Results 1-10 of 10 for "direct provision" speaker:Cormac Devlin

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

Cormac Devlin: ...many sectors here, including in our hospitals, caring professions, the construction industry and many other areas, including the service industry. Leaving aside the issues noted concerning the direct provision system, the processing of international protection applicants and the processing of visas for people coming to work in Ireland have been managed reasonably well. In the past year,...

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...board. I understand it will be phased in between now and 2024. The Secretary General said it would include representatives of Departments, agencies, NGOs, a person who has transitioned through the direct provision system, which is very welcomed, and relevant experts. There is also a programme board which is chaired by the Secretary General and there is a separate external advisory...

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Ombudsman for 2018, 2019 and 2020: The Ombudsman (30 Sep 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...laundries were mentioned and I refer to the impact Mr. Tyndall had on those survivor's lives. The end-of-life care in hospitals is so important to many families who go through that process. Direct provision was another matter that Mr. Tyndall dealt with and that is to name just a few of his achievements. It is a remarkable career and I am delighted to hear that it has been extended to...

Committee on Public Petitions: Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision Report: Discussion (22 Jun 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...of questions. Do the witnesses know why the 2015 McMahon report was not acted upon? Was any rationale given or was the report simply shelved after its production? Regarding Tusla's involvement in direct provision, Dr. Muldoon highlighted the need for cultural sensitivity training. Has there been any? My colleague, Deputy Buckley, mentioned something that should be commonplace, namely,...

Committee on Public Petitions: Update on Direct Provision: The Ombudsman (11 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...the committee's concerns. I was on the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response last year. Mr. Tyndall appeared before the committee and discussed many of the issues surrounding the residents in direct provision centres and their concerns in the face of the pandemic. It is evident from the Ombudsman's report today that there are ongoing complaints of different nature. What was the No. 1...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (21 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 1226. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average estimated cost of the direct provision system per person per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18795/21]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response Final Report: Motion (19 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: ...each other, that they are fit for purpose and that they can implement any required changes to regulations or legislation. Recommendation 7 is about shared residential facilities, such as direct provision centres. This needs to be tackled, irrespective of a pandemic. Recommendations 8 to 11, inclusive, deal with many issues, such as meat-packing plants and, as my colleague Deputy...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)

Cormac Devlin: ...the number of cases was decreasing. That number decreased significantly afterwards as well.. My first question is on the significantly high number of cases, particularly in meat plants but also in direct provision centres, in what my colleague, Deputy Lawless, referred to as the lockdown counties versus other parts of the country. I would like to hear from the witnesses as to why they...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Direct Provision System (9 Jun 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of financial support provided from March to May 2020 to ensure children in the direct provision system have access to information technology equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic to enable them to keep up-to-date with schoolwork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10473/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (9 Jun 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 262. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of additional financial support given from March to May 2020 to provide PPE to persons in direct provision during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10472/20]