Results 1-20 of 42 for "direct provision" speaker:Jerry Buttimer

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

Jerry Buttimer: ...whole-of-government - I did not want to use the word "Government" - approach, that everyone moves in the same direction and that we all engage and listen. We have probably not listened to people in direct provision. They are people, and all they want is a better life for themselves. The Chairman referred to the perception of a social welfare state. I know no one in direct provision who...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ...that there were none in the North of our country a decade ago. There are now 30. That is worth considering in the context of the Senator's conversation. Senator Swanick raised the issue of direct provision. It is exercising the Government. The McMahon report is being implemented. There is a need to move away from direct provision. I hope it will happen in time but there have been...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I join Senators Gavan and Norris in welcoming the announcement by the Supreme Court this morning in respect of direct provision. People must have been following the Fine Gael leadership hustings at the weekend. It was discussed there and people were very much of the view that those in direct provision should be able to work. I am sure the Senators will be very happy to see that.

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

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Secretary General. We all share the common goal of ending direct provision and recognise that people who are in direct provision are human beings who deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. They have come from difficult situations, are in trauma, and have stress in their lives. I thank the Secretary General and his staff for their work and for the courtesy they have...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: That is incorrect. Some of us who have worked on direct provision, both in this House and the other House, have been working hard with the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton. More than 140 of the recommendations of the McMahon report have been accepted and worked on. I fully concur with Senator Warfield and I also agree with Senator Gavan. We need to move people out of direct provision...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ...raised the issue of a Tusla report dealing with the number of students missing school. I would be happy to arrange a debate on that issue in due course. A number of Senators raised the matter of direct provision, as linked to the attack on the home of Deputy Martin Kenny, as well as the issue itself. Senators Feighan, Conway, McDowell, Ó Donnghaile, Ruane, Mullen and Kelleher...

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

Jerry Buttimer: ...of the Government, does Dr. Muldoon get any sense of a willingness to embark on changes? We spoke about the McMahon report, which is the blueprint for what we all want to see. None of us wants direct provision to continue in any shape or form. Those of us who have visited direct provision centres recognise the changes that have to be made. The end of that system needs to happen....

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...classes. I am sure he has not moved away from that position, unless he has joined the former Senator and current Minister, Deputy Ross, in a new journey that we have not heard about. In respect of direct provision, many of us have been in the centres and have been unhappy with the conditions for those living there. Senator McFadden and I have raised the matter in the House as well. At...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...curb the private rented sector further. The Minister is committed to returning to the House for a debate on the issue, including on the points raised by the Senator. Senator Warfield raised the issue of direct provision. I concur with the broad sentiment of his remarks. People should not have to wait inordinately in direct provision. The Senator will recognise that changes have been...

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

Jerry Buttimer: I do not mean this to be a discordant note, but I am not sure that we will meet the 2024 deadline given the issues we have with congregation settings in disability, in direct provision and the need for a ramping up of the construction sector in terms of the building. In terms of the €28.1 million allocated to the Department for 2022, which is €12.5 million in capital...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I know there are diverging views on how we can move forward. What will be the outcome of the significant change involved in the model espoused by Dr. Shannon, as opposed to the current direct provision model?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (11 Mar 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 413. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to facilitate asylum seekers who have been in the country for a significant number of years to move out of direct provision centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11801/14]

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: He also visits direct provision centres. They are soulless, heartless places. The one in Cork-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am very much of the same view as the Senator. Direct provision is a blight on our-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ...;in on the issues in Oughterard and the language people use. Ours is an island nation of welcome. Many of our people have travelled across the world and we accept and welcome people here as a safe harbour. Direct provision has been in place for more than 20 years and all of us understand the frustrations with it and the need to change the system. As politicians, however, we have a duty...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The point Senator Murnane O'Connor made is an important one. Senator Boyhan raised an important point concerning the direct provision system. We had the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, in the House last week dealing with the issue of the implementation of the migrant strategy and some Members raised with him the direct provision system. All of us recognise the need for the...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: ...the reason for that. However, Members who engage with people every week and understand their plight recognise that this is a maze and minefield that must be sorted out. Senator Ardagh referred to direct provision. I commend the former Minister of State, Senator Ó Ríordáin, and the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, for his work in the justice committee, which he chaired.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...of local authorities. It is an important matter. I will be happy for the relevant Minister to come to the House to discuss it. On the International Protection Act and the McMahon report on direct provision, the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy David Stanton, is working on the implementation of the report. I was in a direct provision centre recently....

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: ...a conclusion. It is about quality of life for people, and the key point is that it is about people and their lives. We must work together to ensure that we progress this and bring huge change to direct provision, and not just the policy but also the outcome for people. I thank our witnesses for being here. I apologise that I had to leave after my contribution. I do not normally do...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I will be happy to convene a debate on the matter with the Minister, Deputy Ross, at the earliest date. I remind Senator Conway that we will have statements on direct provision next week. Senator Devine referred to the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association, IPHA, report on the cost of and access to medicines. The price of drugs in Ireland is monitored as part of a basket of 14...