Results 61-80 of 329 for long speaker:Dessie Ellis

Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: ...see, there is already a heavy financial burden being placed on first-time buyers. This is clearly a disincentive for many young people looking to get on the property ladder for the first time and will shackle them to long-term renting. Others will have to continue to live in the family home. It is a positive move that the Minister proposes to return the Part V take to 20% of any housing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (22 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: ...to liaise directly with senior management raise concerns in respect of both transparency and accountability. Elderly residents, families with small children and people with disabilities or long-term illnesses and so on are severely affected by any disruption to their water supply. It is essential, therefore, that the customer service side of Irish Water is effective and public...

Traveller Accommodation: Statements (3 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: ...number of years ago on the sight to help alleviate the overcrowding but they have yet to be built. At St. Joseph's Park site on Dunsink Lane, there are 14 families living in poor conditions and for a long period they did not even have proper access to clean water and basic sanitary facilities. The bungalow site on Ratoath Road, where up to 15 people are resident, has been without running...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (1 Jun 2021)

Dessie Ellis: ...who runs down any other community. I will not stand for it. That is the way we should be. We should be vocal in showing our opposition to the attitude of many people. I apologise for taking so long.

Ceathrú Chultúir 1916 Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Mar 2021)

Dessie Ellis: We are being given a once in a generation opportunity to preserve what is one of the most important historical sites of modern Irish history. For too long in our recent past, bad planning, disastrous development decisions and a disregard for our heritage lost us forever the Viking site at Wood Quay, the Georgian facades of St. Stephen's Green, the Metropolitan Theatre, and more recently the...

Housing Shared Equity Loan Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (3 Mar 2021)

Dessie Ellis: ...found that many of the people on this earlier scheme ended up accumulating huge and unsustainable debts, forcing them to go from mortgage to rent after having paid their mortgage for many years along with their rent, as the scheme entailed. This new scheme will prove equally disastrous for people in the long term and will undoubtedly result again in inflated house prices, which the ESRI...

Covid-19 (Education): Statements (14 Jan 2021)

Dessie Ellis: ...able to return to some form of normality on 21 January next. This brings us in line with best international practices, whereby they have remained open in other countries. It is a pity it took so long, but it is welcome that the Minister has done this. It is generally agreed that transmission in schools is low. NPHET has also pointed this out. The public health advice was more...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Nov 2020)

Dessie Ellis: ...for Government to provide extra funding for the retrofitting and insulation of Dublin City Council houses and apartments. It has been made known to me that no funding has been provided for a long time to Dublin City Council. This lack of funding has resulted in a complete standstill and suspension of the council's retrofitting programme. If we are serious about the environment, it is...

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Dessie Ellis: ...There has also been a substantial decline in footfall through Dublin Airport. The loss of such large numbers of users has meant that over the course of the pandemic taxi drivers have had to work long hours for little reward. It would not make any sense in this climate to issue new taxi plates. We should also look at the recommendations from the taxi advisory committee, in particular...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (23 Jul 2020)

Dessie Ellis: ...subject to planning. I am hopeful it will prove to be a prime site for a primary care centre. There are many plans for the site including a senior citizens centre, a new church, a Tusla office along with other community facilities. We need definite dates now, however. It is a greenfield site and can be built on without delay. We really need to push this forward. It has been too long...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (23 Jul 2020)

Dessie Ellis: ...agreed is on a site of the former Church of the Annunciation in Finglas west. I have real concerns, and many in the community I represent share them, that the overspend on the children's hospital along with the challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic will have an impact on the building of the new primary care centre and that the primary care centre long promised for the people of...

Debenhams Ireland Redundancies: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jul 2020)

Dessie Ellis: ...Unfortunately there is a feeling of deja vu. We have been here before more than once, where the Dáil discussed very similar circumstances to those faced by the former employees of Debenhams. Not long ago, outrage was expressed in the Dáil about how badly and how cynically the workers of Clerys were treated when it was closed down when we probably made very similar points to...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Dessie Ellis: ...Chairman very much. My constituency of Dublin North-West has a great number of clubs and associations which include boxing clubs, GAA clubs, soccer clubs, pigeon clubs and many more. All have a long history and association with local communities. Generations of families have been members of these clubs. All make valuable contributions to the community and to the physical and mental...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (28 May 2020)

Dessie Ellis: .... Many, for example taxi drivers, are self-employed and still have to pay for overheads. People must not find themselves unduly burdened by additional debt which can propel them into poverty. This in the long term will be a significant cost to the State through lost revenue from taxes, additional welfare payments and the real prospect of a significant rise in homelessness as people...

Environmental Impact of Quarries and Incinerators: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2019)

Dessie Ellis: ...initially been licensed for. After much campaigning and lobbying by me and the great Finglas environmentalist, Mr. Brendan O'Connell, the dump was eventually shut down. This only happened after a long and arduous campaign that ultimately ended in us taking the case to Europe, having had little or no success through the EPA. This was not necessarily the end of our problems, however. The...

Mental Health: Statements (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)

Dessie Ellis: ..., sexual orientation or demographics. Austerity has also had a major impact on people's mental health. Mental health is linked to socioeconomic circumstance and people have not recovered from the long years of austerity and in fact many people in the communities I represent have not felt any recovery from austerity at all. Mental health issues can affect a family member, a work...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres Provision (23 Oct 2019)

Dessie Ellis: The population of Finglas is estimated at 32,000. It is an old area with a long history and has many new projects and developments under way. Finglas is an area that faces many challenges on a daily basis. There is a strong sense of community spirit. However, it has the problems often associated with many built-up urban areas. It is important to have facilities in place for a growing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Mental Health: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Dessie Ellis: ...working very well. Responses to parliamentary questions indicated that people in Ballymun are waiting between 18 months and two years for psychiatric service for young people, which is a hell of a long time. We all know the importance of early identification and intervention. What engagements take place with schools? How does that work? The biggest problem is identifying the people...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Litter Pollution (11 Jun 2019)

Dessie Ellis: ...conscientious people. It is clear that we have a serious problem with illegal dumping and littering. It should also be clear that the report identifies a particular area of Ballymun that has long been a bone of contention, that being the shopping centre where the report has stated much of the illegal dumping and littering has taken place. The vacant shopping centre site is located on...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Dessie Ellis: Will that take long?