Results 1-5 of 5 for "direct provision" speaker:Michelle Mulherin
- Seanad: Migrant Integration Strategy: Statements (16 May 2017)
Michelle Mulherin: ...are co-existing and working there. It is a fabulous place to go. The people are fantastic. The local GAA gets behind it. The Minister of State has been there. The only blemish there is the direct provision centre, and I would like to see us deal with that issue for the people who have had a question mark over their status for such a long time, in particular the children.
- Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (22 Oct 2015)
Michelle Mulherin: ...being shown in the case I have highlighted. This person has been left high and dry. I have referred to the Minister's enlightened decision to open the higher education grant scheme to youngsters living in direct provision who have been through our education system but whose residency and citizenship status is in limbo. I agree that these young people need to be looked after, but why can...
- Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (22 Oct 2015)
Michelle Mulherin: ..., which allowed them to qualify once they had passed the means test. This must be provided again. In September, the Minister, responding to an unfair discrimination which particularly affected youngsters in direct provision accommodation, extended the SUSI grant scheme to allow them to go to college. I ask the Minister of State, Deputy English, to work with the Ministers for Foreign...
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
Michelle Mulherin: In light of the fact that the student support legislation is being extended to provide for SUSI grants for people living in direct provision who qualify, I ask the Taoiseach to include in that extension Irish citizens who have been working overseas as volunteers but do not qualify because they do not meet the residency criteria. Such people may not have the money to go to college on their...
- Direct Provision for Asylum Seekers: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Oct 2014)
Michelle Mulherin: ...want to work and achieve fulfilment, as we all wish to do. The process that determines whether applicants qualify for asylum takes much too long, which is the reason many asylum seekers reside in direct provision centres. The issue must be addressed urgently to create confidence in the asylum process among citizens and asylum seekers. In light of the many graphic accounts we have heard...