Results 1-20 of 65 for "direct provision" speaker:Helen McEntee

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...past few months. Other arrests have taken place related to vandalism at these properties. It is so important that people realise vandalism is not protesting. Somebody who believes that by breaking a window at a direct provision centre, they are merely making a point should realise that doing so is a criminal act. There are very serious penalties when it comes to arson. The maximum is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...applicants who wish to accept the offer of accommodation from the Irish State. For reasons of confidentiality, the Department does not comment on the status of individuals housed at particular Direct Provision centres or elsewhere.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (12 Dec 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...in the State has been considered in detail and all available appeals processes have been exhausted. Persons who have sought International Protection, many but not all of whom reside in the Direct Provision system, are only subject to a deportation order when they have either not engaged with the application process or their case has been considered in detail and all available appeals...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...said that was going to happen. That was an awful tragedy. I spoke to the Garda Commissioner throughout the day. They were concerned about the potential for trouble. There is a large number of direct provision centres and accommodation in the area. We had to make sure those people were protected. A huge amount of work was done. We should not focus only on what happened in the riots....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...businesses and who said that gardaí were amazing and that they could not commend them enough. There were also separate gardaí who were responding to potential issues which might have arisen outside direct provision centres. Again, speaking to those who work with and support them, they said that gardaí were amazing. We had 500 or 600 people who decided that they wanted...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Sep 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...if a story suddenly changes or if the information is not available because it has not been captured. There are lots of other incidents. I have mentioned events outside of this House and we have seen other protests outside direct provision centres and in our libraries. In many other places it would be helpful to have this type of information to balance the current narrative. On GDPR, I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (14 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...release and had bed placement identified by Local Authority in advance of release date – 18 March 2020 to 3 June 2022 Carlow 1 Cavan 4 Clare 2 Donegal 1 Cork City 47 Cork County 12 Dublin City 126 Direct...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...were held with nine ethnic and culturally diverse groups from within our communities, including the Laois African Support Group, the LGBTQ+ Sligo IT, the Father Peter McVerry Trust and the Ballinamore direct provision centre. We have formal correspondence seeking the views and input from Departments as well as local authorities, non-governmental agencies and community representatives as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (30 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...to applicants in the international protection process can be further enhanced. They will be engaging with my Department to guide future funding considerations as set out in the White Paper to End Direct Provision and to establish a new International Protection Support Service. Funding of €47.197m has been allocated to the Legal Aid Board for 2022, an increase of 7.5% on the 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: ... the key recommendations in the Expert Advisory Group Report to reduce processing times of both first instance decisions and appeals to 6 months respectively, as outlined in the White Paper to End Direct Provision and Establish a New International Protection Support Service. The White Paper proposes that the new system should be operational by 2024 and that the intervening...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (17 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: ... the key recommendations in the Expert Advisory Group Report to reduce processing times of both first instance decisions and appeals to 6 months respectively, as outlined in the White Paper to End Direct Provision and Establish a New International Protection Support Service.   The White Paper proposes that the new system should be operational by 2024 and that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (8 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...the key recommendations in the Expert Advisory Group Report to reduce processing times of both first instance decisions and appeals to 6 months respectively, as outlined in the White Paper to End Direct Provision and Establish a New International Protection Support Service. The White Paper proposes that the new system should be operational by 2024 and that the intervening period should...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...to implementing the key recommendations in the Expert Advisory Group Report to reduce processing times of both first instance decisions and appeals to 6 months respectively, as outlined in the White Paper to End Direct Provision and Establish a New International Protection Support Service.  The White Paper proposes that the new system should be operational by 2024 and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (8 Dec 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...the key recommendations in the Expert Advisory Group Report to reduce processing times of both first instance decisions and appeals to 6 months respectively, as outlined in the White Paper to End Direct Provision and Establish a New International Protection Support Service. An end-to-end review of relevant international protection processes by a multi-disciplinary team from my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (1 Dec 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...to implementing the key recommendations in the Expert Advisory Group Report to reduce processing times of both first instance decisions and appeals to 6 months respectively, as outlined in the White Paper to End Direct Provision and Establish a New International Protection Support Service.  The White Paper proposes that the new system should be operational by 2024 and that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...the key recommendations in the Expert Advisory Group Report to reduce processing times of both first instance decisions and appeals to 6 months respectively, as outlined in the White Paper to End Direct Provision and Establish a New International Protection Support Service. The White Paper proposes that the new system should be operational by 2024 and that the intervening period...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: .... These letters are not recorded in such a way as to facilitate giving a total number of letters issued from the IPO in any given period of time. Not all applicants are accommodated in the direct provision system and the IPO does not differentiate between groups in this respect, therefore the number of letters that issued to applicants accommodated in direct provision is also not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: My Department is committed to the implementation of the recently published White Paper to End Direct Provision and Establish a New International Protection Support Service, as it relates to responsibilities under our remit. I have established a Programme Board in my Department to oversee the implementation of recommendations of the Advisory Group relevant to my Department’s areas...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...applications of both first instance decisions and appeals to 6 months respectively as advised by the Catherine Day Advisory Group and as outlined in the recently published White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Service. I have established a Programme Board in my Department to oversee the implementation of recommendations of the Advisory Group...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...and as relevant to my Department’s areas of responsibility. This includes recommendations to improve application processing times, as outlined in the recently published White Paper on Ending Direct Provision and to Establish a new International Protection Service. The Programme Board is supported by an Implementation Working Group comprising senior officials from the relevant...