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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 548 and 643 together. The Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was established by Government Decision on 10 September 2015 as a direct response to the humanitarian crisis that developed in Southern Europe as a consequence of mass migration from areas of conflict in the Middle East and Africa. Under this programme, the Government has pledged to accept a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: The need to establish a comprehensive system for the provision of accommodation and related services arose from the increasing number of asylum seekers arriving into the State in 1999. Prior to this, asylum seekers were treated as homeless under the structures then in place. These proved unsuited to the situation facing Ireland in 1999 and subsequent years, when the number of asylum...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: The system of Direct Provision was established in 2000 when the then health boards, which were responsible for homeless people, found themselves unable to cope with a large number of individuals who were claiming asylum in Ireland. The Direct Provision system is a whole of Government system which delivers a wide range of services to those seeking international protection in Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: The following table details the duration of stay by applicants in state provided accommodation at the 31st August 2017. These figures are based on latest entry into state provided accommodation. Less than 3 years More than 3 years and less than 5 years More than 5 years and less than 7 years More than 7 years 3844 541 214 208By comparison, the statistics for the duration of stay for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: All accommodation centres for those persons seeking protection, whether State-owned or privately owned, are operated by commercial companies. There are currently 32 accommodation centres being operated under the direct provision system. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to details of current centre location and contractor is set out below: Contractors for Accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: The Direct Provision system is a whole of Government system which delivers a wide range of State services to those seeking international protection in Ireland. These services include health services as provided by the HSE, education services as provided by primary and post-primary schools and, for adults, Education and Training Boards across the country. The Reception and Integration Agency,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: It is worth noting that the Direct Provision system is a whole of Government system which delivers a wide range of services to those seeking international protection in Ireland. These services include for example health services as provided by the HSE, education services as provided in primary and post-primary schools and, for adults, Education and Training Boards across the country. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: The Direct Provision system is a whole of Government system which delivers a wide range of State services to those seeking international protection in Ireland. These services include health services as provided by the HSE, education services as provided by primary and post-primary schools and, for adults, Education and Training Boards across the country. The Reception and Integration Agency,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: There are currently 32 centres under contract to the Reception and Integration Agency. The specific statistics sought by the Deputy in relation to centre location and occupancy are provided in the following table and were collated at the end of August 2017. County Centre Address Occupancy Clare Knockalisheen Meelick 227 Cork Ashbourne Hse Glounthaune 91 Kinsale Road Cork City 247 ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: The information requested by the Deputy is compiled on an annual basis and published in the RIA Annual Report which is available on the RIA website . RIA also compile statistics on the gender, age, family composition etc. of residents on a monthly basis, however this is not available on a centre by centre basis. What can be said is that at the end of July 2017 there were 2,356 single...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: The information requested is not compiled by the Reception and Integration Agency in the detail required by the Deputy. What can be said is that the RIA Monthly and Annual Reports published on the RIA website contain a wide range of statistics including the number of persons in each centre and statistics related to duration of stay. The following table details the numbers of new applicants...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: All accommodation centres for those persons seeking protection, whether State-owned or privately owned, are operated by commercial companies. There are currently 32 accommodation centres being operated under the direct provision system. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to details of the cost of direct provision services per year from 2009 to date is set out as follows. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: All accommodation centres for those persons seeking protection, whether State-owned or privately owned, are operated by commercial companies. There are currently 32 accommodation centres being operated under the direct provision system. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to details of current centre location and contractor is set out in the table. Contractors for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: There are currently just over 350 persons with some form of permission to remain in the State residing in State provided accommodation. This figure represents just over 7% of the total number of persons residing in State provided accommodation. The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA), which administers the system of accommodation for protection applicants, has always provided...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: All current contracts and any subsequent contracts awarded following a tendering process will require the contractor to fully implement the Reception and Integration Agency's (RIA) Child Protection Policy. The Policy clearly sets out the obligations on a contractor and contains procedures in the event of an allegation concerning staff, service providers and visitors being made. Where an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (20 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: The Department of Justice and Equality has a contract in place with the owners of the premises in question to provide accommodation to those seeking international protection. This contract is scheduled to expire on 22nd May 2018. At that time it is expected that all new accommodation contracts will be awarded through an open competitive tendering competition to comply with EU Directive...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Rights (21 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: While I have no ministerial responsibility for retirement ages, in either the public or private sector, I can indicate that the government has under consideration proposals that would facilitate persons remaining in the work place beyond the age of 65 where they have a wish to do so. In my role in the Department of Justice and Equality, I have responsibility for equality legislation which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (26 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: The wellbeing of residents in direct provision is an absolute priority for the Reception and Integration Agency, which is the agency of my Department tasked with overseeing the provision of full board accommodation and certain ancillary services to persons in the protection process. Since the direct provision system was established in 2000 some 60,000 persons have benefited from these...

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: Is that in the Deputy's script as well?

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: It is not so much promised legislation as that we are awaiting the interdepartmental task force report. This is quite a complex issue but, rest assured, we will have that report available on time and we will have action proposed on this issue to meet the Supreme Court deadline.