Results 1-20 of 76 for "direct provision" speaker:Fiona O'Loughlin

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...the colour of his skin. A young gay couple, Anthony and Gearóid, were attacked and stabbed in Newbridge, because of their sexuality. This was only 100 yd from my own home. We have seen arson attacks on direct provision centres and refugee accommodation areas. We have seen mosques being vandalised. Those are only a few examples of some of the events that have taken place in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Fiona O'Loughlin: .... It has a huge responsibility to help those who are fleeing from persecution. Regarding the situation of those not having papers and those seeking asylum here, something that we hear quite often – I certainly do about the direct provision centre that is just beside my office – we need to have these situations dealt with in a quicker fashion. We need to have both...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2022)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ..., that there should be a national lead appointed to drive planning, co-ordination and implementation. That is very important. Another main recommendation, and this related to the White Paper on ending direct provision, was that a refugee agency would be established. Even taking those two key recommendations would be beneficial. We have only one more chance to try to get this right. It...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Mar 2022)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...to support them to deal with rising fertiliser prices. That should be an absolute priority for us. I express my condolences to the family and friends of Paulina, who died in the Ashbourne House direct provision centre in Cork. There are concerns that she may have died four days before she was found. There must be an investigation into this.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Citizenship Applications (26 Mar 2021)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...or nursing homes or whether it was caring for individuals in their own homes. I am going to address the circumstances of essential workers who are asylum seekers, many of whom are living in direct provision and often forgotten about. Elsewhere in Europe, the contribution made by foreign healthcare workers has been recognised with a commitment to fast-tracking their citizenship. Numerous...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2021)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...Kerry Group to ensure that negotiations take place on retaining these jobs, if possible, and that no other jobs leave Ireland. What is happening is a disgrace. I welcome the White Paper on the ending of direct provision. This is a significant development which complies with the commitment in the programme for Government on ending direct provision. Coincidentally, I submitted a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2020: Second Stage (17 Nov 2020)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...of the colour of his skin. A young gay couple, Anthony and Gearóid, were attacked and stabbed in Newbridge because of their sexuality, only 100 yd from my home. We have also seen the arson attacks on direct provision centres and the vandalisation of a mosque in Galway. This list is only a few examples of some of the events that have taken place in the recent past. Each of us will...

Seanad: Budget 2021: Statements (14 Oct 2020)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...in mental health supports is unprecedented and the significant increase in funding for the disability sector is to be recommended. The extra funding, which amounts to more than doubling the funding for direct provision, to help support the end of direct provision is very important. I am a believer in local democracy and empowering our local authorities and councils is hugely important....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (26 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...for this matter to come to their attention. Has the Department of Education and Skills been in contact with the families? One mother said on a radio station on Monday that she was told both by the direct provision centre and the schools that they had to wait. The Minister might let us know the position on that. Is he aware of any other children in any of the direct provision centres...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (26 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I want to raise a story that broke on Monday where 30 children in an emergency direct provision centre in Carrickmacross have been denied education for two months. This is absolutely shocking. Any time we have to deal with a child who does not have access to a school place is wrong. This raises many questions. When did the Department of Justice and Equality become aware of this? When did...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (20 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the number of persons living in direct provision centres; his further plans to cease using hotels as emergency centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47798/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (19 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons granted asylum but continuing to reside in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47278/19]

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: Deputies often follow proceedings in their offices, as I did while preparing to come to the House to speak. I will share time with Deputy Lisa Chambers. Direct provision is an unnatural setting. Living in direct provision significantly interferes with the right to have one's private family life protected. Gandhi wrote: The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its...

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: .... The deputy secretary general in the Department of Justice and Equality has admitted that the use of accommodation was sub-optimal as it is not possible to impose standards in the same way as in direct provision centres. I was told by somebody in Fáilte Ireland recently that many of these centres are still registered as hotels with Fáilte Ireland, which is causing another...

Report on the Arts: Motion (7 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...Griese Theatre Company, which is based in Ballitore, have given to young people as they try to navigate their lives. They explore many topical societal issues, for example relating to sexuality, direct provision, immigration and domestic violence, through the form of theatre. I have been to see a number of productions in which young people have collaborated and improvised to use the arts...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Direct Provision System (5 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if extra supports for children residing in direct provision centres attending local schools will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44770/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (5 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons being accommodated in direct provision; the length of time they have been in direct provision in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44565/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (15 Oct 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons living in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42079/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Expenditure (15 Oct 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid to each direct provision operator in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42080/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (3 Oct 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the number of persons living in direct provision centres nationally; his further plans to stop using hotels as emergency centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40171/19]