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Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: For the information of the House the man in question claims to be a solicitor. I was actually in jail during that period in Portlaoise and, before that, in America.

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: You should check your facts.

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: Yes.

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: You are a disgrace.

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: I challenge you to name me outside. Do it.

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: Put your money where your mouth is.

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: Come outside if you have the guts.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Evictions (7 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider immediately introducing a moratorium on evictions leading to homelessness for the duration of the housing crisis as recommended by organisations (details supplied). [39017/16]

Topical Issues Debate: Primary Care Centres Provision (6 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: I had hoped the Minister of State would give a much stronger commitment on the provision of a primary care centre in Finglas. While the work to bring two other health care centres in the area up to a better standard has been very welcome, the area is still missing large chunks of health services. The provision of a primary health care centre would solve many of the current problems by...

Topical Issues Debate: Primary Care Centres Provision (6 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: I am raising the need for a primary health care centre in Finglas, especially in north Finglas, and the commitment that was given to locate one in the area. The population of Finglas and Dublin north west is increasing but the north Finglas area also has a higher percentage of older people than the national average, which is why a primary health care centre is essential. The programme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools in the Dublin north-west area that have special autism units to facilitate children with autism; and the number of children that have been diagnosed with autism in the north west area of Dublin. [38316/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (6 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the funding for amalgamation works in senior citizen complexes will be continued for 2017 (details supplied); if there is a commitment to funding for particular amalgamation projects in the Dublin north west area which are expected to take place in the near future, namely, Glasanaon Court and Hampstead...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (6 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the working group established to deliver a new urban renewal scheme to regenerate central urban areas has considered a site (details supplied) which is now under a CPO for inclusion in any further renewal scheme. [38496/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Treatment Programmes (6 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 334. To ask the Minister for Health the roll-out stages and funding allocation for the extension of the CARE project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38544/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (1 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 37. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the number of available inpatient beds has reduced from 12,051 in 2006 to 10,473 in 2015 and 10,629 in 2016 to date; the number of psychiatry and long-term care beds that have been excluded since 2006 to show only acute beds in the 2015 and 2016 figures; the factors that determine the reason an inpatient bed in 2006 is no longer available in 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (1 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 38. To ask the Minister for Health further to the budget announcement of additional funding being made to the NTPF, the evaluation mechanisms that are in place to ensure value for money in terms of the spend; the evaluation mechanisms that are in place to ensure satisfactory outcomes and number of treatments in accordance with the funding allocation; and if he will make a statement on the...

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Dessie Ellis: Hear, hear.

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Dessie Ellis: This country is still in the middle of a housing emergency. Rents and house prices are increasing and we are still talking about issues the Government told us would have been dealt with by now or were in the process of being dealt with. Last June, we discussed this issue when we brought forward our rent certainty Bill. Since then, the Government has done little but spout rhetoric. What...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (24 Nov 2016)

Dessie Ellis: For many years, methadone has been used on a large scale to help people with serious addiction problems. There seems to be no end in sight to its use. It is very addictive. In other European countries, Suboxone has been introduced as an alternative. It has proven effective and is not as addictive. The problem, however, is that it is expensive. The misuse of drugs (amendment) Bill is...

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2016)

Dessie Ellis: No, we did not.