Results 41-46 of 46 for "direct provision" speaker:Leo Varadkar

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...young people of colour growing up in Ireland see black and brown school principals, judges and perhaps Cinn Comhairle in the future. Who knows? Visibility and opportunity is very important. On direct provision, as I said in the House previously, I agree that much of the accommodation is substandard and that needs to change. It would not be honest to say that we can immediately end it....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (25 May 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...Allowance 2,660 A11 Other Working Age Supports A11.1 Exceptional and Urgent Needs 31,500 A11.2 Other Supplements (including heating and light) 4,560 A.11.3 Humanitarian Aid 500 A.11.4 Direct Provision Allowance 3,700 A11 Total Other Working Age Supports 40,260 Jobseeker's Benefit 342,910 Deserted Wife's Benefit 71,150 Maternity Benefit 266,400 Adoptive Benefit 270 ...

Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (12 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...strong social protection system was a part of that. I can assure the Senator that we intend for the Department of Social Protection to take a central role in gender and equality-proofing budgets. Direct provision is a matter for the Minister for Justice and Equality. The habitual residence rules are largely European-based. However, I take the point the Senator made about child benefit,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ..., the increase in the amount of work and the number of people moving on to FIS is slower. I agree with the Senator that we should do an assessment of the impact of the reforms. Policy on direct provision is the responsibility of the Minister for Justice and Equality. The child rate was increased this year from €9.60 to €15.60. Further increases in this regard can be...

Estimates for Public Services 2023: Programme for Government (5 Dec 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ..., and particularly by encouraging more and more credit unions to offer business loans. The Minister of State, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, is very much leading the charge on this. Deputy Troy asked about ending direct provision. To say very clearly, that remains our policy as a Government but, of course, it is not currently achievable given the large numbers of people who have come to the...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ..., cannot be considered to be habitually resident in the State for social welfare purposes. However, while applicants for international protection, mainly asylum seekers, cannot access the schemes to which the habitual residence provisions apply, the Department of Social Protection provides certain supports for them while they are awaiting a decision on their international protection...