Results 1-5 of 5 for "direct provision" speaker:John Paul Phelan

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

John Paul Phelan: ...may not have had with local communities. We are all very familiar with some of the right wing stuff and the protests that have happened recently. Mr. Collins referenced in his opening remarks that direct provision has been in Ireland for 20 years. One of the first centres was opened in my own area and there was a feeling at the time that there was no interaction with anybody. The...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Home Care Packages (19 Jun 2018)

John Paul Phelan: ...for older people. Home support services were a particular focus of budget 2018. An additional €18.25 million was allocated. The resources available in 2018 bring the total budget for the direct provision of services to €418 million. The HSE's national service plan provides for a target of €17.094 million home support hours to 50,500 people. A further initiative...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Reform: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (31 May 2018)

John Paul Phelan: .... Many people of my age who were involved in the construction sector have left it. As a result of this and the change that took place with Part V, local authorities have been removed from the direct provision of local authority housing. There are many houses at various stages of planning and development across the country. I do not think it matters to the recipient of a local authority...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (17 Dec 2015)

John Paul Phelan: ...-academics on academic councils. I say, "Alleluia" to the prospect of having some non-academics on academic councils. Deputy Murphy also happened to single out for special mention that there is no direct provision for trade unionists to be appointed to academic councils while at the same time saying that they should not contain representatives of business. I believe the legislation is...

Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2013)

John Paul Phelan: ...the State cannot provide significant investment in the construction of local authority housing. There is a need for the Department, however, to look towards the return of local authorities in the direct provision of accommodation units for families and individuals in the next couple of years. While RAS and long-term leasing are useful in providing accommodation for thousands of families,...