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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Participation in Political and Public Life: Discussion (1 Dec 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Yes.

Toll Charge Increases: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Toll roads and the toll bridges over the River Liffey operate as virtual monopolies. As councils impose restrictions on access to alternative routes or to roads adjacent to toll roads, it is more likely that the individual driver will be diverted, by design, to the toll road. The price increases do not appear substantial but they soon mount up as drivers make multiple trips over the course...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Nov 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Under the Government's housing plan, a review of the housing adaptation grant scheme for older people and people with disabilities is under way. Grant limits and income thresholds are being considered. Does the Tánaiste know when this review will be done? Inflation has gone up considerably and has eaten into this.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Nov 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enabling Community Inclusion for People with Disabilities: Discussion (24 Nov 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Chair and the witnesses for their input and for sharing their knowledge about the issues people face. I was curious about the County and City Management Association regarding local government and local government plans; what plans are drawn up to deal with disability issues? Are the disability steering groups working effectively? Local area plans are important in laying out...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traveller Accommodation (17 Nov 2022)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister stated that €1.4 million has been allocated to Spring Lane since 2015. I wonder how much of that ended up as an underspend. That is what has happened across the country. We have seen underspend on many projects relating to the Traveller community. I was impressed by the resilience of the community on the halting site. They greeted us and brought us into their...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traveller Accommodation (17 Nov 2022)

Dessie Ellis: The Ombudsman for Children issued a damning report in May 2021, which said that the rights of Traveller children were being violated at the Spring Lane halting site in Cork. The report details what was described as failure after failure to improve living conditions, with children being left in filthy, overcrowded, rat infested, cold and damp living conditions. It was concerning to say the...

Dublin City Safety Initiatives and Other Services: Statements (17 Nov 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I take the opportunity to speak about a couple of concerns of mine. One, in particular, relates to the ability of the fire services to tackle fires in high-rise buildings. There are nine habitable buildings in Dublin above 13 storeys. There is the Alto Vetro, a 16-storey residential complex on the west side of Grand Canal Dock which reaches a height of 51 m; the Capital Dock, which is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability, Mental Health and Ageing: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (17 Nov 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister of State and her staff for attending today. It is long overdue. Commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 has been further delayed. Can the Minister of State discuss the impact of this delay on mental health and the home care strategies? Many people, especially older people, are very fearful of Covid-19. It is isolating them. What additional...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability, Mental Health and Ageing: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (17 Nov 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I have seen people being turned away from hospitals many times and people dying by suicide. It is appalling the number of times it has happened. We need to have some means to deal with it in the hospitals as opposed to people being turned away. The psychiatrist is supposed to see them, but they have to make a clear judgement that this person, even though there is perhaps alcohol or drugs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability, Mental Health and Ageing: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (17 Nov 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability, Mental Health and Ageing: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (17 Nov 2022)

Dessie Ellis: On the issue of housing and people with disabilities, I would like to get a picture of where we are on that.

Retained Firefighters: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I welcome the firefighters in the Gallery and thank them for bringing this to the Dáil. They are the courageous men and women who put their lives on the line for us daily and we owe them a debt of gratitude. Fire services face huge challenges when it comes to keeping their firefighters ready for the dangerous tasks they face each day, in their response times and in ensuring they can...

Report of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters on the UNCRPD: Motion [Private Members] (10 Nov 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I am delighted to speak to this excellent report and I commend the Chair, Deputy Michael Moynihan, and the members of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters on their work in compiling this important report, all the staff who also did Trojan work and the various groups and organisations that contributed and helped put this report together. They were fantastic. I hope that Government...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Maybe he does not understand how the Assembly runs.

Mental Health (Capacity to Consent to Treatment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Oct 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I welcome this Bill, which amends the Mental Health Act 2001 to provide for the right of minors over the age of 16 to consent to mental health treatment. It corrects the anomaly whereby minors aged 16 and over have the right to consent to treatment in general healthcare but do not have similar rights in consenting to mental health treatment. The Bill brought forward by my colleagues,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Urban Development (27 Oct 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I know that the graveyard has received funding but the funding is running out and the works are nowhere near satisfactory at present. I appeal to the Minister of State and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to talk to DCC about the need for further funding. A substantial amount is needed for this property. If it were not for local people who look after this, such as...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Urban Development (27 Oct 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Finglas has a long history that needs to be told and displayed for all to see. At the heart of Finglas village are the ruins of the old St. Canice's church, with its ancient graveyard beside Barrack Lane. Despite being at the heart of a busy modern suburban town, framed by housing estates and a dual carriageway leading to the M50, the old church and its grounds and graveyards are full of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: HIQA's Overview Report - Monitoring and Regulation of Designated Centres for People with Disabilities in 2021: Discussion (27 Oct 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I thank our guests for the presentation. The work HIQA does is absolutely tremendous and badly needed. It is obviously keeping the person with the disability at centre stage and that is most important. Ms Grogan mentioned that 1,220 inspections were carried out in 2021. She also said that during the period of Covid, many people were doing a lot of work online. A number of these centres...