Results 1-13 of 13 for "direct provision" speaker:Mattie McGrath

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (9 Apr 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...failures of Simon's government. The ongoing immigration crisis is a direct consequence of Government policy failures. The Minister for the environment's unfulfilled promises to provide proper accommodation and abolish direct provision have only worsened the situation. We are witnessing young people being forced to go abroad on a daily basis. That is not right and it is not good for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (14 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...confirm if his Department has had any discussions with any person, business or organisation in Cahir, County Tipperary, in relation to the use of a building (details supplied) in Cahir town as a Direct Provision centre or to use as emergency accommodation for persons seeking international protection; if he will outline any engagements his Department may have had in relation to said...

Direct Provision: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I too feel compelled to be very critical of the system of direct provision. It has been an abject failure. I have visited the centre in Carrick-on-Suir a number of times over the years and have seen the way families are incarcerated there. These are, in the main, traumatised people who have come from very harrowing and desperate situations. I visited refugee camps outside Lebanon some...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (30 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: ...name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputies Paul Murphy, Mick Barry, Thomas Pringle and Bríd Smith - the issue of asylum seeker conditions and the hunger strike by residents of the Skellig Star direct provision centre in Cahersiveen; (2) Deputy Neale Richmond - to ask the Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the status of the hate crime legislation as committed to in...

Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

Mattie McGrath: The system of direct provision for asylum seekers is almost 18 years old and from the beginning it has been a cause of significant controversy and debate.

Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

Mattie McGrath: Among the issues raised most frequently are the duration of stay in direct provision, the impact of this on family life and children, issues around oversight and monitoring and the question of a right to work, which thankfully has been changed recently. In 2015, the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions stated that the system is not fit for purpose and recommended that it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Expenditure (5 Nov 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 353. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the contract and refurbishment costs incurred to date on providing direct provision accommodation at a location (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the estimated future costs to maintain the services there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45113/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (27 Jun 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adults and children in direct provision in each of the past four years; the country of origin; the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the McMahon Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28098/18]

Apology for Persons Convicted of Consensual Same-Sex Sexual Acts: Motion (19 Jun 2018)

Mattie McGrath: ...on this issue. However, we must acknowledge that the State is now taking actions or allowing actions to be taken for which it will also have to apologise at some point in the future. I think of direct provision, the dozens of children who have died in State care in the past decade, the national housing scandal and the many other issues where human dignity is being trampled upon every...

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: ...retain its staff. Its DEIS status allowed it to have classes with fewer than 25 students, which was wonderful for the school. Lo and behold in September, a few months after it lost its staff, the direct provision centre, which had been closed, reopened and the school now has six pupils enrolled from that centre. They are very welcome. The school educates them and does a very good job,...

Reception Conditions Directive: Motion (23 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to speak on this very important issue of direct provision and employment. The system of direct provision for asylum seekers is almost 18 years old and from the beginning, it has been a cause of significant controversy and debate. Among the issues raised most recently are the duration of the stay in direct provision, the impact of that on family life, children, adults,...

Direct Provision: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to speak on this very important issue, which will haunt us in the future. I welcome the visitors in the Gallery. The system of direct provision for asylum seekers is almost 17 years old and from the beginning it has been a cause of significant controversy and debate. Among the issues raised most recently are the duration of the stay in direct provision, the impact of this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (31 Jan 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children that have been born to those under the direct provision system since its introduction in 2000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4005/17]