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Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister will need to cop on.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (8 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there is a bar on recruitment for Dublin City Council, and in particular for apprentices; and if not, the reason Dublin City Council is not replacing staff that have left or is not hiring new staff. [39360/16]

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: Tá áthas orm deis a bheith agam labhairt ar an mBille seo. In general we welcome some aspects of the Bill and what it attempts to do. For example, Part 2 Chapter 3 of the Bill, dealing with miscellaneous constructions and amendments to the Planning and Development Act, allows for streamlining of existing arrangements for approval by local authorities of their own development...

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: A Cheann Comhairle,-----

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Dessie Ellis: No. My name has been mentioned here. I will not have people putting my name out about something that I had nothing to do with. I refute any allegation.

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...