Results 1-20 of 20 for "direct provision" speaker:Niall Collins

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (27 May 2020)

Niall Collins: 345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a matter relating to a direct provision centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7617/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation: Discussion (17 Dec 2019)

Niall Collins: ...the main parties in the North, for example, the approach to the Irish language. Could our guests give us an overview? Reference was made to the importance of integrating refugees and ending direct provision. Those are goals or aspirations to which we would all aspire if we want to bring the situation to a better place. In the Dáil last week, I raised the issue of people who...

Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

Niall Collins: ...in her home country and had fled for her life. That is a typical example of many of these people who come to these shores for refuge. Most Mondays in my main clinic I meet people who are in direct provision centres. They come to my clinic for various reasons and I am glad to help them. I accept the system needs to be modernised and reformed. We have made constructive proposals on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (3 Oct 2019)

Niall Collins: ...particularly in Africa. He alluded to population growth in Africa. I will preface my question by referring to some of the scenes we witnessed in our own country with regard to attacks on and opposition to direct provision centres. We can be proud of our humanitarian track record and our approach to dealing with vulnerable people and those who have had to flee their countries of origin....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (18 Sep 2019)

Niall Collins: 131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who entered the direct provision system in each year since 2000; the numbers of persons having being processed through the direct provision system that were subsequently naturalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37888/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Direct Provision System (12 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: ...wider community. If the hotel had been in use at the time, we would be dealing with a different set of circumstances and potentially a major tragedy. What security is in place at that and other direct provision centres around the country?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Direct Provision System (12 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: ...in their day-to-day lives in terms of access to education and work. Security provided to those people is the responsibility of the State. There is no alternative provider, nor do those within the direct provision system have recourse to addressing those security concerns through other measures so the responsibility falls on the State. Is the Minister putting any additional security in...

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: ...formed part of the public discourse on our protection system in recent months, with the lifting of the ban receiving wide public support Importantly, the working group on the protection process in direct provision recommended that protection applicants be granted the right to work if a decision on their application was not received within nine months. NASC is deeply concerned that despite...

International Protection Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: ..., that has a blanket ban on protection applicants entering the workplace. The impact this has on the lives on protection applicants is well documented. Importantly, the working group on the protection process and direct provision recommended that protection applicants be granted the right to work if a decision on their application was not received within a nine-month period. There is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (16 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 370. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total population currently residing in direct provision centres; the number of persons, in tabular form, by centre; the capacity; and the percentage occupation of each centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29921/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (24 Mar 2015)

Niall Collins: ...for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure Ireland meets its international commitments to provide safe and secure housing for victims of trafficking, by ending the practice of placing them in direct provision centres where there is a danger of intimidation and further abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11860/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants Living in Ireland: Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (25 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: Ms McGinley mentioned the crossover between the undocumented and people in direct provision. My understanding is that people in direct provision are not undocumented because they are already in a process.

Direct Provision for Asylum Seekers: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2014)

Niall Collins: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the motion and the issues surrounding direct provision in Ireland. Fianna Fáil shares a number of concerns surrounding the policy of direct provision, in particular the excessively long waiting time before an asylum application has been decided. It is clear to all of us that there is a significant problem surrounding the length of time a person...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Direct Provision Data (24 Sep 2014)

Niall Collins: ...in respect of the basic conditions in which they are living. What independent monitoring takes place with regard to the standard of food and accommodation being made available to those within the direct provision system? The Minister indicated that the Reception and Integration Agency has some level of oversight in this regard. Is there an independent body, similar to HIQA, which has...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Direct Provision Data (24 Sep 2014)

Niall Collins: 4. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her position with regard to direct provision; if she will provide in tabular form the number of persons in direct provision per direct provision centre; the length of time those persons have been in direct provision; her plans to reform this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35438/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Direct Provision Data (24 Sep 2014)

Niall Collins: Ireland would not be categorised as a target destination for asylum seekers, and that is possibly a by-product of the direct provision system in this country. Genuine issues have been raised about that system, however, particularly humanitarian issues and the issue of catering and providing for children. Will the Minister outline the number of persons in each direct provision centre and her...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Expenditure (24 Sep 2014)

Niall Collins: 99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of providing direct provision services in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and allocated for 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36012/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (24 Sep 2014)

Niall Collins: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the length of time broken down by six month periods of the number of persons in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36014/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (24 Jun 2014)

Niall Collins: 453. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers currently in receipt of direct provision in the State; her views regarding direct provision; the average processing time for asylum seekers in receipt of direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26702/14]

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised) (19 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: The cost of asylum seeker accommodation has reduced from €62 million to €57 million. What is the rolling plan within the Department for the stock of direct provision accommodation throughout the country?