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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: The general scheme of the criminal justice (exploitation of children in the commission of offences) Bill 2020 has been published and is expected to undergo pre-legislative scrutiny. Does the Tánasite know the timescale for this to be completed? There is real concern in my constituency that young children are increasingly being groomed to act as drug couriers by criminal elements...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 416. To ask the Minister for Health if those members of staff who had been transferred from mental health services to supplement Covid-19 services will be returned to mental health services; and if so, when this will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28892/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 417. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the commitment made in the programme for Government to fill positions for consultants, psychiatric nurses and in peer support in mental health services in hospitals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28893/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Jul 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 418. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting at accident and emergency units for Beaumont Hospital, the Mater Hospital and James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown, from 1 January 2020, by month in tabular form, to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28894/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (29 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: Lead is a very toxic heavy metal and is detrimental to human health, in particular, the health of young children. The risk to health is especially grievous where quantities of lead contained in water supplies are consumed over a long period, even if the lead present is at very low concentrations. It has been shown that consumption of lead can affect the brain development of children....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (29 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister of State for his response. We do not really know about or have any analysis of the real effects of lead contamination in our water. We know it is a threat to our health and that tens of thousands of houses built in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s used lead piping. Many people living in these houses are on pensions and have very little money. They bought their own houses...

Affordable Homes in the Poolbeg Strategic Development Zone: Motion (29 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: The sale of the Irish Glass Bottle site at Poolbeg to the Ronan group and its consortium will prove to be a profitable cash cow for these private developers. There is a proposal to build 3,500 new homes on this important site, which has been in State hands for more than a decade. However, the motivation of private developers is to maximise their profits and sell off the houses at the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grant Payments (29 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: 172. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications for grant funding that were made under the live performance support scheme; the number of applications that were successful; the criteria and scoring system for determining whether an application is successful or not in tabular form; the number of applicants who received more than one grant; the number...

Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: Tá an-áthas orm go bhfuilim ag labhairt ar an mBille seo. Tá sé an-tábhachtach ar fad. The programme for Government promised to deliver an affordable housing scheme to help out first-time buyers and, in exceptional circumstances, those who lost their homes in the financial crash as well as those who were forced to sell their homes as a result of a relationship break...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (22 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: I believe the original purpose of changing over to Irish Water and moving all services from local authorities was to privatise it. The people went out on the streets and stopped that. It now seems we are going to keep Irish Water in public ownership, which is right. However, it was already in public ownership with the local authorities. That was the best place for it to be. That said,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (22 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: The transfer of responsibility for water from the local authorities to Irish Water has created many problems. As a public representative, I find the process of reporting issues cumbersome and frustrating. I can imagine, therefore, that it would try the patience of an ordinary citizen. When a problem is reported to Irish Water it utilises the water services staff and equipment of Dublin...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Dr. Muldoon and Ms Ward for the report and the recommendations but the situation described in the report mirrors that on many sites in my area that have experienced very similar things. There is St. Joseph's, which is a halting site that has been there for more than 20 years. Half the site is in use but the other half is decommissioned. The same is happening in St. Mary's. We lost...

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...

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?

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...

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]

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...

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...