Results 61-80 of 92 for "direct provision" speaker:Thomas Pringle

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Jun 2012)

Thomas Pringle: ...Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social housing units that will be provided in 2012 and 2013 in each local authority; the manner in which they will be provided whether by direct provision of council houses, by leasing arrangements with private landlords or by discussions with the National Assets Management Agency; if he will provide details of any agreements...

Other Questions: Direct Provision System (24 Sep 2014)

Thomas Pringle: We provide shelter and food for prisoners as well and, in effect, the direct provision system is one of open prisons. It is detrimental to anybody who must live in it, and as a society, we should be able to absorb the 4,500 people living in it. I know these people all want to contribute to our society, with many of them very highly qualified and capable. One person has been trying to enrol...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...family carers, mother and baby home survivors, people with disabilities and people with mental health issues. It has failed on Sláintecare and it has failed pensioners. It has failed to end direct provision and it has failed on equality. It is failing the children and women of this State in so many ways. As I have seen in this House over the past fortnight especially, it fails on...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Thomas Pringle: Have all healthcare workers been moved out of direct provision? If not, why not? They are vitally important. Ms Buckley noted in her opening statement that the Jesuit Refugee Service, JRS, had launched a support service for residents of centres. How long has it been in place? How many calls has it received? How much feedback has the Department received on it? I know from experience...

Death and Burial of Children in Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: ...which has been mentioned by previous speakers. A Minister will have to stand in the House in a few years and apologise for the wrongs that have been done in our name to many children and adults in direct provision during the early part of the 21st century and for the treatment of asylum seekers in hostels throughout the State. The system as it is operated is effectively a series of open...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...not about race. I find it interesting that one of the "concerns" highlighted in the motion is the findings of the Ombudsman for Children's special report on the safety and welfare of children in direct provision, given that not a single one of the six Rural Independent Group TDs showed up to the debate on the motion I brought forward on that report last Thursday evening, for which the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Reports (5 Nov 2013)

Thomas Pringle: ...no sign of it. Many people are in limbo because their cases have come to a standstill while we wait for this legislation. That is further compounding the difficulties they are experiencing. The direct provision system as I have experienced it over 12 years of working with asylum seekers is a system of open prisons. It is not a system of which we should be proud, and we should not claim...

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2020)

Thomas Pringle: There are currently more than 2,600 children in homelessness. This figure does not include the children in direct provision centres or domestic violence refuges. We know that the true figure is much higher. In 2015, there were 880 children in homelessness. That is an increase of 200% in just five years. The Minister will note my language. I did not say "homeless children", I referred to...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Thomas Pringle: ...comprehensive reforms of the immigration, residency and asylum systems which will include a statutory appeals system and set out rights and obligations in a transparent way, yet people have been in the direct provision system for ten years. That is criminal and an absolute disgrace. Children are being born in direct provision accommodation. Parents have refused to take their children...

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: ...or indirectly affect children.". One of the glaring issues throughout the Bill is the absence of references to the best interests of the child. Given that so many children currently live in the direct provision system and the Bill only recognises the best interests of the child after the protection process is completed, whether or not they have been given protection, the intention of...

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...days in charge of the Department. Figures were re-categorised to hide the real and distressing extent of the crisis. We know that the number of adults and children in domestic violence refuges and direct provision centres are not included in official homeless data, despite the fact that this type of accommodation is temporary and the housing crisis is exacerbating access to move-on...

Special Report by the Ombudsman for Children on Direct Provision: Motion (30 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I move: That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Special Report by the Ombudsman for Children entitled "Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision", copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 16th October, 2023. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to lead out on this important debate, and the Business Committee for taking a positive...

Ombudsman for Children's Initiative on Eliminating Child Poverty and Child Homelessness: Statements (23 Sep 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...That shows Government commitment to address these issues is not there. This issue is not something that can be left for 18 months. Action is needed now and that legislation could help. Children in the direct provision system, a group of our society that are already too often overlooked and neglected, have also suffered unique distress throughout the pandemic. The loneliness, isolation...

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: .... Unfortunately we have a sad history of large numbers of unaccompanied minors in the asylum system going missing within this State, never to be heard from again. I also know of two cases in the direct provision centre in Donegal where 15 and 16 year old boys were forced to live in an adult centre by the Reception and Integration Agency because the agency deemed them to be over 18 even...

Covid-19 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: .... The emails I have been getting about what has happened in America and the killing of George Floyd are from Irish people who have been linking it back to things that have happened in Ireland, such as direct provision, which has been mentioned, and the use of Shannon Airport by the American military to go on expeditions around the world carrying out the military equivalent of the killing...

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: ...get elected using the race card against Travellers and black citizens and residents of our State in order to curry favour and gain votes for themselves. Does the Taoiseach agree that the system of direct provision, as it operates here, adds to this sentiment across the State? That is a very different question from those that were asked earlier, and I would like him to reflect on it. ...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...the worst of the housing crisis, it is still an issue in that county. People are living in overcrowded accommodation and waiting years for homes. We know that people in domestic violence refuges and in direct provision centres are not included in official homeless figures but these would add to Donegal’s overall need for public and affordable housing. Our rents may be among the...

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Second Stage (8 Apr 2014)

Thomas Pringle: ...an independent inquiry and restitution scheme for victims of the scandal. The new commission would not be able to examine such a claim. To take another example, will it be able to examine the operation of direct provision in this State? Questions also arise in regard to the independence of the new commission. It has been asserted that the increased accountability of the new IHREC to...

Supporting Inclusion and Combating Racism in Ireland: Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: ...people who are campaigning on Black Lives Matter are linking it to what we are doing in this State. That makes a serious difference to how people's lives are impacted here. The linking of it to direct provision and the use of Shannon Airport by the American war machine is encouraging. It is a pity we could not extend it to this House as well. Unfortunately, we are not a tolerant...

Special Report by the Ombudsman for Children on Direct Provision: Motion (30 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...White Paper will be published and when we can expect a new White Paper that will guide what we are looking at for the future because that is vitally important. Years ago, I was involved in the direct provision centre that was provided in Donegal town in 2000. I was involved in a support group for that there and it worked well. There were actually children in that direct provision...