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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Did that become law in Ireland through regulation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: What obligations have been put on the Government by that which the Office of the Ombudsman is monitoring?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I understand standards have finally been published for that. Is that so?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: When were they published?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That would be important for the Office of the Ombudsman as a body because it is the independent body.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Has the Office of the Ombudsman not looked at those yet?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Explain that to me.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: On those standards, how many children are in direct provision?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Does the Office of the Ombudsman have them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Again, there is a substantial number of children in direct provision-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: -----and a substantial number of children in emergency accommodation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Do those standards cover provisions for children? Do they cover basic things in direct provision centres, such as playgrounds and play facilities?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Does that refer to all new centres?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: And all centres getting a contract renewed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I understand that under the directive and the regulations that brought into law, there is an obligation to carry out a vulnerability assessment on each asylum seeker within a specific period of time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Does the Office of the Ombudsman have an obligation to monitor whether those vulnerability assessments are being carried out?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I welcome the positive changes. I come from Galway and am fully aware of the controversy there and the housing crisis as well. The Department of Justice and Equality has been forced to bring in changes every step of the way. That is my opinion. Here is something very important, namely, the requirement in law to conduct a vulnerability assessment. The Office of the Ombudsman is the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Very good. Mr. Tyndall spoke about expansion. My colleague mentioned that the Office of the Ombudsman would like to see its role expanded to cover the administrative side. Could Mr. Tyndall tease that out?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: My colleague asked Mr. Tyndall when that is likely to happen and about the progress that has been made. Mr. Tyndall said that he had been in contact-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I understand that. Does Mr. Tyndall have any idea when the Department will respond?