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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

John Brady: That is great. I know there have been real challenges around temporary accommodation. We have seen instances in recent weeks where communities have taken issue with the identification and selection of temporary accommodation. I absolutely know there are serious challenges and pressures involved. The Minister has alluded to poor communication with communities. I wish to talk a little...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

John Brady: Communication is key and I welcome the belated moves of the Minister and the Department to try to address some of those issues by taking on additional staff and so on. On site selection, is the decision to use particular premises based solely on availability? What work is done to identify particular challenges in an area, including a lack of school places or challenges around access to...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

John Brady: I hope I will have the opportunity to come in again to expand on some of those issues. I know communities in parts of the country have been promised additional resources, including teachers and GPs, and none of it has materialised. I would like the chance to question some of that in a little more detail. I know that talks have taken place between the Port of Cork authority and...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

John Brady: In 2022.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

John Brady: For all other applicants then, it takes about ten months, which I think was the figure there. Is that correct?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

John Brady: I have a couple of questions for Mr. Walsh first. On the system for registering properties, there is a statistic indicating that of the 1,228 properties deemed suitable, a total of 980 or 80% have been allocated. That is a shortfall of 248 that have not been allocated that were deemed suitable. Is there a reason they have not been allocated?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

John Brady: There is not a long period of time that they are lying there. The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien made an announcement last month about local authority tenants being able to take in refugees or asylum seekers. Has there been communication with the local authorities on that initiative? I have heard concerns from some local authorities that they had not been given any guidelines or...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

John Brady: Clear guidance has been issued.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

John Brady: On inspections of accommodation that is being used, how often do they take place? Concerning my constituency, I have looked at the Department’s reports and there is a property which I will not name but where the last inspection was November of last year.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

John Brady: I will not name this one but there have been concerns it had been used to accommodate 111 individuals and a decision was taken to more than double capacity to 255. I have seen photographs of the internal layout of that accommodation. A ballroom has been utlised and bunk beds are stacked in. I do not know how it would meet any safety standards. I have concerns, particularly around fire...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of the Child (30 May 2023)

John Brady: 53. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to the fact that the Office of the Ombudsman for Children has stated that Ireland is falling behind on children’s rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26082/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (30 May 2023)

John Brady: 94. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that his Department is planning to take to address the extent of social and economic challenges facing young people today; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26086/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 May 2023)

John Brady: 115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the status of a passport application (details supplied), as the applicant's travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25714/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 May 2023)

John Brady: 116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the status of a passport application (details supplied), as the applicant's travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25715/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 May 2023)

John Brady: 124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application (details supplied) as the applicant's travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26223/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 May 2023)

John Brady: 125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application (details supplied) as the applicants travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26224/23]

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

John Brady: I will begin my comments with the unequivocal statement that violence and intimidation towards asylum seekers is absolutely and totally unacceptable. It cannot and should not be tolerated in any shape or form. The open intimidation we witnessed over the last while against asylum seekers is completely wrong and must be condemned. The attacks by far right ideologically driven people on...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

John Brady: In 2005, sub-officer Brian Murray led a walk out of retained firefighters from the fire station in Bray highlighting serious issues within the retained service such as recruitment and retention. He told me that day that someone would die unless action was taken to address the serious issues. Less than two years later, Brian and his colleague, Mark O'Shaughnessy, died while tackling a blaze...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 May 2023)

John Brady: 153. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the status of a passport application (details supplied) as the applicant’s travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24836/23]

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

John Brady: I welcome Professor Mey, her colleagues from UL and the officials from the Department. I want to start with the KPMG report. I know there are limitations to getting into specific detail. Will Professor Mey briefly outline why there are restrictions?