Results 201-220 of 242 for "direct provision" speaker:Frances Fitzgerald

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The direct provision system is managed by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department. For the most part, this represents a cashless system with the State assuming responsibility for providing suitable accommodation for asylum seekers on a full board basis. Currently, there are 4,353 residents in 34 centres across the State under contract to RIA. The detailed information...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Expenditure (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The direct provision system is managed by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department. For the most part, this represents a cashless system with the State assuming responsibility for providing suitable accommodation for asylum seekers on a full board basis. Currently, there are 4,353 residents in 34 centres across the State under contract to RIA. Below is a list showing RIA's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 165 together. The detailed historic information requested by the Deputy in relation to judicial reviews taken by persons in direct provision is not available as records were not maintained in a way which would facilitate the production of such information. However, I can tell the Deputy that in February 2014 there were approximately 900 judicial...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The direct provision system is managed by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department. For the most part, this represents a cashless system with the State assuming responsibility for providing suitable accommodation for asylum seekers on a full board basis. Currently, there are 4,353 residents in 34 centres across the State under contract to RIA. The numbers of new entrants to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: .... 546, 549 and 582 together. The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the accommodation of protection applicants in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Direct provision provides for full board accommodation supports while a final decision is awaited by a person on their protection or any related leave to remain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The direct provision system is managed by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department. For the most part, this represents a cashless system with the State assuming responsibility for providing suitable accommodation for asylum seekers on a full board basis. Currently, there are 4,353 residents in 34 centres across the State under contract to RIA. The only direct provision...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (4 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...operating in a politically neutral environment given the particular nature of the accommodation provided in those centres. This policy reflects a number of factors - the communal nature of the direct provision system, the desirability that they operate in a politically neutral environment, the many practical and logistical difficulties that would arise for centre managers in providing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (15 May 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: .... ANSWER: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the information sought by the Deputy, specifically, details of the number of persons in Direct Provision and elsewhere who made their application for protection more than five years ago and are awaiting or engaged in asylum related judicial review proceedings. Before addressing the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (14 May 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...a range of information and statistics that the Deputy may find useful. Further, all centres are also open to inspection by Environmental Health Officers of the HSE and by other statutory bodies. The Direct Provision system has been in place for 14 years and no system can remain static. RIA keeps the services provided at Clondalkin Towers and elsewhere under continuous review and will seek...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...my Department engages in a wide range of policy and service activity, both direct and indirect, for children and young people through a number of separate, but inter-related strands including:- the direct provision of a range of universal and targeted services; - ensuring high-quality arrangements are in place for focused interventions dealing with child welfare and protection, family...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (4 Feb 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Direct provision centres and the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) are under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Justice & Equality, and his Department has responsibility for child protection in those centres. I understand that in the Direct Provision system, children are protected in a number of ways - primarily through RIA's child protection policy; its house rules; its...

Seanad: Youth Justice Policy: Statements (28 Jan 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...issue we need to consider in respect of the developments in Oberstown. A number of individual points have been made by Senators. Senator Imelda Henry mentioned the need to focus on the young people who are in direct provision. I have had discussions with the Department of Justice and Equality on that issue. Senator Jillian van Turnhout made a number of points. There appears to be...

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...about effective links between the CAM services and the services in the agency, but at this point it is not intended to transfer specialist mental health. It is not within the remit of the agency's direct provision. It is a separate service at present, but we have agreement on the transfer of certain numbers of psychologists who will provide basic psychological services. However, I could...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (12 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...and service activity, both direct and indirect, for children and young people in Ireland. It has a complex mandate, comprised of a number of separate, but interrelated strands including: - the direct provision of a range of universal and targeted services; - ensuring high-quality arrangements are in place for focused interventions dealing with child welfare and protection, family support,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion (10 Oct 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...is done, we will be in a position to see precisely what is the situation with social workers. I have already spoken to people in the Department of Justice and Equality about focusing on children in direct provision and I am happy to meet people about the issue. We are trying to ensure they attend the early childhood care and education scheme and get support when they are three and four....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Budgets (4 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...and service activity, both direct and indirect, for children and young people in Ireland. It has a complex mandate, comprised of a number of separate, but interrelated strands including:- - the direct provision of a range of universal and targeted services; - ensuring high-quality arrangements are in place for focused interventions dealing with child welfare and protection, family...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Support Services (4 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...and service activity, both direct and indirect, for children and young people in Ireland. It has a complex mandate, comprised of a number of separate, but interrelated strands including: - the direct provision of a range of universal and targeted services; - ensuring high-quality arrangements are in place for focused interventions dealing with child welfare and protection, family support,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...(INIS), a division of the Department of Justice and Equality. RIA is charged with providing accommodation and ancillary services to asylum seekers, that is, adults and their children, under the Direct Provision system while their applications for asylum are processed. I am advised that Direct Provision centres are monitored three times a year, twice by Department of Justice staff and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (9 May 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...(INIS), a division of the Department of Justice and Equality. RIA is charged with providing accommodation and ancillary services to asylum seekers, that is, adults and their children, under the Direct Provision system while their applications for asylum are processed. I am advised that Direct Provision centres are monitored three times a year, twice by Department of Justice staff and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Apr 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: There is a permeability between communities and direct provision centres. Many voluntary organisations, such as the Jesuits or local community centres, have engagement with families and children. Direct provision varies hugely internationally in terms of the services provided, such as housing. In Sweden, an apartment or some accommodation is provided, whereas other countries have very poor...