Results 61-80 of 98 for "direct provision" speaker:Holly Cairns

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (24 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 40. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that all children and families in direct provision being moved from congregated hotel-style living are housed in own-door or independent living accommodation as close as possible to the community in which they have been residing. [15452/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (16 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: ..., Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the practice of where unaccompanied children who come to Ireland to seek asylum are being removed from their foster families and placed in direct provision when they turn eighteen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32480/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (15 Jul 2021)

Holly Cairns: 279. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it will be ensured that all children and families in direct provision being moved from congregated hotel-style living are housed in own-door or independent living accommodation as close as possible to the community in which they have been residing. [38869/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (2 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: 17. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to ensure that all children and families in direct provision that are being moved from congregated hotel style living are housed in own door or independent living accommodation as close as possible to the community in which they have been residing. [28407/22]

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

Holly Cairns: ...Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to plans to limit asylum seekers to an in-house shop rather than allowing them to buy goods in local stores in a direct provision centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9973/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (6 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 121. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address the finding in the Ombudsman for Children's report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision that the International Protection Accommodation Service failed to follow its own child protection and welfare policy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23352/21]

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

Holly Cairns: ...for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the International Protection Accommodation Service pre-Covid-19, failed to meet its own benchmark of three inspections per direct provision centre per year and did not inspect emergency accommodation centres in which children were residing at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23049/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: International Protection (6 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 169. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the finding in the Ombudsman for Children's report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision that Tusla, the HSE and IPAS have failed to collaborate to provide on-site preventative and early intervention services and to gather data on national trends of referrals to services which was a recommendation of the McMahon report. [23344/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (6 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 123. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the finding in the Ombudsman for Children's report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision that the International Protection Accommodation Service has not appointed an independent designated officer to handle complaints as recommended by the McMahon report (details supplied); and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (15 Jun 2021)

Holly Cairns: 966. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of all direct provision accommodation centres; the number of persons resident in each centre; the number of those that are under 18 years of age; the number that remain in the centre as they cannot secure accommodation elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31331/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (6 Oct 2021)

Holly Cairns: 91. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of all direct provision accommodation centres; the number of persons resident in each centre; the number of those who are under 18 years of age; the number who are remaining in each centre as they cannot secure accommodation elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (23 Feb 2022)

Holly Cairns: 182. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of direct provision and emergency accommodation centres which were in use by the international protection accommodation services as of 18 February 2022; the occupancy of each of these centres as of 18 February 2022; the contracted capacity of each of these centres in tabular form; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (3 Mar 2021)

Holly Cairns: 597. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the situation in a direct provision centre (details supplied) in which residents are refusing the meals provided in protest at the standard and suitability of food and have been refused access to raw food to prepare their own meals; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (6 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 120. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address the finding in the Ombudsman for Children's report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision that the International Protection Accommodation Service’s pre-Covid-19 process failed to meet its own benchmark of two in-house clinics per centre per year (details supplied); and if...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ombudsman for Children (11 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 558. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the finding in the Ombudsman for Children's report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision that Tusla, the HSE and IPAS have failed to collaborate to provide on-site preventative and early intervention services and to gather data on national trends of referrals to services given this was...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (6 May 2021)

Holly Cairns: 126. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her views on the finding in the Ombudsman for Children's report Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision that Tusla, the HSE and IPAS have failed to collaborate to provide on-site preventative and early intervention services and to gather data on national trends of referrals to services given that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2022)

Holly Cairns: Previously when we discussed direct provision the Minister assured me that moving all remaining families currently in congregated living to own-door independent accommodation was a priority. He did not mention that there was no assurance that this move would consider the wishes of the families concerned or the connections those families had made in communities. Are families being moved far...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Refugee Accommodation Crisis: Engagement with Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (22 Nov 2022)

Holly Cairns: ...tier system. The response for Ukrainians has shown it is possible to allow people fleeing violence to take up work immediately, to be issued with PPS numbers and that kind of thing. While those in direct provision are waiting months for the temporary residence certificate and have highly restrictive working permissions, will the changes be afforded to them now that we have seen it in...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Holly Cairns: ...staff in an established career structure. Will the Minister elaborate on how that would happen in practice? The Minister referenced the funding towards implementing the White Paper to end direct provision. It is almost a year since the White Paper was published. What has been the progress in moving forward on ending direct provision since and how will the allocation of €12.5...