Results 301-320 of 3,512 for "direct provision"

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: ...through the application of a weighted process.  It also took into consideration the significant educational disadvantage experienced by Traveller and Roma learners and of students residing in direct provision or emergency homeless accommodation. The Pobal HP Deprivation index is used by number of State agencies for the identification of disadvantage, in order to target resources...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: ...transport if they satisfy the distance criteria (3.2km at primary level and 4.8km at post-primary level) and are attending their nearest school having regard to ethos and language. Applications for children resident in Direct Provision, who wish to avail of school transport must be made to Bus Éireann.  Applications are made on behalf of these students by TUSLA to the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (18 Jan 2023)

Cathal Crowe: ..., Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is in the process of procuring factory premises in Shannon for the provision of additional accommodation capacity for persons in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63739/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (18 Jan 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 977. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated average cost of keeping an applicant for asylum in direct provision per year; and the total cost for same in each of the past five years. [1188/23]

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (17 Dec 2022)

Joan Collins: ...past three budgets there has been a failure to ensure welfare payments keep pace with inflation, resulting in an actual cut. The one progressive measure announced by this Government was the promise to end direct provision, through which asylum seekers are, in effect, imprisoned for years, but it now looks like that promise has gone on the long finger. We have this rigamarole today...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (15 Dec 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Róisín Shortall: ...for Education and Skills the position regarding the programme for Government commitment to provide additional supports for school and college students who are homeless, resident in family hubs or in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63090/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (15 Dec 2022)

Róisín Shortall: ...for Education and Skills the position regarding the programme for Government commitment to provide additional supports for school and college students who are homeless, resident in family hubs or in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63091/22]

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: ...shortage of construction workers at the moment yet there are difficulties for refugees in accessing manual handling and Safe Pass courses. Third, the report refers to accommodation, staffing and training. We are entrenching the privatisation of supports in direct provision and in the new facilities being set up for refugees. There is inconsistency with regard to how people are treated...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Functions (14 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...social policy, equality and public services, including matters relating to arts and culture, children, justice, policing reform and community safety, disability, social inclusion, gender equality, direct provision, the Irish language and sport; - the Cabinet Committee on Education and the associated senior officials' group established to oversee implementation of Programme for Government...

Confidence in Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Motion (13 Dec 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: ...showed that 392 homes have applied for the vacant property refurbishment grant. That is an incredible and staggering figure when it is compared with the number of vacant homes there are. I refer to the direct provision of housing and the fact that 11 local authorities failed to build a single local authority home in the first six months of this year. Three Dublin councils failed to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (13 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: ...to identify the concentrated levels of disadvantage of schools. It also took into consideration the significant educational disadvantage experienced by Traveller and Roma learners and by students residing in direct provision or emergency homeless accommodation. This expansion will be supported by an additional €32million investment in the programme from 2023, increasing my...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...system of accommodation for International Protection applicants and replace it with a new model that is based on a not for profit approach. As part of this process, I published A White Paper to end Direct Provision and to Establish a new International Protection Support Serviceon 26 February 2021. This paper sets out a new approach for accommodating applicants that seek International...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...sector. - National Quality Guidelines for School-Age Childcare Services were launched, as well as the award of the 2020 round of Childminder Development Grants, totalling just over €190,000. - The Report of the Advisory Group on Direct Provision was published jointly with the Department of Justice, and formed a key input to the White Paper to End Direct Provision that was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (8 Dec 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 296. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the regularisation of a person (details supplied) who has been living in direct provision for more than five years but who is omitted from the recent and welcome regularisation scheme for undocumented persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61471/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: International Protection (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...same range of supports as an Irish citizen, including the State Pension (Non-Contributory).  Those who apply for international protection, sometimes called "claiming asylum", are entitled to direct provision and receive accommodation, meals and a weekly payment of €38.80 per adult while their application is being processed. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Meetings (6 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...my Department have had with the Irish Refugee Council (IRC) and The Irish Immigrant Council (IIC) from 1 March 2021 to date: In February 2021, as part of the implementation of A White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service, governance structures were established to oversee transition to the new model in the form of a Programme Board....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (6 Dec 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 406. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently in direct provision; and the number who entered the system in each of the past ten years. [60813/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (6 Dec 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Violet-Anne Wynne: 424. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will re-establish a timeline for ending direct provision and the introduction of a rights-based, non-profit approach to addressing the needs of those seeking asylum in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61048/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2022: Discussion (6 Dec 2022) See 3 other results from this debate

..., significant issues remain to be resolved. One is the ongoing lack of development in the integration needs of survivors of trafficking, with the ongoing policy of accommodating survivors in the direct provision system being the single most significant and abhorrent barrier to a survivor’s recovery and ultimate reintegration into our society. This is an issue we can return to in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (1 Dec 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 287. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth His plans to abolish direct provision; when this will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59948/22]