Results 1-20 of 64 for "direct provision" speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...Centre and Trinity College Dublin school of law. We would like to invite them to join us for a photograph for our book, and we do that as a matter of course. We will launch our report on direct provision tomorrow in the audiovisual room at 11 a.m. Robert Kennedy-Cochrane from the Oireachtas press office indicated he would like to do the group photograph, weather permitting, on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Citizenship Rights and DeSouza Judgment: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...look forward to progress on the case and the opportunity of engaging again in the future. I am going to suspend the session for a few minutes. We will resume in private session to address the report on direct provision. I appeal to members to please come back in once the photograph is taken.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The purpose of today's meeting is to meet with the Ombudsman, Mr. Peter Tyndall, to discuss his examination and findings in his update for 2018 on the direct provision system and his commentary piece that predated it, namely, The Ombudsman and Direct Provision: The Story so Far. The Ombudsman is joined by Mr. Sean Garvey, principal officer, and Mr. Paul Mallen, assistant principal officer,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: .... Whatever about having any such timeframe applied, nine months is wholly inappropriate. The length of time is the big issue. I know of people who have been resident for many years in direct provision centres including, as the Ombudsman's office have indicated, 900 people who already have status but who remain there. I recently made representations on the housing need one of such...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...contacted. Last weekend, I attended an event in my home town organised by the ISPCC and want to acknowledge it because it was absolutely wonderful. We waited while the bus came from the distant direct provision centre, that some are all too familiar with. The young people came in from the centre for the evening event and it was absolutely super. I take my hat off to the parents and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Spent Convictions: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...be preparing a report which will be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas. Obviously, it will be into the autumn resumption period as we are currently working on another report in regard to direct provision. We would hope that, very early in the period following our first meeting on 18 September, we would be in a position to adopt the report in regard to today's hearing and the focus...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The purpose of the meeting is to conclude a series of engagements examining the direct provision and the international protection application process. I remind people to switch off their mobile phones as they interfere with the recording equipment. We are joined by officials from the Department of Justice and Equality: Ms Oonagh Buckley, deputy secretary general, Ms Carol Baxter, assistant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the witnesses for their responses to the questions posed. On at least three occasions, Ms Buckley referred to one direct provision centre by name. We understand why. While it has its issues, Mosney is by far the best representation of the current direct provision system. It is not representative of what is out there, which is part of the problem we see. We would have an even...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...Mr. Gunning, Ms Sandom and Mr. Sinclair for attending. That concludes our series of hearings. We have received in the order of 140 written submissions and had the opportunity on Friday to visit a direct provision centre. Over the summer we will prepare our report for publication in the early autumn post the summer recess. On behalf of the committee, I thank each of our guests for their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The purpose of this part of today's meeting is to continue a series of engagements examining the direct provision and the international protection application process. This is the third of four hearings and a visit to direct provision centres will also be included later this week. We are joined by Ms Tanya Ward, chief executive, Children's Rights Alliance, and Ms Julie Ahern, access to...

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The purpose of this meeting is to continue our series of engagements examining the direct provision system and the international protection application process. From the Irish Refugee Council, IRC, we are joined by Mr. Nick Henderson, chief executive officer, and Ms Rosemary Hennigan, who is the policy and advocacy officer. They are both very welcome. Joining us from the Movement of Asylum...

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The purpose of today's meeting is to begin a series of engagements examining the direct provision system and the international protection application process. We are joined by Mr. Justice Bryan McMahon, former judge of the High Court, who also chaired the working group on the protection process and direct provision. He is very welcome. From the Immigrant Council of Ireland we are joined by...

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...am going to conclude with one observation, and to share a situation with the witnesses. When I was a member of the health committee, in a previous Dáil up to ten years ago, we visited a number of direct provision centres. At that time it was very much of the order Mr. Justice McMahon has referenced himself. Changes have been made, and that is to be welcomed. However, the reality...

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I appreciate that and thank Mr. Justice McMahon for sharing such up-to-date statistics with us. We have heard Mr. Justice McMahon's view on the so-called emergency direct provision that has come into being relatively recent. We have challenged the Minister, Minister of State, who is a former Chairman of the committee, and representatives of the agencies involved on this matter. They...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I remind members that we will be back to a 9 a.m. start for the meeting of the joint committee next Wednesday, at which we will commence a series of hearings on the system of direct provision. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (27 Mar 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons with a registered disability residing in the direct provision system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14423/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Mar 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the provisions in place to support persons with a disability living in the direct provision system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14424/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund: Motion (5 Dec 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ..., even among themselves. Among them, there are families with children. The situation, I believe, is not appropriate. I add this further shocking fact. I am told that, because it is not direct provision accommodation, where an issue arises it is the business person who has block-booked and acquired the hotel accommodation to allow for these 184 unfortunate people who is the go-to...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...employed in this instance, but I want him to know and to be across it. I would appreciate if he would reply to us because, bad and all as the situation has been throughout all of the years of direct provision, this has entered a whole new area, which only suggests a significant deterioration in standards.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We thank the Minister for his responses. I ask that he ensures that urgent responses are provided by the Department to the earlier questions and on the latter area focused on, namely, direct provision. Concerns have previously been expressed regarding long delays in the receipt of replies from the Department and we would appreciate the provision of that information as soon as possible. I...