Results 1-6 of 6 for "direct provision" speaker:Mary Fitzpatrick

Seanad: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (Number 4) Regulations 2022: Motion (23 Nov 2022)

Mary Fitzpatrick: ...muster. After the most recent election, when the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, brought forward his paper outlining the Government's plans to end direct provision, none of us thought we would be in the situation we are in today, whereby not only are we unable to end direct provision because of the changed circumstances, we must expand...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)

Mary Fitzpatrick: ...arrived in our country and at least 45,000 of them are in some form of emergency temporary accommodation; they are not in what they would consider to be their homes. In addition to that, between direct provision and international protection roughly another 10,000 people are in emergency accommodation. When anybody is watching this debate, they need to keep it in mind that we are talking...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (5 Jul 2022)

Mary Fitzpatrick: ...housing need. We recognise that more than 10,000 people are homeless. More than 38,000 Ukrainians have arrived in our country since the start of the war and more than 6,000 people are living in direct provision. None of these numbers capture the tens of thousands of people who want to buy their own homes or are stuck in inadequate accommodation. I commend the Minister of State and the...

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

Mary Fitzpatrick: I welcome the White Paper released by the Government outlining a plan to end the temporary arrangements which were put in place as an emergency response by way of direct provision. I also welcome the commitment to State-provided and NGO-supported accommodation for those seeking asylum in our country. Those seeking asylum will be staying temporarily in this accommodation. Wrap-around...

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

Mary Fitzpatrick: ...on the provision of homeless services and the quality of those services. Senator Ruane spoke earlier in the week about the fact that homeless people are ending up in prison. There was talk today about direct provision, the ending of which I absolutely support and to which the Government is committed. We must recognise that it is not enough to say that we are going to provide a bed....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Mary Fitzpatrick: ...would like the Minister to come back to the committee and work with us on sustainable funding for the provision of youth services. I welcome the commitment of the Minister and the Government to end direct provision and have it as a human rights-centred service. I would appreciate if the Minister worked with the Minister with responsibility for housing because the Government has committed...