Results 21-29 of 29 for "direct provision" speaker:Catherine Martin

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ukraine War (21 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: ...of Ukraine by Russian forces on 24 February, Ireland has stood in unwavering solidarity with the people and government of Ukraine. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department is not responsible for the direct provision of public services.Therefore my Department has not provided direct supports to Ukrainian refugees in the State. However, in addition to supporting the Department of...

Child Homelessness: Statements (15 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: ...the Dublin region. In 2016, the average number of families becoming homeless each month was 85. It should be kept in mind that homelessness figures do not include people sleeping rough, people in direct provision or people in domestic violence centres that are overcrowded as well as many EU or non-EU migrants who cannot prove centres of residence. The tenth report of the Government...

Period Poverty: Motion (13 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: ...Ireland and The Homeless Period to alleviate the stress and financial burden placed on women and girls due to period poverty; andcalls on the Government to:— provide a range of free, adequate, safe and suitable sanitary products and comprehensive, objective menstrual education information distributed through all public buildings, including schools, universities, direct provision...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Aug 2018)

Catherine Martin: ...children to school. We need to deliver a real free education system instead of having a so-called free education system. One thing that did not come up in the submissions, unless I missed it, is children in direct provision. Their parents receive €20 per week. Surely those families should be getting extra supports or grants. Is there anything like that available for them? What...

United States Immigration Policy: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Catherine Martin: ...from making a journey that has drowned thousands in the Mediterranean Sea, including 784 people so far this year alone. The US treats people like cattle, while we in Europe treat them like cargo. Let the US be a warning to us. Let us end direct provision and use our influence here in Ireland to prevent the EU from following further the same poisonous route which comes only to one known...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Eligibility Criteria of Student Universal Support Ireland: Discussion (12 Sep 2019)

Catherine Martin: ...cannot ignore equality of access to education. If we are discussing barriers to people accessing SUSI, we must consider barriers to people simply trying to access education. This brings into play the matter of direct provision. Asylum seekers are currently considered international students when applying for higher education, meaning they must pay somewhere between €10,000 and...

Co-ordination of International Protection Services: Statements (16 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: ...Migrant Centre and SECAD Midleton, as well as the participation by young people from Ukraine in animation workshops. There is also a programme run by the Crawford Art Gallery for young co-creators residing in direct provision centres in the region. Tá aithne ar Éirinn ar fud an domhain mar tír fháilteach, rud a bhfuilimid an-bhródúil as. Ní mór...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2018)

Catherine Martin: ...Vision For Change states that no one can achieve true mental heath recovery without having a meaning to life and access to employment. What has been the toll or impact of the years that so many in direct provision centres have been deprived of the right to work and the dignity of earning an independent income? Has there been an increase in mental illness among those who have been...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...as Limerick City and County Council. - The Crawford Art Gallery in Cork loaned artworks to institutions in Limerick, Louth, Tipperary and Belfast throughout 2021 and 2022. The gallery also organised online educational events, tours and other programming aimed for primary schools, families and the general public including 24 sessions for young residents of direct provision centres....