Results 1-8 of 8 for "direct provision" speaker:Matt Shanahan

Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2024)

Matt Shanahan: ...used. Surely that information is available in Departments. Why has the Minister not been able to share that to date in the House? I am old enough to remember when the Green Party promised to end direct provision. At the time, good, thinking people felt it was blight on our national reputation. Now it has suddenly become our national saviour in this situation. It is a marked...

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Shanahan: ..., as the Minister of State knows. The Tánaiste advised this morning that work permits could take up to 20 further weeks. I ask that we look at taking an initiative in this regard. There are people in direct provision centres who are qualified and there is potentially an opportunity to get them out of these centres and working for a short time. We should give them some points...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (8 Jul 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the impact the proposed changes and regularisation of the direct provision scheme will have on persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36837/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (27 Jan 2021)

Matt Shanahan: 626. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons availing of direct provision; the number from this cohort who have applications for refugee or asylum status; the present application period averages to a finding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3679/21]

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

Matt Shanahan: ...it. I would also like to highlight the meat factories which, as has been said, have major difficulties with convection, conditioning and temperature. The issue of congregated settings arose in direct provision centres and factories. I refer to an extraordinary deal that was done in the early stages of the pandemic with private hospitals for surge capacity. It is a pity that the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Legislative Framework Underpinning the State's Response (9 Sep 2020)

Matt Shanahan: I agree with Deputy Boyd Barrett in terms of the comments about direct provision centres. Has the Law Society of Ireland or any of the other legal people represented at the committee looked at trying to short-circuit the asylum process? One of the problems we have is that there are several people in the country who have been here for a long stay and who are trying to have their status...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Shanahan: It is fair to say many inadequacies in our public health policy are being shown up by Covid-19. The direct provision situation is at the top end of things that must be addressed. I will ask a number of questions and the respondents can come back at the end. I have two questions for the Department of Justice and Equality. The witness said at the start that all staff have been Garda...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Matt Shanahan: ...she then had to wait a number of days for a test result to come back which was, happily, negative. She, like a lot of people, is confused about who is at risk and who is vulnerable. There is a direct provision centre in the south west of the country where refugees have been placed in the past month. They have been largely isolating and have now come into the community. There is a...