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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (27 Mar 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons with a registered disability residing in the direct provision system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14423/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Mar 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the provisions in place to support persons with a disability living in the direct provision system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14424/19]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I remind members that we will be back to a 9 a.m. start for the meeting of the joint committee next Wednesday, at which we will commence a series of hearings on the system of direct provision. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to raise some points with the Minister. Direct provision has been raised by my colleagues. The Minister will recall that the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality responded to one of my questions a couple of weeks ago in the Dáil during Leaders' Questions, when I was asking questions for Deputy Adams. She passed the baton to the Minister of State to reply to my...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (2 Nov 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 186 of 5 October 2010, if women in direct provision centres have been consulted directly to establish their views on whether women-only centres are warranted or desirable for their and their children's safety. [40095/10]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (30 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for his refusal to establish an independent complaints mechanism for residents of direct provision centres based on the best practice guidelines established by the Office of the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28516/10]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...Minister for Health and Children if any attempt has been made to quantify the cost that has been incurred for providing mental health services to asylum seekers who have spent several years in the direct provision system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34595/10]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (19 Dec 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the arrangements his Department makes for direct provision or funding of childcare for civil servants in his Department; the average daily and weekly cost per child of such services as subsidised by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35901/07]

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (31 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to complaints by residents of some direct provision centres that staff have used the threat of transfer or deportation to intimidate them from complaining about conditions in the centre; the steps he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14094/10]

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (31 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda vetting requirements that are in place for persons working in direct provision centres; the enforcement measures that are in place to ensure these requirements are complied with; his plans to strengthen these provisions in view of the fact that the employees are in contact with vulnerable people, including...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the witnesses for their responses to the questions posed. On at least three occasions, Ms Buckley referred to one direct provision centre by name. We understand why. While it has its issues, Mosney is by far the best representation of the current direct provision system. It is not representative of what is out there, which is part of the problem we see. We would have an even...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (1 Jul 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 24 June 2010, the options available to a female resident in a direct provision centre to which a male general practitioner has been assigned by the Health Service Executive if they do not wish to visit a male GP for personal, cultural or religious reasons; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (5 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ..., further to Parliamentary Question No. 174 of 30 June 2010, if he has received correspondence from a centre (details supplied) in County Cork on the need for an independent complaints mechanism in direct provision centres; if, in view of the issues raised in that letter, he will agree to the establishment of such a mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34807/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if asylum seekers who leave the direct provision system will have their medical cards revoked, even if they have existing medical conditions; if so, the reason for this in view of the fact that their incomes will still be below the medical card threshold as they are excluded from employment and the social welfare system; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if asylum seekers who leave the direct provision system will have their medical cards revoked, even if they have existing medical conditions; if so, the reason for this in view of the fact that their incomes will still be below the medical card threshold in view of the fact that they are excluded from employment and the social welfare system; and if he will make...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In the 18 months since the commencement of the provisions of the International Protection Act, can the officials point to real improvements in processing times and time spent on direct provision? At this point in time, 18 months after the commencement of the provisions of the Act, is there any comparable reference they can provide that demonstrates that we are looking at a speedier...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The purpose of today's meeting is to meet with the Ombudsman, Mr. Peter Tyndall, to discuss his examination and findings in his update for 2018 on the direct provision system and his commentary piece that predated it, namely, The Ombudsman and Direct Provision: The Story so Far. The Ombudsman is joined by Mr. Sean Garvey, principal officer, and Mr. Paul Mallen, assistant principal officer,...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (8 Jul 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of informal complaints made about direct provision centres in each of the years 2004 to date in 2010; the number of formal complaints to the reception and integration agency; the nature or category of those complaints; the number of investigations conducted into those complaints; the outcome of those investigations; the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...Mr. Gunning, Ms Sandom and Mr. Sinclair for attending. That concludes our series of hearings. We have received in the order of 140 written submissions and had the opportunity on Friday to visit a direct provision centre. Over the summer we will prepare our report for publication in the early autumn post the summer recess. On behalf of the committee, I thank each of our guests for their...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...employed in this instance, but I want him to know and to be across it. I would appreciate if he would reply to us because, bad and all as the situation has been throughout all of the years of direct provision, this has entered a whole new area, which only suggests a significant deterioration in standards.