the legislation to introduce water charges was passed, efforts have been made in recent days to reintroduce the charges, which were described as a high-level priority by the Department of housing. Uisce Éireann’s water charges plan 2024 describes in full how excess water charges for domestic users will work. In order to implement these water charges, Uisce...

Children's Health Ireland: Statements (29 Apr 2025)

Dessie Ellis: Proper healthcare for children is crucial as it lays the foundation for their future well-being, development and success. It enables them to grow into healthy and productive adults. Good healthcare supports their physical, mental and emotional development. Proper investment in children’s health also benefits society by reducing future healthcare costs and promoting healthy...

Children's Health Ireland: Statements (29 Apr 2025)

Dessie Ellis: As a consequence of what happened to our children, the board of CHI should step down and be relieved of its responsibility for the provision of services at CHI-----

Children's Health Ireland: Statements (29 Apr 2025)

Dessie Ellis: -----before more children are put at risk.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Cancer Services (29 Apr 2025)

Dessie Ellis: 2424. To ask the Minister for Health the number waiting for a BreastCheck through the HSE’s national screening service for each CHO; the average wait time for BreastCheck for each CHO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20808/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Dessie Ellis: It is exactly a year since I raised the issue of the persistent delays in the redevelopment of Scoil Chiaráin in Glasnevin, which is a school for students with mild to moderate educational needs. A report commissioned by the school deemed the school building not fit for purpose. With everything effectively in place, the parents and the school authorities are at a loss to know when...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (15 May 2025)

Dessie Ellis: An Saol Foundation is a charity that supports individuals who are unlikely to recover fully from their traumatic injuries and will therefore require life-long support. It also supports families affected by severe acquired brain injuries, SABIs. It is a strong advocate for those affected by severe brain injuries, ensuring respect and dignity for those suffering from this condition. It works...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (15 May 2025)

Dessie Ellis: It is clear that the site is identified and that money, €1.3 million, is supposed to be allocated. However, there is real urgency here. People with severe acquired brain injuries are often left behind and end up in nursing homes with little or no supports or even therapy resulting in unimaginable misery, loneliness and despair. An Saol offers them and their families hope and a way...