Results 1-7 of 7 for "direct provision" speaker:Lisa Chambers

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Lisa Chambers: ...at times used inappropriate language that caused hurt, so we can all think better about the language we use. The debate with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on direct provision has been requested. Again, it will probably be in the autumn session but we are working on getting that date for the Senator. I am aware other Members also want to have that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Mar 2022)

Lisa Chambers: ...by two artists, Brian Teeling and Emma Roche, to remove their work from the National Gallery of Ireland and raised concerns around the recent contract awarded to Aramark, a company which also provides services to direct provision centres. I share the Senator’s concerns. It is disappointing that it has come to this. Senator Higgins concurred with Senator Warfield’s remarks....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2020)

Lisa Chambers: ...our citizens are employed in this country in many of the corporations under the FDI band. We would hope to see continued FDI coming into the country in the years and decades ahead. Senator Black made reference to the White Paper on direct provision. There have been reports in the media around the difficulty in delivering what is proposed. I am sure we all acknowledge there will be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jul 2020)

Lisa Chambers: I will deal at the outset with the issues surrounding Cahersiveen and the direct provision centre. I hear the calls from Members, including from Senator Ó Donnghaile and his party colleagues, to have a debate in the House. I have asked for the Minister for Justice and Equality to come before the House. We are still in discussions with her office on this. The difficulty posed is that...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (30 Jul 2020)

Lisa Chambers: ...propose that notwithstanding the order of the House today, proceedings on No. a1 shall be interrupted at 3.15 p.m., whereupon the sitting shall suspend for 30 minutes; statements on the Skellig Star direct provision centre and the future of direct provision, No. a2 on the Supplementary Order Paper, shall be taken at 3.45 p.m., and shall be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes, with the...

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

Lisa Chambers: .... We all accept we have international possibilities, we all feel genuinely for people coming here seeking refuge and we all know it is a difficult task and that there not an easy alternative to direct provision, so we agree on those things. In particular, I want to raise with the Minister of State and put on the record the issue that occurred in my constituency in Achill. It has been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services Provision (30 Jan 2018)

Lisa Chambers: ...in County Mayo in the home care department; the number of agency staff that are also employed to provide home care through the HSE in County Mayo; the number of HSE and agency staff involved in the direct provision of home care to persons; the average number of persons that HSE and agency staff call to each day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4228/18]