Results 41-60 of 92 for "direct provision" speaker:Thomas Pringle

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (31 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: ...Minister for Education and Skills to outline the reasons each of the 37 applications for student support under the scheme aimed at making third level education accessible for young persons in the direct provision system were rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12807/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (24 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 625. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of all contracts with private companies providing direct provision accommodation, including the monetary value of each contract and the expected expiry date of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10091/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill 2022: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...Oireachtas, would that be enough without all the other issues being sorted out too? What is the minimum level that would be required? Head 14 deals with the inspection of places of detention and direct provision is one area that is important. Hospitals and nursing homes are inspected by HIQA. Is there a need for duplication or would that be important? Will the witnesses elaborate on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: ...and Minister for Justice and Equality the role of security forces in combating right-wing extremism here in view of recent incidences of violence and anti-immigrant sentiment in relation to the issue of direct provision here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45773/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (24 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 486. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 546 of 17 June 2014, her proposals for dealing with those in the direct provision system in view of the fact that the single procedure would not benefit these people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27265/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 137. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the working group to report to the Government on improvements to the protection process, including direct provision and supports to asylum seekers, report will be published before it is debated in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24106/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Departmental Transformation Programme: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: ...arise from the discussion we have had thus far this morning. Some may overlap. Mr. O'Driscoll spoke about a customer-centric response. Who does Mr. O'Driscoll see as the customers in the case of direct provision?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (18 Sep 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of persons currently residing in all direct provision centres; if she will provide a breakdown on the number of males and females and also the number of children in this figure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34885/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (20 Nov 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 260. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the accounts of companies managing direct provision centres are scrutinised, including those which are unlimited companies with accounts not open to public scrutiny; if this is done prior to the awarding of contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47987/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 14. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the purpose of a meeting, attended by the reception and integration agency of her Department, with over 40 participants from direct provision centres, managers and owners, at a centre in Knockalisheen in County Clare on 3 June 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26908/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Direct Provision Allowance Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection given that the recent budget aimed to benefit children and families, why she did not increase the weekly living allowance for children in direct provision centres; the reason she did not see this as a budgetary matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36430/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (5 May 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the statutory remit of HIQA under section 8(4) of the Health Act 2007 will be extended to allow it to carry out independent inspections in direct provision centres; if the envisaged role of HIQA will be advisory in nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23205/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (20 Nov 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 306. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if overnight accommodation will be put in place for asylum seekers living in direct provision in remote areas (details supplied) when travel to Dublin is necessitated to attend their interview at the international protection office and access associated supports and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (8 Dec 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 447. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the timeframe for move-ins he is expecting for the new proposed direct provision centre in Letterkenny, County Donegal; the consultation he is taking with Government colleagues on ensuring that all necessary infrastructural issues are resolved in Letterkenny in the coming month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41241/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (20 Nov 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the transport arrangements that will be put in place for the new direct provision centre in Moville, County Donegal, to ensure asylum seekers will not have to cross the Border into Northern Ireland to access key public services and services related to their application for asylum; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 2125. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to an article (details supplied), if the right to full social welfare payments while residing in direct provision will also be granted to other nationalities with status; if not, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this could be classified as discrimination within the asylum process; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (27 Nov 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 304. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 20 November 2018, the extra bed capacity in the direct provision centre in County Sligo for overnight stays for residents from a centre (details supplied) in County Donegal travelling en route to Dublin for interviews arranged by the Reception and Integration Agency and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 327. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the national standards for direct provision accommodation will be published in view of the fact that the consultation concluded in September 2018; his plans to ensure an independent inspection mechanism will be put in place in line with the McMahon report recommendation to ensure oversight and compliance with the new...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (8 Dec 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 444. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will report on the friends of the centre aspect of the new proposed direct provision centre in Letterkenny, County Donegal; the other centres and counties that have friends of the centre structures; the organisations involved in such structures; the decision-making process; the person or body to which the groups are accountable;...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: ...Parliamentary Question No. 2125 of 20 June 2017, the outcome of her examination of the decision of the Social Welfare Appeals Office; if the right to full social welfare payments while residing in direct provision will be granted to all nationalities with a refugee declaration, a subsidiary protection declaration or permission to remain; and if she will make a statement on the matter....