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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Reports (5 Nov 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister for his response. Unfortunately, anybody who has worked with asylum seekers and who is familiar with the direct provision system, and all the NGOs involved, knows the direct provision has serious implications for people's mental health. For many years I was involved with a support group in Donegal Town and there were serious mental health issues for the residents in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The direct provision system is managed by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department. For the most part, this represents a cashless system with the State assuming responsibility for providing suitable accommodation for asylum seekers on a full board basis. Currently, there are 4,355 residents in 34 centres across the State under contract to RIA. The numbers of asylum...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Direct Provision involves a whole-of-government approach to meet the reception needs of persons who enter the State seeking international protection. My Department is responsible for the costs associated with the provision of accommodation and ancillary services for international protection applicants. The expenditure of my Department primarily relates to the running of the National...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Direct Provision Expenditure (8 Dec 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The direct provision allowance is a non-statutory payment administered by the Department of Social Protection on behalf of the Department of Justice and Equality to persons in the Direct Provision system. Government has provided €3.5 million for the direct provision allowance in 2015. There are approximately 2,990 adults and 1,100 children residing in the system of direct provision in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (5 Mar 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 407. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons living in the direct provision system by those living in direct provision centres and emergency direct provision accommodation; the number still living in direct provision even though they have received a grant of international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3293/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Direct Provision Data (24 Sep 2014)

Niall Collins: 4. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her position with regard to direct provision; if she will provide in tabular form the number of persons in direct provision per direct provision centre; the length of time those persons have been in direct provision; her plans to reform this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35438/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2019)

Mr. Lucky Khambule: There is such a need. We should remember that there is not much of that in the direct provision system, and the location of the direct provision centre also has an effect. I would not really look at my experience as I had to put myself out there in an active way, so it was easier for me to integrate after direct provision. There is a need to support people moving from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (4 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 535. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently living in direct provision; if he will provide the details in tabular form by year in which they entered direct provision, to include details of those persons living in direct provision for 36 months and over; and his plans to end housing of asylum seekers in direct provision hostels. [5383/14]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Oct 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Since April 2000, the needs of asylum seekers are catered for under the direct provision system operated by the Reception and Integration Agency of the Department of Justice Equality and Law Reform. People in direct provision are not regarded as being habitually resident in the state and are not entitled to any social welfare payment which is subject to the habitual residence condition. Under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (24 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the accommodation of protection applicants in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Direct provision provides for full board accommodation supports while a final decision is awaited by a person on their protection or any related leave to remain application. As of 8 June 2014,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Direct Provision Data (28 Feb 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The direct provision allowance is a non-statutory payment administered by my Department on behalf of the Department of Justice and Equality to persons in the Direct Provision system. The Government has provided €3.7 million for the allowance in 2017. There are approximately 2,800 adults and 900 children residing in the system of direct provision in respect of whom the direct...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Young Voices on the Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2022)

Frances Black: ...is so beautiful to hear them speak one of the most beautiful languages in the world and I agree with everything that they said. Kim is amazing and I totally agree with everything that she said. Direct provision is a deeply shameful aspect of Ireland's treatment of asylum seekers. In years to come we will view it in the same way we now view mother and baby homes. I was a member of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (24 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the accommodation of protection applicants in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Direct provision provides for full board accommodation supports while a final decision is awaited by a person on their protection or any related leave to remain application. As at 8 June 2014,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (24 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the accommodation of protection applicants in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Direct provision provides for full board accommodation supports while a final decision is awaited by a person on their protection or any related leave to remain application. Currently, 4,330...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Direct Provision Payments (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: It is proposed to take Questions Nos. 1466 and 1467 together. The direct provision allowance is a non-statutory payment administered by my Department on behalf of the Department of Justice and Equality to persons in the direct provision system. The Government has provided over €5.6 million for the allowance in 2018. There are approximately 3,700 adults and 1,600 children residing in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)

Mr. Justice Bryan McMahon: How long have I got to educate the Deputy? His first question is easily answered. There are 6,106 people in direct provision at present. People can come into the country and be an applicant for asylum and not live in the direct provision centre. People can choose to live outside, and if they have the means to live outside, they can do so. There is an undefined...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Direct Provision Data (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The direct provision allowance is a non-statutory payment administered by my Department on behalf of the Department of Justice and Equality to persons in the Direct Provision system. The Government has provided €3.6 million for the allowance in 2016. The number of claimants for direct provision allowance is difficult to predict as it is a demand led scheme. Currently there are some...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: There were 1,093 persons residing in direct provision for three years or more at the end of August 2016. In order to interpret these figures correctly, it is important to note that they include a number of persons who had been granted status to remain in the State and are preparing to move into communities. In August there were approximately 550 persons with such status residing in direct...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Department of Social Protection (18 Nov 2015)

Ms Jackie Harrington: The direct provision allowance is paid at a specific rate to all persons in direct provision. It is not means tested; it is paid once a person is resident. In many ways, the payment of that particular allowance is fairly black and white, as it were. If someone is resident in a direct provision centre, they will get the allowance. We would not generally have queries...

Topical Issue Debate: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (9 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: I thank the Minister for being here in person to address this very pressing issue. The average length of stay of the residents in direct provision centres is 47 months and more than 500 people have been living in direct provision for seven years. I have a number of concerns I would like the Minister to address on this topic which has had considerable discussion on the public airwaves and...