Results 1-13 of 13 for "direct provision" speaker:Seán Kyne

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Seán Kyne: ...issue that we can understand as Irish people. The consequences for Europe are significant. Members are aware of the issues and division that, unfortunately, it causes around the world, as well the consequences in the context of the direct provision system here and the pressures on that system. I welcome the decision by the Minister to consider a new regime or basis for dealing with...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jul 2020)

Seán Kyne: ...is a very complex issue and one that requires time and a lot of input to get the legislation right.Senator Hoey, as well as Senators Ó Donnghaile, Higgins and Byrne, raised the issue of Cahersiveen direct provision centre, systemic racism and related issues and asked that the Minister be called in for a debate. As somebody who lost much support in the last election, as some people...

Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

Seán Kyne: ...as they were, because the alternative, namely, staying here, was worse. The opportunities were not there. We are all aware of the very tragic history of the Famine. We do not want to repeat that history. Direct provision has been with us for 20 years. It started off as an emergency because there were no alternatives. Even during the most recent recession people left this land to...

Direct Provision for Asylum Seekers: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State and welcome the debate on this important issue. There are two extremes in the context of a debate on direct provision and the wider area of immigration. First is the view that there should be no immigration or inflow of people, whether immigrant workers or asylum seekers, into the State. The other view is that there should be complete freedom of movement,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons availing of the direct provision facilities; the numbers who have entered the system in each of the past eight years; the numbers and locations of the centres; if records are kept of the number of persons originally in the direct provision system who have attained citizenship; her plans for the direct provision system; and...

Other Questions: Broadband Services Provision (12 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: ...Networks) Act 2014, which was passed some time ago, fit in? Presumably it will be ready in order that a company may co-operate with the ESB to use its infrastructure for direct roll-out and the direct provision of high-speed broadband into people's houses. The provision of broadband to rural areas is a necessity at this stage. It is not a luxury; it is a requirement for those who work at...

Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (27 May 2014)

Seán Kyne: ...to me that this was not the case and that full rights had been given from day one. Obviously this was wrong, but, again, perceptions and reality are quite different. The number of people in the direct provision asylum system in this country have, thankfully, decreased since the highs of the so-called Celtic tiger years prior to the citizenship referendum. Great work was being done by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (27 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: 18. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made to reduce, to as short as possible, the time spent by persons in the direct provision accommodation, particularly in view of the fact that most persons genuinely seeking asylum are dependent on the accommodation provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9665/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (10 Dec 2013)

Seán Kyne: ...Justice and Equality the progress on reducing waiting times and achieving efficiencies in the citizenship application process since 2011; and the impact this has had on the number of persons in the direct provision system. [52635/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (9 Oct 2012)

Seán Kyne: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the progress that has been made in reducing the waiting times of persons in the direct provision system as overseen by the Reception and Integration Agency of his Department. [43428/12]

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (2 Nov 2011)

Seán Kyne: ...: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to amending or introducing legislation to empower the Ombudsman to examine complaints or issues from residents in the direct provision and dispersal scheme of accommodation administered by the Reception and Integration Agency. [32452/11]

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (2 Nov 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of centres under the direct provision scheme, administered by the Reception and Integration Agency, for refugees or asylum applicants in Galway and nationwide; and the future plans for these centres in view of the reducing numbers of asylum seekers and the need to reconfigure spending at his Department in line with the...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (19 May 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reform the direct provision system as administered by the Reception Integration Agency of his Department in view of the unacceptable delays and inadequate living conditions experienced by persons seeking asylum in a system which was originally designed to house persons for no more than six months. [12283/11]