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

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 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (20 Jun 2017)

Catherine Martin: 821. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will define self-catering facilities in direct provision centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28065/17]

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]

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]

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 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]

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 (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Martin: 449. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to complaints made against staff of the Balseskin direct provision reception centre; if Garda investigations have been undertaken over incidents in the centre; if charges have been laid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34817/17]

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 (26 Sep 2017)

Catherine Martin: 195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have died while in the direct provision system since 1 January 2007; the ages of the persons that died; the reason for the death; the number that were the result of suicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40223/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (17 Oct 2017)

Catherine Martin: 212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have died while in the direct provision system since 1 January 2007; the ages of the persons who died; the reasons for the deaths; the number that were the result of suicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43845/17]

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]

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 Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (26 Sep 2017)

Catherine Martin: 196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints that have been made to An Garda Síochána by residents of direct provision centres regarding staff or management at these centres; the number of prosecutions that have been taken against staff or management of these centres since 1 January 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (3 Oct 2017)

Catherine Martin: 253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if books are provided to those residing in direct provision; if so, if these books are provided by the Reception and Integration Agency, the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration, the relevant accommodation centre or other bodies; the names of those bodies; the number of books in each accommodation centre; the type...

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 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: 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 ...