• Sinn Fein TD for Dublin North West
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Dessie Ellis speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Local Authority Housing, Taxi Regulations, Social and Affordable Housing Provision, Local Authority Housing Data, Public Transport

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2018)

“The situation is serious.”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2018)

“The Government is worried about people screaming when we have such a serious situation.”

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

“Today everyone could feel the palpable anger on the streets of Dublin at the Raise the Roof protest outside Leinster House. This anger is not just being heard on Kildare Street but on every street across the country. People from every walk of life came to express their anger and want action, as well as to let the Minister know that this crisis in housing and homelessness never was and never...”

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• Has spoken in 70 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 42 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 466 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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