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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: The Department has an issue with increasing numbers in emergency accommodation for increasing periods of time. What governance arrangements is it developing to ensure it will develop standards for emergency accommodation in order that we will not have the scenario Senator Conway mentioned of people being shipped like cattle around the country to facilitate private providers? That is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: The fact that it happened at all-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: The fact that human beings who were already vulnerable-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: -----were put in that scenario cannot be defended.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: The point remains that it should have been a trigger to ensure the Department developed proper protocols and governance arrangements for emergency accommodation. Clearly, as Ms Buckley mentioned, people who have come here have been left at the behest of others who have shown total disregard and disrespect for their basic physiological needs and human rights. For anyone to be thrown around...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: Has everyone in emergency accommodation been assessed by a general practitioner?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: How is the right to an education being vindicated for children within emergency accommodation to meet their educational needs?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: What would an ad hocarrangement involve for, say, a seven year old child in emergency accommodation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: Is Ms Buckley satisfied that every child in a direct provision centre has access to education services?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: Is there any circumstance where that is not the case?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: Does the Department audit that? The suggestion is that the Department has no awareness. Does it audit that within direct provision centres? Is it only audited if the matter is brought to the attention of the Department? How does it assess the position?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: Does Ms Baxter not think it would be better to have separate, independent oversight of that important right within our centres? The same applies to healthcare and HSE interventions. The officials have mentioned wraparound services. Is the Department satisfied with the level of healthcare provided within these centres?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: How many direct provisions centres has the Department had to close based on serious difficulties around governance, management or oversight?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: Has the Department formalised any concerns about other issues within direct provision centres that might necessitate closures in the future?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: What are the issues involved in that regard?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: I am trying to get at the question of governance. Does the Department take the view that the pressure for space and places and general demand, as mentioned earlier by the officials, in some way compromises departmental standards relating to accommodation, school places or healthcare? How does the Department deal with that difficulty in terms of governance and oversight?
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: I thank the Minister of State for coming before us. There has been mention of delays and the potential implication of amendments. Without delays, when does the Minister of State expect the legislation to be commenced?
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: I know that the Minister of State had to get an opinion from the ECB.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: Would the Minister of State have to go back to the ECB if any amendment is made, or is it up to the Attorney General to decide?
- Proposed Service by Defence Forces with United Nations in Mali: Motion (18 Jun 2019)
Jack Chambers: The Minister of State's party has been in government for eight years and has done nothing. It is sitting on its hands.