Results 1-20 of 53 for "direct provision" speaker:Róisín Shortall

Home Care and Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: .... These workers are not covered by any collective negotiating agreements and face resistance to trade union membership and attempts to organise. This is just another reason the State must expand direct provision of home care and reduce our overreliance on outside providers. On travel, the new tender also disappoints. Home care workers should receive mileage but instead only travel...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (15 Dec 2022)

Róisín Shortall: ...for Education and Skills the position regarding the programme for Government commitment to provide additional supports for school and college students who are homeless, resident in family hubs or in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63090/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (15 Dec 2022)

Róisín Shortall: ...for Education and Skills the position regarding the programme for Government commitment to provide additional supports for school and college students who are homeless, resident in family hubs or in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63091/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 Jun 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 388. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to grant a blanket amnesty to front-line essential workers going through the immigration process and living in direct provision in order that they have leave to remain in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32569/21]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (Resumed) (16 Sep 2020)

Róisín Shortall: ...living in. It has been identified as a key issue that many staff are not only low paid but are often consequently living in poor-quality accommodation, in congregated settings and, in some cases, in direct provision. Given the growth of the virus, particularly in the Dublin area and the potential threat to residents in nursing homes, what is happening with regard to the issue of...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I am not suggesting that but Dr. Glynn is saying that testing in direct provision will start. Why are we not doing it now? That is the point.

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais: Tairiscint - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (27 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: ..., low-hours work with limited rights and protections; our disjointed, underfunded, mainly for-profit childcare services; high rents and lack of security for many tenants; overcrowded and overpriced housing; inhumane conditions in direct provision; and so many other weaknesses. In responding to Covid-19, the Government moved to socialise many of these essential public services because...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 314. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will urgently implement new standards for direct provision centres and carry out independent inspections of these settings. [11275/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 375. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an immediate inspection will be undertaken of a direct provision centre (details supplied); the way in which he plans to address issues with the management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11266/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 631. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons living in direct provision that were offered an isolation room in a hotel (details supplied) since the HSE took over the hotel in April 2020; the number of persons living in direct provision that moved into a room in the hotel during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11178/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (9 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address the situation in a direct provision centre (details supplied); if he will engage with the residents directly and not through the management of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10272/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (9 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address concerns raised by residents of a direct provision centre (details supplied); if urgent action will be taken to protect residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10273/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Direct Provision System (9 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 368. To ask the Minister for Health the status of Covid-19 cases in direct provision centres and a centre (details supplied); and if the centre is included in the overall figures for direct provision centres. [9155/20]

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: ...made it so difficult to reboot our services and to have a coherent response to the demand for childcare. In addition, we could look at lack of access to affordable housing, as well as the inhumane situation in direct provision. Those issues have again been exposed by this virus. While the Taoiseach has said he recognises that the service we see is highly unsatisfactory and inhumane,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (27 May 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 342. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address issues related to a direct provision centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7552/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (27 May 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 343. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a rigorous testing and tracing system will be implemented in a direct provision centre (details supplied) to address the spread of Covid-19 in the setting. [7553/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (27 May 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 347. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional support and protection is being provided to LGBTI+ residents of direct provision centres during the Covid-19 pandemic; if his Department has engaged with the management of these centres to ensure safeguarding of LGBTI+ residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7620/20]

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (21 May 2020)

Róisín Shortall: ...identifying and responding to the high-risk situation that people in nursing homes were in. There were tragic results because of that. There are a whole lot other high-risk situations. People in direct provision - the Minister is just getting to that now - and Travellers are examples. There are also meat packers and construction workers who are living and working in very high-risk...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (20 May 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 483. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being taken to assist physical distancing in direct provision centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6667/20]

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (7 May 2020)

Róisín Shortall: ..., and there is sufficient turnaround to have meaningful figures to determine whether it is safe or not to move on to the next phase. It is critical that that happens. I also want to speak about direct provision, which others have mentioned. Again, we need figures in that regard. Last night the CMO said 88 people in direct provision had developed the virus. Yesterday at the briefing,...