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Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Implementation of National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy II and Action Plan 2024-2026: Department of Children, Disability and Equality (18 Sep 2025)

Dessie Ellis: I know.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Employment Rights (8 Sep 2025)

Dessie Ellis: 1875. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the reason for deductions made to pay for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44694/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jul 2025)

Dessie Ellis: 1053. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if alternative school places have been sought for children who were offered autism class placements at a school (details supplied) and now have been left with no school place for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41431/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (29 Jul 2025)

Dessie Ellis: 1059. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children currently still without a school place for September; the number of children waiting for autism classes with no other school placement; the number of children waiting for a place in a special education school; the number of children who have been offered places but there is no building ready; the number of children in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (29 Jul 2025)

Dessie Ellis: 3270. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug will be made available to a person (details supplied). [44201/25]

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Ms O'Neill for her presentation. A few areas were discussed. She referenced that two co-ordinators have been appointed and 15 link workers. How does that work? Are they being put into different areas? What way is that being approached? On the issue of school inspectors, we have a problem with inspectors in normal schools. We do not seem to have proper inspections. I am not...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Dessie Ellis: Yes.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Dessie Ellis: I know it was not the witness's Department. I was highlighting the fact it would impact on people's education. That is all I was doing and also highlighting that there is a threat to that funding.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Assisted Animal Reproduction (15 Jul 2025)

Dessie Ellis: The vast majority of people are not aware of this practice. I was not even aware of it for a long time myself. When you explain this to people, they cannot understand how such a practice could take place or how any dog, greyhound or otherwise, could have their uterus taken out, injected and then put back in again. It just does not add up. It is totally and utterly barbaric. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Assisted Animal Reproduction (15 Jul 2025)

Dessie Ellis: I urge the Government to ban what I can only describe as a barbaric and invasive procedure used on greyhounds whereby they are subjected to surgical artificial insemination. This highly controversial procedure, which is already banned in the UK, involves making a cut in the abdomen of a greyhound and inserting semen directly into its uterus. This is not an isolated, occasional surgical...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Dessie Ellis: A large number of landlords with private rental accommodation are willing to engage with local authorities on the purchase of these properties with a view to allowing the existing tenants to remain in situ. Moneys that were allocated for the purchase of such properties within the Dublin region this year have been spent on last year's backlog with no new properties being acquired by the local...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Dessie Ellis: A large number of landlords with private rental accommodation are willing to engage with local authorities on the purchase of these properties with a view to allowing the existing tenants to remain in situ. Moneys that were allocated for the purchase of such properties within the Dublin region this year have been spent on last year's backlog with no new properties being acquired by the local...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Jul 2025)

Dessie Ellis: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure a child (details supplied) is allocated an SNA as recommended by separate assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36713/25]

GPO and Moore Street Regeneration as a 1916 Cultural Quarter: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jul 2025)

Dessie Ellis: Over the years, we have lost too much of our national heritage through disastrous developments such as the council offices on Wood Quay, built over a Viking village, or the destruction of the Georgian facades around St. Stephen's Green and Merrion Square because of dubious planning decisions. It was heartbreaking to see the conscious and deliberate destruction of the home of The O'Rahilly....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Funding (26 Jun 2025)

Dessie Ellis: It seems there was no application whatsoever made on behalf of the Kilmore community centre, which is so disappointing. No attempt was made to get funding. However, there is funding in Dublin City Council, as well as from the Oscar Traynor development which has a €7 million fund which could be used to the tune of €150,000 in this case. It seems as though Kilmore has not been...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Funding (26 Jun 2025)

Dessie Ellis: St. Luke's community centre was built decades ago. At the time, the community of Kilmore and surrounding areas fought tooth and nail to get this badly needed facility. For the best part of a year and a half, it has been closed by Dublin City Council. With little or no consultation with the community, the building was blocked up and closed and access refused. The building itself is in good...

Presidential Voting Rights: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2025)

Dessie Ellis: The President of Ireland is largely a ceremonial position which acts as the representative of the Irish State both at home and abroad. The President holds some limited legislative powers and is one part of the checks and balances on the Legislature. Our current President has not been afraid to expand the role of the President and has been outspoken on a number of issues, most recently the...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Mr. O'Sullivan for his presentation. The system by which local authorities access funding has changed. I am curious about how that is monitored. In the past, local authorities did not draw down funding allocated to them. Is adherence to the need to draw down funding being monitored? We are relying on the local authorities to draw down this funding but certain local authorities...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)

Dessie Ellis: I have another question.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)

Dessie Ellis: It relates to what Mr. O'Sullivan has said. Does the Department monitor every local authority? There are local authorities not applying for anything to do with Traveller accommodation.