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Direct Provision: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

John McGuinness: ...that family make a difference in their lives. We can allow the process to judge him rather than some anonymous comment on his file. I wish to see that dealt with. There are other issues with direct provision we can deal with now. We can fast-track the systems we have in place after we provide an amnesty. It could be explained to the House why it takes so long to deal with the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (11 Feb 2021)

John McGuinness: 183. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action taken to date to resolve the issues at the Mosney direct provision centre; the status of plans to change the direct provision system; and the timeframe for the implementation of a new scheme. [7673/21]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

John McGuinness: ...of different organisations and we are letting them down in this House if we do not insist on getting the appropriate answers from the HSE and every other body that is associated with this. On direct provision, what we are again experiencing is the failure of a policy that has been implemented by successive Governments for the past 20 years because we have deliberately ignored the most...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (3 Feb 2004)

John McGuinness: ...Hostel; if a formal response was ever issued to the property owners involved in the negotiations; the individual cost of keeping a person in private accommodation such as a hostel as against the direct provision of such accommodation by the State; if he intends to sell the properties not in use which were purchased by the State for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...