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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: I wonder whether we also need to carefully look at supports that need to be improved for women who have suffered violent attacks or sexual assaults. I understand that some of the sexual assault units may have difficulty in getting the professional staff required. There are challenges in that area. I ask the Minister to look into the level of supports that are required and ensure the units...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank the Secretary General for his presentation. I apologise, as I was asking questions in the Dáil at the time. The Secretary General spoke about 77,000 international protection applicants in temporary protection and 57,000 people from Ukraine. My understanding is that the number of people from Ukraine is higher. Does that mean that a number are in private residential accommodation?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: From Ukraine.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Of those 70,000, are 13,000-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: If 70,000 have come to Ireland, approximately 13,000 are living in the community.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Of those 13,000, how many are accommodated under the programme where people volunteer to provide accommodation and are now getting some State support? Have we figures on that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: There are 13,000 who have not been accommodated under any strand and in respect of whom there is no State support.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: All of the 13,000 would be getting State support of some description.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Not the beneficiaries themselves.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Regarding the 57,000 mentioned, do we have a breakdown of the age profile? It would be helpful-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: It would be helpful if we could get that information. Of the approximately 70,000 or so mentioned, how many are in the age profile under 18? What kind of numbers are we talking about in this regard?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: On the 19,741, it was said this has gone up from 7,500 in previous years. Why has there been a sudden increase in this figure to 19,741?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Was that from any particular countries?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: What are the top three countries in the context of this 19,741? I know Ukraine is the top country, but what other three countries we are talking about?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: In relation to Georgia, my understanding, and I may be wrong about this, is that it is a reasonably stable country. On what grounds can we accept someone coming in from that country, on the basis of it being democratic? I have done election observation in Georgia. While it might have been several years ago, it is a reasonably stable country. I refer to this just as an example of a country...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: From the perspective of Mr. McCarthy's Department, it would be helpful if the Department of Justice processed those applications at a far faster rate.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: I presume there has been ongoing consultation on this issue.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Over the next six months, is it foreseen that this process will speed up?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: The reason I am looking for the figures concerning the age group under 18 is because there are many people from Ukraine now working here. My understanding, and the last figure I got was somewhere around October, is that around 11,500 or 12,000 people from Ukraine are physically working here. Do we have up-to-date figures in this regard? Once a person gets a job, how does this then affect...