Results 21-40 of 117 for "direct provision" speaker:Trevor Ó Clochartaigh

Seanad: Direct Provision: Motion (27 Jan 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...againn san suí áirithe seo den Seanad áirithe seo leis an scéal seo a phlé. Mar sin, cuirim fáilte roimh an deis an díospóireacht seo a bheith againn. I welcome this debate as I welcome any debate on direct provision. We do not oppose the motion as I do not see anything in it that is opposable. However, I put on record my disappointment in all of...

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...to the Seanad his plans to deal with the estimated 30,000 undocumented people in Ireland and to inform the Seanad of what action, if any, he intends to take to address the humanitarian crisis in the Direct Provision System."It is important to acknowledge that the relationship between Ireland and Poland goes much further than football and mass and that there is a much richer engagement...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...this clarification on where the Government stands. I would have thought from debates in the Seanad previously that a number of Senators on all sides of the House have called for the abolition of direct provision. I am certainly one of them. It is now clear there is nothing in the Bill which will abolish direct provision and that it is here to stay as a system. Nothing in the Bill will...

Seanad: European Council Decisions: Motions (1 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...area as to how the 40 children who will come to that centre will be managed in the school system. More shocking is the fact that not one of the NGOs working with refugees, immigrants and people in direct provision have been consulted by the Department or the various State agencies working in the area. What about the Irish Refugee Council, the Immigrant Council of Ireland, Spirasi, Doras...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...éaslaím le Dónall Ó Cualáin atá ceapaithe mar leas-choimisinéir an Gharda Síochána. Is garda as Chonamara é. Fear breá é a bhí ag feidhmiú i gceantar an iarthair. Guím gach rath air san ról sin. I would like to again call for a debate on direct provision, particularly the implementation of the...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: People who are currently living in direct provision and those who are coming to Ireland under the new regime that this Bill envisages will be left in a similar limbo of statelessness unless we press the amendment. They will be very disappointed if they are listening to this debate that nothing has been done on this issue. They are calling on us to try to push this type of amendment in order...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Direct Provision System (15 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...gather that the figure of €186 is a factious amount and that €166.90 is not handed over to any third party. The basic social welfare allowance of €186 is the mechanism used to pay a person in direct provision and that a technical deduction is made of €166.90 which does not go anywhere. I take it that is the issue. I am not sure if we can get the Minister of...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Irish Compliance with International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Discussion (6 May 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. If we needed further reasons to review direct provision, Ms Becker has provided them, specifically in respect of victims of trafficking who are seeking asylum. The figures Ms Becker provided are alarming. I ask her to elaborate on the reasons for her statement that direct provision is not appropriate for victims of sexual violence. While I...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (20 Sep 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...a chur roimh an bheirt atá sa Ghailearaí romham. Tá siad ina gcónaí in ionad dídine Lisbrook i nGaillimh - ionad cóiríochta díreach, mar a deirtear. I welcome my guests from the Lisbrook direct provision centre. I have raised the question of direct provision because I know that when the Labour Party and Fine Gael were in opposition, they were strongly opposed to the direct...

Seanad: Direct Provision: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: .... Tá mo thacaíocht iomlán aige á dhéanamh sin agus beidh mé ag cur tuilleadh brú air. I take issue with some of the points that have been made up to now, although it is true that we are all fundamentally in agreement that the system of direct provision is a very serious issue. I take issue with the idea of an amnesty, because to give somebody an...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...is welcome. However, on numerous occasions during my two years as a Member of this House I have outlined my hope a similar apology will not be required from a future Taoiseach in respect of the direct provision system. I have grave concerns about the system of direct provision and I am of the opinion that it must be reviewed. Coverage in the press this morning indicates that some ¤655...

Seanad: Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (2 Oct 2012)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...that of asylum seekers. The Irish Refugee Council has been seeking legal advice on the referendum. Ms Sue Conlon of the IRC stated she hoped the wording would afford rights to children living in direct provision but that at present it was uncertain if this were the case. Ms Conlon also said that phrases such as "as far as practicable" might mean that children in direct provision may not...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...in this legislation. That would be very useful for us, particularly prior to our deliberations on the Bill on Monday next. My concern is that the legislation does very little to change the direct provision system as is. The Minister of State argued in his opening statement that the biggest issue is the length of time people are in the direct provision system but I do not agree. The...

Seanad: Direct Provision System: Motion (17 Sep 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...present in the Gallery for this debate. I have met astrophysicists, doctors, nurses, scientists, musicians, hairdressers - not that I need one - mechanics, carpenters, bakers, teachers, businesspeople, lawyers, etc. A few red herrings have been thrown into the debate. The direct provision system is not acceptable for anyone. The Minister of State is a former school principal. Imagine...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Direct Provision System (19 Jul 2013)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Táim buíoch dó as ucht fanacht anseo don díospóireacht seo ar an Athló. I am again raising the issue of direct provision. I have raised it before on numerous occasions from different perspectives. It would be good at this stage to get an update from the Minister for Justice and Equality on the 53 direct provision...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...issue, namely, the rights of children within the system and that the system is, as the Minister of State said, a form of incarceration. Can he show me what is in this Bill that will change the direct provision system apart from the length of time? What will change the conditions in which children find themselves in any of the direct provision centres where they are sitting on the floor-----

Seanad: Direct Provision: Motion (27 Jan 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: As a Parliament, all Members have failed in this session by not having abolished direct provision. Many people have worked in many ways to do that and I do not know where is the stumbling block. I believe the Minister of State wished to reform the system but was stymied in some way. I do not know whether this is because of the Minister of State's partners in government, whether it is for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Department of Social Protection (18 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On Deputy Ó Snodaigh's point about child benefit, for example, if a parent in direct provision feels that child benefit should be available to their child, he or she would appeal that to the Department and the Department would say that it is not available under legislation. He or she might appeal it to the social welfare appeals office and the Department would again say that it is not...

Seanad: Reception Conditions Directive: Motion (23 Jan 2018)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Aontaíom le cuid mhaith a bhfuil ráite ag na Seanadóirí eile roimh mé. This really is a heartless and cynical move by the Department of Justice and Equality. We held a direct provision protest in Galway on Saturday. Several brave people who are in direct provision and who are afraid to speak out normally, spoke out publicly. They told us again of their plight...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...to her memoirs once she has left. I imagine they will be a fantastic read and I hope that they make the bestseller list. I join with the statements made by Senator Conway and Senator van Turnhout this morning around the issue of direct provision. It is an appalling situation that these people find themselves in. Today is the anniversary of the setting up of direct provision. I note...