Results 1-5 of 5 for "direct provision" speaker:Pauline O'Reilly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...of inclusion. I am asking if our guests agree with that and if they will be making recommendations for next year's report. We must consider inclusion, for instance, and how many people from direct provision or the Traveller community are going through courses. Do we have a target? Are we meeting that target? I see no mention of climate or nature at all. I am not only speaking about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...very much peer-led or have a heavy peer influence included. When I say that, I refer to programmes in which Travellers are involved rather than something coming from outside. Ms Lynch mentioned direct provision. There is a sense that we have to make sure that people who understand their own culture are those who, first and foremost, are delivering the programmes or working with people....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...to deal with a backlog by pushing through cases. That is incredibly unfair to applicants who are seeking an appeal through that mechanism. Many of the clients who go before the court come from direct provision centres, where they do not have privacy. Hearings are conducted over Webex, which is quite flaky. I have heard from those in the legal profession that it is a difficulty. I am...

Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion (2 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...about enough. That requires gender-responsive policies. I will support that and happily work with Senators and the Minister of State to address that. I am delighted to report that work on ending direct provision, which has been spearheaded by my colleague, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, is advancing at pace. He has personally...

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

Pauline O'Reilly: ...names when talking about variants. We all know what they are and we do not want to label people, so that is important. What I want to talk about predominantly is the White Paper announced today on direct provision. This is an historic day for us and we should all mention this. We have had a little over 21 years of a system that is inhumane, and we all know that at this stage as it has...