Results 161-180 of 4,592 for speaker:Dessie Ellis

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Living with a Disability: Discussion (2 Feb 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Ms Johnstone and Family Carers Ireland for the presentation. The job of carers is a very demanding one. I have dealt with people seeking carers in my area and I am aware of the numbers involved in the context of the constant battle to get carers. An awful lot is left to the family members. Most of them do a marvellous job. The State should be doing more in that regard rather than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Living with a Disability: Discussion (2 Feb 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I understand about transport. We are constantly being lobbied about transport. I could go into many cases in that regard. Housing for people with disabilities is also an absolute disaster area. Efforts in that regard really need to be stepped up. The Minister and the Department need to do an awful lot more when it comes to housing, particularly as it is very difficult when someone goes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Living with a Disability: Discussion (2 Feb 2023)

Dessie Ellis: Ms Gallagher went to college. What were the main challenges faced? Accessing education for people with disabilities can be difficult. Going to college is a fantastic achievement for anyone but even more so for someone with a disability I do not know whether she drives or uses the bus but I am sure she will be aware that many bus services now are wheelchair accessible but there is often...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2023)

Dessie Ellis: My constituency of Dublin North-West is unfortunately an area with a very high suicide rate. According to statistics provided to the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs in 2019, one third of young people were struggling with mental health issues. This is a very high figure, particularly as the services are severely underfunded. In the last few years, not much has improved. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Family-Centred Practice and Parent Training Interventions: Discussion (26 Jan 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. It was really good to hear from the parents Niamh and Wayne because they give a real living feeling of what people are facing. For me, early intervention is obviously the most important thing, and parents are the real experts. There are many families who in some cases are dysfunctional and I am curious how they are dealt with that. Some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Family-Centred Practice and Parent Training Interventions: Discussion (26 Jan 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. One of the biggest issues I have come across is people waiting on assessments. In CHO 9 we have had a major problem for a long time. I believe it has slightly improved and perhaps the witnesses can elaborate on this. On several occasions I met a large number of parents in the constituency of Dublin North-West in this regard. During lockdown,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Family-Centred Practice and Parent Training Interventions: Discussion (26 Jan 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I accept that, but it is still disability.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Family-Centred Practice and Parent Training Interventions: Discussion (26 Jan 2023)

Dessie Ellis: The only problem is that if there is no assessment, obstacles are put in people's way and that is one of the problems being faced.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Family-Centred Practice and Parent Training Interventions: Discussion (26 Jan 2023)

Dessie Ellis: Is the training supplied by the HSE free?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (25 Jan 2023)

Dessie Ellis: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who died from Covid and the flu, respectively in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3466/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (25 Jan 2023)

Dessie Ellis: 172. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who died from Covid and the flu, respectively in each of the years 2014 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3467/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol (Resumed): Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (19 Jan 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Minister and his officials for the presentation. The delay in progressing the implementation of the rights of people with disabilities has led to the perception of Ireland as one of the worst places in western Europe for a person who is disabled and it does question the State's commitment to the realisation of these rights. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol (Resumed): Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (19 Jan 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I was curious about not meeting targets in implementation. Are there penalties from Europe in that regard and any kick-back as a result?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Wage-setting Mechanisms (13 Dec 2022)

Dessie Ellis: 70. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the pay and conditions of electricians and apprentice electricians working in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62108/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Mr. Farrelly for his presentation. He spoke about involuntary admissions and changing the period from 21 days to 14. I am curious about the logic behind that. I have experienced a lot of this with the services. Mr. Farrelly also stated that he is not in favour of people being brought to Garda stations. In most instances, a person is told that they either go to their GP, get a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I agree that an authorised officer is the best way to go but it could involve dealing with a very chaotic situations, for example, someone with schizoaffective disorder. They may be remaining at home. What are the options for that kind of person? They will not go to a Garda station or an emergency department. There are many problems. The review of that has to be examined and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Dessie Ellis: There is community healthcare organisation, CHO, 9, for example, and there are various other areas. If someone who is involved with a team moves out of the area, he or she may run into major problems. That needs to be examined more carefully.

Building Defects: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Dec 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Tens of thousands of homeowners throughout the country are faced with the prospect of having to find large sums of money to pay for essential remediation works on homes and apartments that have a range of structural defects, including fire safety issues, with either poorly installed or no fire stopping with fire resistant materials in openings or joints between walls and floors, water ingress...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Participation in Political and Public Life: Discussion (1 Dec 2022)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the witnesses and welcome the members of the OWL. We are making progress, but slowly, which is sometimes frustrating. During elections, I have brought people with disabilities to polling stations and seen the problems they face. I understand how difficult it can be. Having to get permission to vote at another polling station is like being treated as a second-class citizen. It is...