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Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Dessie Ellis
558. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations and the procedures cancelled from 2022 to date for the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, in tabular form. [4162/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Dessie Ellis
559. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for each hospital department from 2022 to date for the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, in tabular form. [4163/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Dessie Ellis
560. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments before cancellations at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, in tabular form. [4164/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Public Sector Pay
Dessie Ellis
889. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that apart from some long service incremental increases for long-serving staff in 2017, staff in the Citizens Information Service have not received a wage increase since 2008 (details supplied); her plans to implement this recommended wage increase; the date for the implementation of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56847/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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School Facilities
Dessie Ellis
221. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education if a kitchen will be considered for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50535/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Citizens Information Services
Dessie Ellis
341. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of Citizen’s Advice centres in Dublin; the numbers employed in each centre and the grade of each employee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50966/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Medicinal Products
Dessie Ellis
493. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the current status of the atropine 0.01% eye drops, under trial since prior to 2021; to confirm if the trial will be concluded in January 2024, as outlined in a letter to a person (details supplied) from the Head of Pharmacy Function, HSE, as these drops have proven very effective for the daughter of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49365/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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School Accommodation
Dessie Ellis
478. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education whether it is the intention to continue with the refurbishment of a school (details supplied), with a view to modernising the school or if it is her Department's intention to build alongside the old school a new school to replace it; if she will clarify what her Department's plans for this school are; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47704/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Health Services
Dessie Ellis
561. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to address the fact that there are no chiropodists currently available under the public health system in Finglas (details supplied); his plans to address the matter; the actions that have been taken to provide this type of care in the Finglas area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44026/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Driver Test
Dessie Ellis
126. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport the average wait times for driving tests in eight testing centres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40959/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Qualifications Recognition
Dessie Ellis
258. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education the reason for the delay in issuing teacher registration numbers across the State (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41259/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Housing Schemes
Dessie Ellis
649. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is an intention to increase the housing adaption grant for people with disabilities, which has a maximum grant of €30,000 or 95% of the cost of the works up to the maximum grant amount of €30,000, in view of the increased costs in construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27098/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Dessie Ellis
861. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to work in Ballymun Garda station. [27317/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Dessie Ellis
862. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda personnel assigned to the Santry-Whitehall area, given the closure of Whitehall Garda station. [27318/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Housing Provision
Dessie Ellis
249. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in Dublin north west in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and planned number to be delivered in 2023 with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18685/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Dessie Ellis
286. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport the number of people whose application for grant funding on the wheelchair accessible vehicles scheme has been successful and are awaiting payment of the grant; additionally, the average time it takes for the grant to be paid out to those whose application for grant funding has been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17046/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Dessie Ellis
973. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for Garda vetting received from January 2022 to date by the Garda National Vetting Bureau; the average length of time it took to process an individual application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17246/23]
Thu, 16 Feb 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Dessie Ellis
235. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that approximately 130 members of staff from the Dublin Fire Brigade have yet to be paid the pandemic special recognition payment; the qualifying criteria for this payment to members of the Dublin Fire Brigade; if any members of the service have been excluded from this payment; the reason they have been excluded and not deemed to fit the criteria for the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7845/23]
Wed, 25 Jan 2023
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Infectious Diseases
Dessie Ellis
171. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked 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]
Wed, 25 Jan 2023
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Infectious Diseases
Dessie Ellis
172. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked 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]