Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions

Direct Provision: Department of Social Protection

4:00 pm

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

A lot of the bases have been covered. If I understand correctly, it is up to the Government to make decisions on some of the more contentious issues such as the level of the direct provision payment and the right to work. I think I am right to say that Ms Harrington is not in a position to shed much more light on those matters. People who have been there for more than six months - many have been there for ten years - have been robbed of the right and opportunity to work. They should be compensated for that by being credited for those years when they were denied the opportunity to work. That is a policy decision. Did Ms Mooney say that once they start work, a three-year credit is given?

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