Results 81-92 of 92 for "direct provision" speaker:Thomas Pringle

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ..." in their early years. Is there somewhere else that the Government advertises for people with spying experience? The Department of Justice has people monitoring tweets from those who are critical of direct provision, both former asylum seekers and members of the public. The Department of Social Protection sends people out to go through lone parents' underwear drawers and sit outside...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Thomas Pringle: ...made on an entirely arbitrary basis. Some of the most vulnerable people in the State have been left in a state of uncertainty for long periods, with no access to recourse. Some have been living in direct provision for more than ten years without any sign of a decision being made to clarify their status. If the possibility had been there to submit freedom of information requests on...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Thomas Pringle: ...stopped and questioned by gardaí? The public has been rightly sceptical about the Government’s focus on house parties and personal responsibility, while ignoring the grave problems in meat processing plants and direct provision centres. It is a Trump-like tactic to deflect stories when they arise. It is also noted that certain legislation can be rushed through the Houses,...

Mental Health Policy: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2020)

Thomas Pringle: ...onset. Although we are saying that we want to get back to that, we should set the bar much higher in terms of seeking to move beyond that. What of those in emergency accommodation, a cramped hostel or in direct provision? What of those in distress but who also use drugs? Pieta House and other services will not provide emergency support to people who smoke cannabis. The suicide rate...

Government Response to Situation in Ukraine: Statements (30 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...deserves safe and humane living conditions no matter what their citizenship or which country they are fleeing. We must make sure we do all we can to provide safe and humane conditions. That includes the end of direct provision, something that has been promised by this Government but is yet to be seen on the ground. We need to start properly discussing accommodation needs for those...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Budget Statement 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...our constituents. This is not a budget for our fishing communities, who have taken a huge hit this year, or for families affected by defective blocks. This is not a budget for those living in direct provision, for Travellers, farmers, small business owners, carers, foster carers, nurses, SNAs and teachers, our young people or those who live in rural Ireland. We seriously need to...

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...because of public health concerns. I have had public health concerns for those working in meat packing factories and I still have concerns for those in overcrowded and congregated settings, such as direct provision. The ICCL has called for a “meaningful and robust debate” on the extension of the Covid-19 legislative measures. Senators were not given time for a meaningful...

Special Educational Needs School Places: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jun 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...language and who receive such little help in situations such as this. School placement and enrolment should be only a positive experience and should not be seen as negative. However, many parents living in direct provision and in temporary accommodation are completely left behind as well. AsIAm states that it believes that this crisis was "foreseeable and preventable", which suggests...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Budget Statement 2021 (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Pringle: ...of our health service; the inequalities of the two-tier health system; the lack of appropriate, adequate and affordable housing; the working conditions in our meat factories; the inhumane conditions in direct provision centres; and the lack of adequate infrastructure for working from home, particularly in rural areas with bad broadband connections. I could go on and on here and the...

Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...time in the housing authority area". What about people fleeing domestic violence? What about applicants who are in recovery from addiction and need to be away from their previous circles? Will priority be given to people who are leaving direct provision or coming out of State care? We have seen the problems that arise from the DRHE's local connection criterion for providing emergency...

An Bille um an Seachtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cearta Geilleagracha, Comhdhaonnacha agus Cultúir), 2018: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Jan 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...the lockdown with golf and a dinner. The difference with the elite classes and the idea of there being one rule for them and another for us started to grate. Residents of nursing homes died as the virus spread so quickly. Residents in direct provision were also left behind. Workers in meat factories were made to work, which led to Covid-19 outbreaks. It is happening again now. The...