Results 101-120 of 2,319 for speaker:Dessie Ellis in 'Dáil debates'

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (19 May 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Táim an-bhuíoch den Aire as an bhfreagra sin, ach tá rud éigin ann nach bhfuil soiléir domsa. Luaigh sí go bhféadfadh sé a bheith cúig bliana sula gcuirfear tús leis an obair sin. The appointment of a project manager is a great move forward but I am worried about the timescale for organising the design team and moving on from there. I would...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (19 May 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I dtús báire ba mhaith liom a rá leis an Aire go bhfuil an méid dul cinn atá déanta ag Gaelscoil Uí Earcáin i bhFionnghlas dochreidte ó bunaíodh í i Meán Fómhair 2005. Tá Gaeilge beo agus ag fás inti agus an-éileamh uirthi freisin. Gaelscoil Uí Earcáin on Bóthar Ghlas Naíon Road, Finglas...

National Parks and Wildlife Service Strategic Plan: Statements (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Dessie Ellis: No.

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)

Dessie Ellis: The journey so far on the provision of a national maternity hospital that has got to this point has been long and convoluted. It has become unnecessarily mired in controversy. The existing maternity hospital in Holles Street is not fit for purpose. The decision to relocate to a new site eight years ago that could offer patients improved modern facilities, as well as better care, was not...

Living Wage Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 May 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an mBille seo ó Pháirtí an Lucht Oibre. When we discuss a living wage, we are by extension talking about the conditions of many workers across the State. Hundreds of thousands of workers are on low pay and just about keeping their heads above the poverty line. Families face a daily struggle to make ends meet and many are living from...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla – Topical Issue Debate: Traveller Accommodation (28 Apr 2022)

Dessie Ellis: The Traveller community faces many challenges and inequalities in employment, in education and in health in particular. Irish Travellers' level of access to healthcare and life expectancy estimates are shocking, with figures suggesting that Irish Travellers die 11 to 15 years earlier than members of the general population. The statistics relating to their mental health are strikingly worse...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla – Topical Issue Debate: Traveller Accommodation (28 Apr 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister of State. The Gavin family lives on the site in question. There are 16 in the family. This has been going on for over a year. I have met with everyone in Fingal County Council, including the CEO. They know the situation. They are getting themselves bogged down in a certain legal issue. At this stage, I honestly do not care about that legal issue. This is a matter...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (7 Apr 2022)

Dessie Ellis: For many years, the health services, particularly psychiatric services, have been struggling. Even before the pandemic, they were struggling. We were not recruiting staff although there was a commitment to do so. I have lost count over the years of the number of people who have been turned away from accident and emergency departments because of a dual diagnosis. In many cases, this...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (7 Apr 2022)

Dessie Ellis: The definition of dual diagnosis according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists is the coexistence of mental health and substance misuse problems, including both drugs and alcohol. Each of these disorders is both chronic and relapsing and each has an independent course capable of influencing the other disorder. It is recognised by many notable psychiatrists that it is quite unusual for an...

Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I am sharing time with my party colleagues Deputies Cronin, Seán Crowe and Mythen. It is essential to have proper childcare services available because of the beneficial impacts they have throughout society. Childcare benefits everyone, even those who do not directly use or have a need for such services. In light of the negative impact a lack of childcare can have on parents,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Management of Estates (31 Mar 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. Most new estates have management companies. In many such estates houses are built with large numbers of apartments around them. In the past, local authorities were able to take private estates in charge but that is fairly difficult to do now. As far as I can see, that is not going to happen with most new estates. I am trying to draw...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Management of Estates (31 Mar 2022)

Dessie Ellis: There has been a significant growth in recent years of managed estates. The Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011, known as the MUD Act, specifies all new developments must have an owners' management company, OMC, in place. The Act provides the legal framework for their operation in managed estates. The OMC is established for three main reasons, namely, to manage and maintain common areas in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Serious concerns have been raised by trade unions and other stakeholders about the right to request remote working Bill. They have argued that the Bill heavily favours the employer in that there are excessive grounds under which an employer may refuse a request from an employee to work remotely. This renders the Bill ineffective from an employee's perspective. Are any of these concerns...

Rising Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (22 Mar 2022)

Dessie Ellis: My constituency of Dublin North-West has a substantial number of houses and housing estates that were built from the 1950s onwards. These older buildings are difficult and expensive to heat. Much of the heat escapes through the walls, roofs and chimneys. There are thousands of such homes across the State that need to be fully insulated to be energy efficient. This would help to lower...

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 Mar 2022)

Dessie Ellis: It is unfortunate people must borrow money to make ends meet. They might need to replace a broken utility such as a washing machine or fridge, get their car fixed or cover the cost of family events like communions and confirmations or expenses at Christmas. For the most part, people mostly take out relatively small loans with moneylenders. These are then charged at a very high interest...

Committee Report on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community: Statements (3 Mar 2022)

Dessie Ellis: First, I welcome everybody who has come to the Visitors Gallery today from the various organisations. It is great that everyone is here. I also welcome this comprehensive report on the Traveller community. Senator Flynn, as chairperson of the committee, has done a marvellous job in the committee. She has been outstanding. In addition, the members of the committee have been very good...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (1 Mar 2022)

Dessie Ellis: It took two years for a community garda to be appointed in Finglas, and that individual has only recently been appointed. While I welcome the appointment, it is unacceptable that this should have happened. It is also unacceptable that between 90 and 98 gardaí are in the Finglas area on three different shifts. In effect, there are only a certain number of gardaí on each shift....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (1 Mar 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Táim buíoch go bhfuil mé ábalta labhairt ar an ngá atá le hacmhainní breise Garda i bhFionnghlas. As the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, might be aware, I represent the constituency of Dublin North-West, which encompasses Finglas, Ballymun, Santry, Whitehall, Meakstown, Glasnevin and parts of Beaumont. Part of my constituency lies within the Garda...

Health Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (1 Mar 2022)

Dessie Ellis: When I spoke about hospital waiting lists in the Dáil in 2018 they were the longest on record with 707,000 patients waiting for treatment. Deputy Harris was the Minister for Health then. He stated that reduced waiting times for patients was a key priority for himself and the Government. He gave reasons the lists were so long and outlined a series of measures to reduce them over time....

Carbon Tax: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Feb 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Whenever there is an economic crisis, the burden of pain falls on the shoulders of those least likely to withstand the strain. There is always a disproportionate impact on the standard of living for low-income households. They are a particularly vulnerable group, living on a knife-edge from pay packet to pay packet. Anything that disturbs that sensitive balance can cause a cascade of...