Results 1-20 of 29 for "direct provision" speaker:Catherine Martin

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ukraine War (21 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: ...of Ukraine by Russian forces on 24 February, Ireland has stood in unwavering solidarity with the people and government of Ukraine. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department is not responsible for the direct provision of public services.Therefore my Department has not provided direct supports to Ukrainian refugees in the State. However, in addition to supporting the Department of...

Co-ordination of International Protection Services: Statements (16 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: ...Migrant Centre and SECAD Midleton, as well as the participation by young people from Ukraine in animation workshops. There is also a programme run by the Crawford Art Gallery for young co-creators residing in direct provision centres in the region. Tá aithne ar Éirinn ar fud an domhain mar tír fháilteach, rud a bhfuilimid an-bhródúil as. Ní mór...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...- www.gov.ie/organisation/en/department-of-tourism-culture-art s-gaeltacht-sport-media. As the Deputy will be aware, with the exception of the National Archives, my Department is not involved in the direct provision of services to the public. Information in relation to my Department's policies, initiatives and schemes, is also available on my Department's website. Information...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...as Limerick City and County Council. - The Crawford Art Gallery in Cork loaned artworks to institutions in Limerick, Louth, Tipperary and Belfast throughout 2021 and 2022. The gallery also organised online educational events, tours and other programming aimed for primary schools, families and the general public including 24 sessions for young residents of direct provision centres....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Policy (5 Oct 2021)

Catherine Martin: ...to the Creative Ireland programme. There have been a number of initiatives that encourage diversity within the arts, for example, to facilitate the integration of migrant populations. Songs from Direct Provision in south County Dublin; Song Seeking initiatives in Limerick; a film project called "Under Surveillance" in County Wicklow and a children's art exhibition in Tramore library are...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Properties (21 Sep 2021)

Catherine Martin: Neither my Department nor any of the bodies under its aegis are involved in the direct provision of services to the public. However, the National Cultural Institutions under the aegis of this Department are open to members of the public. Details of the relevant bodies together with contact / website details are set out in the table below. Body Head Office ...

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

Catherine Martin: This is Ireland in 2019; this is direct provision. Direct provision is parents sharing bedrooms with their children, it is kitchens running out of food and it is hotel signs stating, “Use the back stairs and do not enter public areas." This is Ireland; this is 2019. To say direct provision is appalling, or to say that it is a disgraceful way to treat human beings, does not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Direct Provision System (12 Nov 2019)

Catherine Martin: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the access persons living in direct provision have to further and higher education with their local education and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46597/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (18 Sep 2019)

Catherine Martin: 129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the tender documents for the new direct provision centres (details supplied) which his Department recently published have as a mandatory requirement of the tender, the provision of kitchen and cooking facilities in order that residents of these potential new centres can live under the independent living model; and if he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Eligibility Criteria of Student Universal Support Ireland: Discussion (12 Sep 2019)

Catherine Martin: ...cannot ignore equality of access to education. If we are discussing barriers to people accessing SUSI, we must consider barriers to people simply trying to access education. This brings into play the matter of direct provision. Asylum seekers are currently considered international students when applying for higher education, meaning they must pay somewhere between €10,000 and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Costs: Discussion (12 Sep 2019)

Catherine Martin: ...not be sporadic. Every single school should be implementing the measures called for in that circular. In response to Ms Stakem and the stories of struggle, I was particularly struck by the children in direct provision and their stories of struggle. How are they coping and how is information on access to grants being provided to their parents? Surely, children in direct provision should...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Jun 2019)

Catherine Martin: 359. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of direct provision, emergency reception and orientation centres here; the number of women, men and children residing in each centre in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23866/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Jun 2019)

Catherine Martin: 360. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women who have resided in each direct provision, emergency reception and orientation centre in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the length of their stay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23867/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Jun 2019)

Catherine Martin: 361. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children who have resided in each direct provision and emergency reception and orientation centre in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the length of their stay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23868/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Direct Provision System (11 Jun 2019)

Catherine Martin: 391. To ask the Minister for Health the pre- and postnatal services being offered to women in direct provision centres and emergency reception and orientation centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23869/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Direct Provision System (11 Jun 2019)

Catherine Martin: 392. To ask the Minister for Health the services being offered to women in direct provision centres and emergency reception and orientation centres who have experienced miscarriages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23870/19]

Period Poverty: Motion (13 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: ...Ireland and The Homeless Period to alleviate the stress and financial burden placed on women and girls due to period poverty; andcalls on the Government to:— provide a range of free, adequate, safe and suitable sanitary products and comprehensive, objective menstrual education information distributed through all public buildings, including schools, universities, direct provision...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Supports (7 Sep 2018)

Catherine Martin: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide extra back-to-school support and grants for children in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36476/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Aug 2018)

Catherine Martin: ...children to school. We need to deliver a real free education system instead of having a so-called free education system. One thing that did not come up in the submissions, unless I missed it, is children in direct provision. Their parents receive €20 per week. Surely those families should be getting extra supports or grants. Is there anything like that available for them? What...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Employment (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Martin: 333. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of residents of direct provision centres eligible to apply for the right to work under the EU (recast) reception conditions directive, 2013/33/EU. [30897/18]