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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank everyone for their input. I have listened to everything witnesses have said and I relate to a lot of what the witnesses are saying from my own experience. I have met a lot of people who are making housing applications, and the process of doing that varies between local authorities. How much help is available or how often do witnesses come across this issue? I have come across it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Dessie Ellis: Regarding that point on the sensory issues, the local authorities do not plan for anyone who is looking for sensory facilities. Is that not correct? Certainly, my experience is that Dublin City Council does not. If you are looking for a sensory room or anything like that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I am curious about the sensory rooms, which I spoke about with the Chair. I know Dublin City Council does not approve of sensory rooms, which seems strange to me, but it was pointed out that the local authority in Limerick does. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Dessie Ellis: Cork City Council, like Dublin City Council, does not. There are awful inconsistencies. I have another point. The bar seems to be set high in a lot of local authorities when it comes to medical issues. This is the case in particular for people with intellectual disabilities and mental health issues. The bar is so high for them to get places, and there are a lot of loops they have to jump...

Renters: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Dec 2023)

Dessie Ellis: Renters' greatest concerns are security of tenure and affordable rents. In this dysfunctional rental market, during this rental crisis, neither of these concerns is realistically achievable. I regularly had people coming into my constituency office or ringing us to say they had been given notice to quit from their rental property. There is nowhere for them to go once they have vacated the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2023)

Dessie Ellis: It could not get any worse.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2023)

Dessie Ellis: The Government has not got the supply.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Nov 2023)

Dessie Ellis: The illegal use of scrambler motorcycles remains a problem within my constituency of Dublin North-West. With Christmas approaching, I encourage parents not to buy scramblers for their children. The full implementation of the recently enacted legislation, which includes provisions for tackling the scrambler problem, would help to discourage such purchases. There is an understandable...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Dessie Ellis: The attack on schoolchildren and a member of staff in Parnell Square last Thursday was a horrific event. My thoughts are with the injured children and the member of staff who was injured while protecting the children. I commend those who prevented a much greater tragedy from occurring and thank the Garda and emergency services for preventing greater destruction in our city. This terrible...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Article 23 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank everyone for their input. I have read the different reports and the first thing that occurs to me is that many people who have disabilities are unaware of their rights, which is a big problem. Disabled parents are more at risk of losing custody of their children than anyone else, with removal rates as high as 80% in some cases. What barriers do people with disabilities who are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (21 Nov 2023)

Dessie Ellis: There is a crisis in areas like Finglas and Ballymun with regard to the availability of places in preschools and crèches. Finglas has expanded greatly over recent years but no thought appears to have been given to a corresponding expansion in the number of crèche and preschool places. Preschools and crèches face significant challenge in trying to meet the needs of services...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (21 Nov 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister of State very much. Preschools are education facilities. They are no different from primary and secondary schools. Responsibility for them needs to be moved to the Department of Education and they needed to funded as education facilities with proper salary scales. For these people to be paid €20,000 less than a comparable person working in primary or secondary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (21 Nov 2023)

Dessie Ellis: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a kitchen will be considered for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50535/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (21 Nov 2023)

Dessie Ellis: 341. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Citizen’s Advice centres in Dublin; the numbers employed in each centre and the grade of each employee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50966/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank everyone for their contributions. We had the Ombudsman for Children's Office before us last week, and we have the HSE and Tusla in this week. The issue that I kept on thinking about was the role of public representatives when it comes to, as I have experienced, making complaints regarding abuse and different things going on in a house. I recall making a complaint to the HSE over a...

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Dessie Ellis: The tragedy that is Gaza's Nakba is being played out for all to see. The atrocities that are being committed by Israel in Gaza are being done with the full knowledge that the world is watching. Gaza has a population of 2.3 million, half of whom are children, in an area that is half the size of County Louth, the smallest county in Ireland. Thousands of them have already been killed by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Nov 2023)

Dessie Ellis: 493. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the atropine 0.01% eye drops, under trial since prior to 2021; to confirm if the trial will be concluded in January 2024, as outlined in a letter to a person (details supplied) from the Head of Pharmacy Function, HSE, as these drops have proven very effective for the daughter of the person; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank everyone for their input. I will probably end up going back over a few things. The Mental Health Commission carries out an annual review of mental health services in the State. That includes the lack of emergency services and out-of-service care and, as was said, difficulties in primary care. Does the commission cover manning levels and recruitment? I am curious as to whether...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2023)

Dessie Ellis: The housing crisis has reached an alarming level with significant implications for individuals and the economy as a whole. The underspend in the Department's capital budget between 2020 and 2022 and the missed targets for affordable housing delivery have only exacerbated this crisis. The Minister for Finance acknowledged, as did the Minister for Housing, Heritage and Local Government, that...