Results 1-14 of 14 for "direct provision" speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Persons living in direct provision who have been granted international protection status can access State provided supports and services on the same basis as Irish nationals. It is open to anyone to apply for social housing support, applications for which are assessed by the relevant local authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (22 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...current terms and conditions of employment. They may continue to work in water services, under the direction of Uisce Éireann, until 31 December 2026. Local authorities will no longer have any involvement in the direct provision of water services to the public beyond that date. Further opportunities for staff who do not seek to transfer to Uisce Éireann will be identified...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...reunification, an application can be made to the local authority for a new HAP payment for another property. Broader policy in relation to such matters is set out in the White Paper to end direct provision and to establish a new International Protection Support Service. My Department supports the work of my colleague the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (12 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...local authority. They may continue to work in water services, under the management and direction of Irish Water, until 31 December 2026. Local authorities will no longer have any involvement in the direct provision of water services to the public beyond that date. Further opportunities for staff who do not seek to transfer to Irish Water will be identified during the transition...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: There is a Government commitment to ending direct provision and we will do this. The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, and others have been involved in the publication of the White Paper in this regard. I have been heavily involved, as has the Minister, Deputy McEntee, on the justice side, because we want to and will bring an end to direct provision. I have had discussions with the Minister and...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...spend what they have been given and deliver the new homes that we need them to. We will come to this later, but I also had discussions with the Minister, Deputy Roderic O'Gorman, on asylum seekers and direct provision, where we see that happening and what State agencies can play a role in that space. I am sympathetic to the position the Deputies have put forward. It is something the LDA...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...to mention a couple of things with regard to the work I have been doing with my colleague, the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman. I recognise the commitment in the programme for Government to ending direct provision. The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, has done an incredible amount of work on that, into which we fed through the White Paper and the process with Catherine Day. We are really focused on...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...are not providing homes for our people. All of us want integrated communities. We want developments that will be available to all of our people, whether born in Ireland or not. Our focus is on ending the direct provision system and providing a real mechanism through which to get people into permanent accommodation. I could take another look at the proposal, but the Deputy would,...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Land Development Agency (24 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The programme for Government contains a commitment in respect of the State playing a greater part in the deliver and direct provision of affordable and social homes and the LDA Bill will play a key role in that regard. I recently received Cabinet approval for a revised general scheme for the LDA Bill, which reflects the commitments in the programme for Government and indeed the consideration...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Direct Provision System (6 Oct 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: ..., those who obtain leave to remain in the State have the same rights to apply for social housing as all Irish citizens. In 2019, my Department was represented on an Inter-Departmental Group on Direct Provision which was established by the Department of Justice and Equality to review the implementation of the State’s obligations under the EU Directive 2013/33/EU, European Union...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (8 Sep 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: ...paid by the State after the receipt of the differential rent paid by the tenant to the local authority, additional administration costs would also apply. Costing information in relation to residents of direct provision centres would be dependent on various factors, including current and projected numbers and types of households. As responsibility for direct provision falls within the...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Oct 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Stage and were not subsequently amended on Committee and Report Stages. This Bill makes a start and allowing it to proceed to the next Stage would send out a message to more than 4,500 people in direct provision that the State is doing something and there may be a pathway forward. The Government has not even set a clear timeframe for delivering legislation on this issue. Senator Conway...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Oct 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: ...regard. Anyway, I have some idea of why the Minister of State responsible is not here today: it is probably because he would agree with the Bill, if what he has said is correct. Since the introduction of direct provision successive Governments have failed individuals. In this regard I include Governments led by my party in the past ten or 12 years. I have had many occasions to meet...