Results 121-140 of 172 for "direct provision" speaker:David Stanton

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (28 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: All services for protection applicants (either those in State provided accommodation or those who live in the community) 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 Agency – for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (12 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: ...are providing self-catering facilities with fresh food provided by either the contractor or the resident themselves.  As a result a total over 2,900 residents in the centres are no longer under the Direct Provision model as originally developed and further progress is being made in this area.   In addition, there have been significant improvements to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (27 Nov 2018)

David Stanton: ..., to 54 persons (30 adults and 24 children) in the 13 apartments in the complex. Extensive and detailed information on the amount paid by my Department to each company contracted to provide direct provision accommodation every year up to and including 2015 can be found on the RIA website www.ria.gov.ieunder the 'Contract Values' section- the 2016 information will be available shortly....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Expenditure (5 Nov 2019)

David Stanton: ...Resettlement Programme and Relocation Programme of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) operated by my Department. The following table provides a breakdown of the IPAS expenditure on the ‘direct provision’ system in the years 2014 to 2018. Expenditure Type 2014 2015 2016 2017* 2018* ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (1 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: ...status grant, being either Refugee or Subsidiary Protection status, were residing in accommodation centres provided by the International Protection Accommodation Service.  The spending review on Direct Provision published on 15 August 2019, showed that last year, the average daily rate per person in commercially owned centres was €35.50 rising to €44.00 per person in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (22 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: ...Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the provision of full board accommodation and certain ancillary services to protection applicants in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision. Aside from full board accommodation services provided by RIA, other services, including health and social services, are directly provided for example through the HSE,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (6 Sep 2019)

David Stanton: On 15 August 2019, the Spending Review on Direct Provision 2019 was published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, as is the normal practice for Spending Reviews. The Review was prepared  by the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES) unit of my Department with key input from the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) and the Irish Naturalisation and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (25 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: ...contractual obligation to provide other personal items for women or men such as menstrual hygiene products or razors. My understanding is that the costs of such items was to be covered by the payment of the direct provision allowance. This allowance will be increased to €38.80 for each adult and €29.80 for each child in March 2019. This will result in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (24 Sep 2019)

David Stanton: ...process are completed, the Department will begin engagement with local communities and their political representatives. In 2015, 4,696 people availed of the offer of accommodation services in a direct provision accommodation centre. By end 2018, 6,115 persons were residing in these centres. This is an increase of 1,419, which represents a 30.2% increase in the numbers of those in living...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (20 May 2020)

David Stanton: ...note that services for international protection applicants including health services are mainstreamed.  Applicants are linked with primary care services. They are entitled to a medical card while residing in Direct Provision accommodation and their prescription charges are waived. Applicants access health services through the same referral pathways...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (3 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: ...services are demand led and generally it is difficult to predict demand far in advance. Due to an unexpected rise in applications (figures are up 53% in the first nine months of this year), existing Direct Provision Centres, which offer accommodation, food, utilities and a suite of State services, have reached capacity. There are on-going tendering processes for new accommodation...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

David Stanton: ...suffer from deprivation which could impact on their later lives. For this reason, they seek to have child benefit extended to all children in the State, including those living in asylum centres and direct provision accommodation. While asylum seekers may avail of exceptional needs payments and so forth, it is bizarre that children may be suffering deprivation through no fault of their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (24 Sep 2019)

David Stanton: ...ensures that applicants can receive shelter, food and other essential services immediately upon their arrival. More than 60,000 vulnerable people have been assisted by my Department since the Direct Provision system was introduced, including many families with children. Currently, my Department is accommodating more than 7,400 people. People who are seeking international...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (3 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: ...demand led and generally it is difficult to predict demand far in advance. Due to an unexpected rise in applications - figures have increased by 53% in the first nine months of this year - existing direct provision centres, which offer accommodation, food, utilities and a suite of State services, have reached capacity. There are ongoing tendering processes for new accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (23 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: ...January 2021.  While not wishing to pre-empt the outcome of these proposals, I understand that the consequences of non-compliance by contractors or staff may be addressed through contractual obligation penalties. Since April 2017, residents in direct provision accommodation centres can make complaints to the Ombudsman and the Ombudsman for Children in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (3 Jun 2020)

David Stanton: ...support for residents.   All accommodation centres are carefully following the guidelines for our centres that have been published by the HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre, which can be found on its website www.hpsc.ie. That guidance exists precisely because it is recognised that congregated settings such as Direct Provision centres present specific...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (20 May 2020)

David Stanton: ...by the HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre. These are publicly available at its website www.hpsc.ie. That guidance exists precisely because it is recognised that congregated settings such as Direct Provision centres present specific challenges in this pandemic. The established procedure across all our centres where a person is suspected of having the virus or is confirmed as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (8 May 2019)

David Stanton: ...as people claiming protection seek to be housed by RIA. RIA has had to put in place a number of emergency arrangements so that new arrivals are accommodated until a space is available in a direct provision facility. Residents who have been granted status or a permission to remain have the same access to housing supports and services as Irish and EEA nationals. Considerable work is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (25 Sep 2019)

David Stanton: ...x201d; group in each centre providing accommodation to persons seeking international protection was a key recommendation of the Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers (known as The McMahon Report). All 38 accommodation centres plus the reception centre at Balseskin, have Friends of the Centre Groups....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (5 Nov 2019)

David Stanton: ...84+ 114 Total 7,582 In relation to the length of time applicants spend in the international protection process, I can inform the Deputy that, while some individuals may live for many years in direct provision centres, these include applicants who have received previous negative decisions and are exercising their right to appeal through the various...