Results 1-3 of 3 for "direct provision" speaker:Marie Sherlock

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: ...shortage of construction workers at the moment yet there are difficulties for refugees in accessing manual handling and Safe Pass courses. Third, the report refers to accommodation, staffing and training. We are entrenching the privatisation of supports in direct provision and in the new facilities being set up for refugees. There is inconsistency with regard to how people are treated...

Seanad: Humanitarian Support for Ukrainian Refugees: Statements (23 Mar 2022)

Marie Sherlock: ...million Ukrainian refugees, that increase in population is almost the size of Cork city and its suburbs. It is hard to get our heads around that. We absolutely need to make sure that all refugees in this country, those in direct provision and Ukrainians coming in, are housed in dignified and decent conditions. We know refugees will say that they only want to come for a short period of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Mar 2022)

Marie Sherlock: ...signed letters expressing their deep-seated concerns about the awarding of the contract. Obviously, it is important that people are entitled to register their concerns about the continuation of direct provision - I think most of us here feel that direct provision needs to come to an end - and, in particular, the standards some companies have maintained within the direct provision centres....