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- 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.
- 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?