Results 221-240 of 4,596 for speaker:Dessie Ellis

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister and her staff for attending. I am curious about the school inclusion model, which is at the pilot stage. It is intended to include many supports and to reach out to different areas, including speech and language, occupational therapy and supports in schools, to ensure they are equipped in that regard. I understand it is to be completed by 2023. I ask the Minister to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Dessie Ellis: This has been one of the great successes. Throid mé na blianta fada ar son Ghaelscoil Uí Earcáin. It has been a major development for the people of Finglas. It is the first Gaelscoil, and this is why I am so anxious about it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Will the Minister say something about CHO 9?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Dessie Ellis: We have one of the longest waiting lists.

Measures to Assist with Household Bills: Motion [Private Members] (14 Sep 2022)

Dessie Ellis: It has come as a huge shock to those in my constituency of Dublin North-West who depend on domestic fuel oil to see that domestic fuel costs in Dublin, which averaged around 68 cents per litre just last year, have since increased to a staggering €1.32 per litre, having reached a peak in May of almost €1.76 per litre. It costs €1,300, on average, to fill a tank. How long...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Jul 2022)

Dessie Ellis: 695. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric consultants in CH09 working out of the Ballymun health centre; the number of hours and days worked; the number of cases waiting for assessment; the average wait times for such assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38900/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Jul 2022)

Dessie Ellis: 696. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a vulnerable young person (details supplied) who is currently awaiting a psychiatric assessment, who has been given an appointment for November of 2022 for this assessment and has been waiting months for such an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38901/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister for his contribution. He mentioned the new national access plan 2022-2026. He said we will have it towards the end of the summer or so. He mentioned intellectual disabilities. A clear definition of that is very important. It is something the previous development plan did not define properly. I am hoping we will have it in this one. It is also about how we handle...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Dessie Ellis: The Government has opposed a lot of stuff. What about Scribblestown?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Nitrous oxide is a gas that has medical and industrial uses. Increasingly, however, it is used as a recreational drug. It is known colloquially as hippy crack. Doctors see young people present to emergency departments showing progressive disorders affecting nerves in their arms and legs related to the illicit use of nitrous oxide. Doctors now warn that the use of nitrous oxide canisters...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Transport Schemes: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I am delighted to be here. I will have to feel my way as I go. I thank the representatives of the DDAI and Family Carers Ireland, FCI, for their presentations. I come across this issue regularly in my constituency and in other areas. I remember there being issues with the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant as far back as the time when I was a councillor for 12 or 13 years,...

Back to School Costs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2022)

Dessie Ellis: With the summer holidays under way, it will not be long before most parents around the country will begin to think about the costs of sending their children back to school. For many parents, particularly in this economic climate, the thought of finding the means to pay the escalating costs of preparing a child or a number of children for a new school year can be a daunting prospect. Most...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Jul 2022)

Dessie Ellis: 768. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to include prison nurses in the front-line healthcare bonus scheme given that they are currently excluded from the scheme and prison nurses have been working throughout the pandemic at great risk to their own health and well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35784/22]

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Does Deputy Griffin not know the rules?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regeneration Projects (16 Jun 2022)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister of State says it is up to Dublin City Council and it is the owner but there is also an onus on the Department. We are talking about housing, apartments, building and looking for projects and this is a prime site on the Ballymun Road on the way to Dublin Airport. It is situated in a good spot to access the city and the airport and it is in a good position but it needs a push...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regeneration Projects (16 Jun 2022)

Dessie Ellis: The old iconic Ballymun shopping centre was the central hub of a thriving and vibrant community. It provided employment and was an important meeting and social gathering place for locals. Its redevelopment was central to the 1997 Ballymun regeneration plan. However, it became an eyesore and a monument to the largest failure of the regeneration project. The site's redevelopment was...

Special Educational Needs: Statements (16 Jun 2022)

Dessie Ellis: A child who has special educational needs or has learning difficulties will need appropriate educational provisions and facilities to address those needs. Such assessments should also determine the educational setting he or she should attend. The child could have speech, language and communication needs or behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. He or she could have autistic...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Jun 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Under the legislative programme, the Government proposes to bring forward a Bill to exempt children under 16 years of age from the inpatient charge when admitted as public inpatients. While this is welcome, there is also a commitment under Sláintecare, which was agreed by all parties, to abolish such charges for all who present as public inpatients. When will this Bill begin...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2022)

Dessie Ellis: 419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of placements that are available for children diagnosed with autism for the catchment area of the SENO and for CHO9, respectively; the number of new placements that will be available for each catchment area for the new school term starting in September 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27931/22]