Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 May 2023

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Alan DillonAlan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Does the Department accept there has been a lack of policy on the integration aspect? From what I am hearing, it is leaving to the local development companies, in the context of their duties to work with these new arrivals, those who are seeking medical or psychological assistance or looking to secure additional employment, perhaps through job activation programmes. They seem to be getting lost in the system without any resources being allocated on the ground. How long will it take before these new resources are allocated to each of the centres? If we take County Mayo as an example, is there a timeline for that?

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