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Written Answers — Department of Health: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Dessie Ellis: 972. To ask the Minister for Health if he will put in place services for those Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland who may be suffering from trauma as a result of the war in the Ukraine and that fluent speakers are placed to assist those who may not understand English; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14524/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Dessie Ellis: 973. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider putting in place a formal mechanism to allow retired persons with specific skills to assist on a voluntary basis in the effort to accommodate a large influx of Ukrainian refugees in local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14525/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Dessie Ellis: 1170. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will initiate outreach to local communities via the community response fora in relation to the provision of information and soliciting the support and buy in of local communities to become positive advocates and active participants in developments in their areas to accommodate the Ukrainian persons who have been displaced by...

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....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (1 Mar 2022)

Dessie Ellis: 622. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels and waiting lists for the Finglas children’s disability network team; the number of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists who are currently working as part of the team; if each member of the team is working with the Finglas team full-time; the number of vacancies for each...

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...

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Like many urban constituencies, particularly in Dublin, mine, Dublin North-West, has a mixture of modern and newly built housing in addition to old stock built decades ago. Areas such as Ballymun, Santry, Whitehall, Glasnevin and Finglas have seen a huge growth in population and corresponding growth in the number of housing estates. A substantial number of these estates were built in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Feb 2022)

Dessie Ellis: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the apprenticeships that are currently available; the number of vacancies available for each of these apprenticeships; the number of new applications for each of these apprenticeships; the number of applicants accepted for each of these apprenticeships; the number of school hours for each apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Registration Certificate (17 Feb 2022)

Dessie Ellis: 297. To ask the Minister for Health the wait times for appointments for registering a birth and registering a death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8894/22]

Tackling the Cost of Living - Institutional Investors in the Residential Property Market: Motion (15 Feb 2022)

Dessie Ellis: The Government's failure to adequately address the housing crisis, one of its own making, has meant that unsavoury actors have entered the housing market and they act with impunity. A classic example are the aptly named "vulture funds" which swoop into our distressed housing market to buy up housing stocks and portfolios. Investment funds have the advantage of not being subject to the same...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister of State very much. I must say that this scheme is very important and has been very successful. Dublin City Council has done a marvellous job in bringing it forward. More funding is obviously needed to enhance the scheme. I was glad to hear the Minister of State say that we will get a second visit. This has been a terrible bone of contention for many people, some of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Dessie Ellis: As the Minister knows, thousands of homes throughout the country are in urgent need of proper insulation to bring them up to an acceptable energy rating standard. Dublin City Council has been involved in an extensive programme to retrofit its housing stock and bring those homes to a reasonable energy rating. This has entailed insulating attics, fitting heat pumps, doing wrap-around...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2022)

Dessie Ellis: There are 5,000 homeless on the Taoiseach's watch.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2022)

Dessie Ellis: The Taoiseach is relying on the private sector; that is his problem.

National Minimum Wage: Motion [Private Members] (9 Feb 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I welcome this motion on the national minimum wage from Solidarity-People Before Profit and add my support to it. This is more than just a discussion on what represents a realistic minimum wage. It is also a discussion about low pay, poverty and workers and families struggling to make ends meet and living from week to week on the wages they receive. According to data from the OECD, Ireland...