Results 16,801-16,820 of 32,969 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That is fine. There are also what are called "EROCs". What does that acronym stand for again?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Those people are coming through the resettlement and relocation programmes. Ireland gave a commitment to take 4,000 people as part of that programme. Have we taken those 4,000 people yet?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: It is a little higher than that, but it is not near 4,000 people yet.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Those people have the status of refugees when they go into the EROCs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The Ombudsman has been very clear in his statement regarding the short-term aspect of direct provision. I do not have a difficulty with direct provision being used in that case. We have obligations and we have to receive people seeking asylum. We must, however, do that in a human and humanitarian way. This problem has arisen because short-term provision has become long-term provision....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I think about 700 people have achieved refugee status and remain in the country. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That has gone up as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I will not hold the witnesses to one or two little figures but I was down at 700 and there is a considerable difference between 700 and 950.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Are the witnesses saying it is 950 today?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: It is about 900 who have status?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: But they have no place to go?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Have many of them been there for a long time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Who would have that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The Department of Justice and Equality. It would be significant to find out how long people have status and remain in direct provision. Separately, we have residents who are seeking asylum for longer than seven years. Is that not right? Does the Office of the Ombudsman have figures on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I understand it was quite a percentage going back that were there for a long time. If that has improved it is good.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I welcome that the Office of the Ombudsman is saying there have been improvements and I welcome those improvements. We have had the Mahon report and there were many recommendations therein. One of those recommendations was that there would be an independent monitoring body. Is that right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: So is the Office of the Ombudsman effectively the independent monitoring body that was recommended?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Is Mr. Tyndall happy with that role and does the Office of the Ombudsman have adequate resources?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Are there vacancies in the Office of the Ombudsman?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: There was an EU directive somewhere, which is a mouthful. I cannot remember the title of it.