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Topical Issue Debate: Garda Stations (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I was addressing the Chair. I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. As I mentioned, the provision of a new Garda facility in Sligo is a key component of the Garda station building and refurbishment programme 2016-2021, which is an ambitious five-year programme that will benefit more than 30 locations around the country. In the context of the proposed new station in...

Animal Welfare: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: Tá sé ag teacht.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 and 234 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: The statistical information requested by the Deputy is not currently available in the detail required. Due to the complexities in gathering the statistics of ‘duration of stay’ for RIA residents by individual centres, due in part to the constant inflow and outflow of said persons, these details are only compiled on an annual basis.  The most recent information available...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: As I said in Dáil Éireann on 28 September 2017 when I spoke during the Statements on the Report by the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis, the Government is committed to providing protection to those who are most vulnerable.  Priority is given to family groups and unaccompanied children.  Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: The Migrant Integration Strategy, which was published on 7 February 2017, offers a blueprint for the Government's action to promote the integration of all migrants legally in the State, including refugees, for the period to 2020.  It sees integration as a two-way process involving action by migrants and non-migrants alike.  The Strategy comprises 76 specific actions under a number...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Youth Strategy (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: Work on the National LGBTI Inclusion strategy has already commenced. While I am not currently in a position to give details of the exact timeframes, the next phase will be to consult with key groups and stakeholders. A comprehensive public consultation process will play a key role in producing a strategy that is fit for purpose and resonates with members of the LGBTI community in Ireland. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Strategies (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, the National Traveller and Roma Strategy was launched in June this year. Subsequent to the launch I chaired a meeting of the NTRIS Steering Group in August at which updates on the NTRIS actions and progress-to-date were discussed. I can report that already progress is being made on a wide number of the actions contained in the Strategy and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 and 253 together. All services for protection applicants or refugees residing in State provided accommodation are delivered under the Government policies of direct provision and dispersal. This system of direct provision is the system whereby State services are delivered directly to protection applicants through the relevant Government Department or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I wish to inform the Deputy that Community Sponsorship models are being examined by officials in the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) as a prospective way of furthering Ireland's resettlement programme and fostering links between host communities and new arrivals.  Both I and officials of the IRPP have met with NGOs who are working on proposals in this area and I have made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I propose to takes Questions Nos. 256, 257 and 260 together. The implementation of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) for resettling Syrian refugees requires a high level of coordination among service delivery agencies at the local level, with support from the IRPP. The IRPP is embedded within the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration (OPMI). My Department is mobilising...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: The development of integration policy at the local community level is the focus of Action 52 of the Migrant Integration Strategy - A Blueprint for the future which was published by Government on 7 February 2017.  This action requires local authorities to update the integration strategies for their respective local authority areas - including rural areas - over the lifetime of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: The Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was established by Government Decision on 10 September 2015 as a direct response to the migration crisis that had developed on the southern shores of the European Union. Under this decision, a programme office was established in my Department to oversee the operational aspects of the programme, which aims to bring in 4,000 vulnerable migrants to...

Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (4 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: The question to which I was asked to respond was about developments for people living in direct provision accommodation and the Reception and Integration Agency, RIA. The answer I have, therefore, is general and may not actually address the specific issue raised by the Deputy. However, I will try to address it if I have time to do so. I thank the Deputy for raising this important...

Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (4 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: As far as I know, we are still awaiting the report of the task force. I cannot comment on the report or pre-empt its findings until I receive it. I am not aware of any person with children who is subject to a deportation order who has received a letter telling him or her to leave the country or reminding him or her that he or she should leave. My understanding is 23 letters were sent,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Theft (4 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I have asked the Garda Commissioner for report on this matter and I will write to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (4 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: As I said in Dáil Éireann on 28 September 2017 when I spoke during the Statements on the Report by the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis, the Government is committed to providing protection to those who are most vulnerable.  Priority is given to family groups and unaccompanied children.  Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave (10 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: As the Deputy will be aware, the Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 creates a statutory entitlement to two weeks' paternity leave and benefit, which can be taken at any point within 26 weeks of the date of the baby's birth (or in the case of adoption, within 26 weeks of the day of placement). Parents want choice and flexibility, and the provisions contained in the Paternity Leave and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (10 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Parental Leave Act 1998, as amended by the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2006, an entitlement was created for parents to 14 weeks unpaid parental leave on the birth or adoption of a child. Such leave was to be taken until the child had reached the age of eight years with certain extensions allowed in the case of adoptees and children with a disability...

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

David Stanton: 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 decision, a programme office was established in my Department to oversee the operational aspects of...