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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres Provision (23 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: No, just a room.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres Provision (23 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Yes.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres Provision (23 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: The primary care centre, which was promised for Finglas and is a priority for the HSE, is part of this proposal. I hope it is at an advanced stage. My worry is that there might be problems getting funding to build the primary care centre. I hope the matter can be sorted out and that there will be no such problems. Everyone is worried about the amount that was committed to the children's...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres Provision (23 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Definitely.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres Provision (23 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: The population of Finglas is estimated at 32,000. It is an old area with a long history and has many new projects and developments under way. Finglas is an area that faces many challenges on a daily basis. There is a strong sense of community spirit. However, it has the problems often associated with many built-up urban areas. It is important to have facilities in place for a growing...

Child Maintenance: Motion (22 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: The system for determining and paying child maintenance needs urgent reform. The Sinn Féin motion tabled tonight outlines a pathway and a means towards putting child maintenance payments on a statutory basis. That is something that is supported by several child maintenance advocacy groups. If the Government were to implement the proposals outlined in the motion, we would have in place...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Or the private sector.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Stop relying on the private sector. Let us build social and affordable housing.

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: We need to look at this very carefully as we will also have to address other areas which have similar problems. I am referring to people flying around on two-wheeled units, many of them on footpaths. We will have to look at the latter very carefully. This issue will affect all members of the public, young and old. As such, we should encourage people to let their voices be heard on this...

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I welcome the debate today on e-scooters. We are increasingly seeing these vehicles on the roads and footpaths across the city and they are becoming a familiar sight, for example, around the roads leading to DCU in my own area. I can see the attraction of this carbon-free, affordable mode of transport, especially among the younger population. However, I do have concerns about their use in...

Living Wage: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: The living wage is an effective and powerful weapon in the fight against poverty. Many working people are trapped in an endless struggle of fighting to pay bills, put food on the table and avoid poverty. Low wages can trap people in a poverty cycle that is often too difficult to escape. As rents, bus and train fares and the cost of living increase, it is often the poorest who are hit the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: That is why you got nowhere.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (15 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: 605. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) for the domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41993/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Services (9 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: 163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the procedures for when an emergency call is received; the services called to respond to the emergency; if both the fire brigade and the ambulance services are called; if so, the services which are contacted first; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41303/19]

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: He is right about the figure of 10,000 homeless people, a number which is rising.

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: It is not falling.

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I have to correct something he is saying, because it is incorrect.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (8 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: 242. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40740/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Mental Health: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Dessie Ellis: I thank both of the witnesses for their presentations. I represent Dublin North-West, an area with a very high suicide rate. People know about that. It includes Ballymun and Finglas. It is quite a serious issue. I am curious about several things. I refer to the primary care centres that are utilised throughout the country. They help in looking after mental health issues among the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Mental Health: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Secondary schools were mentioned. There is also a problem in our primary schools. How do we identify the young people at risk and where is the first port of call for them? It was mentioned that they do not want to go into a HSE service. We have to develop placements and identify those at risk at an early age. We need a continuous programme within our schools, primary and secondary, with...