Results 41-60 of 242 for "direct provision" speaker:Frances Fitzgerald

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (22 Jun 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Government has indicated its commitment in the Programme for a Partnership Government to reforming the Direct Provision system, with particular focus on families and children. The Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, has set out a series of recommendations for reform of the system. These have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (22 Jun 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Programme for Government states, "Long durations in direct provision are acknowledged to have a negative impact on family life. We are therefore committed to reforming the Direct Provision system, with particular focus on families and children." The Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (22 Jun 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: All children living in direct provision accommodation are in the company of their parents or legal guardians - there are no unaccompanied minors in direct provision accommodation as they are the legal responsibility of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. These parents and guardians have the primary responsibility for the care and welfare of their children who reside with them and in that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (22 Jun 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy mentions, the Government is committed to reforming the Direct Provision system, with particular focus on families and children. Every effort is made to provide a high level of service to persons in the system. The Direct Provision system comprises not just full board accommodation but a range of services including health, education and welfare supports. The principal issue...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (22 Jun 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...Question No. 85 of 24 May, 2016 I undertook to provide the Deputy with an update on the position in relation to each of the recommendations of the Working Group on the Protection Process including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers (the McMahon Report). A table detailing the status of each of the 173 recommendation in the Working Group Report was forwarded to the Deputy on 16...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (14 Jun 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, has implications for a number of Government Departments and services. The 173 recommendations in the Report were taken forward by the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and Public Service Reform. To date, some 90 of the recommendations have been fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (31 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...spend in the protection process. The new procedure will significantly streamline and speed up the processing of protection applications and will reduce the length of time that persons spend in the Direct Provision system. Preparations for commencement of the single procedure are progressing. The Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (31 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: This Government as set out in the new Programme for Government is “committed to reforming the Direct Provision system, with particular focus on families and children”. The Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers has implications for a number of Government Departments and services....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (26 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for Government acknowledges that long durations in direct provision have a negative impact on family life. The new Government, as set out in our Programme for a Partnership Government, is “committed to reforming the Direct Provision system, with particular focus on families and children”. As outlined in my response to Parliamentary Question 38 of 17th May, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (26 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As per the Programme for Government long durations in direct provision are acknowledged to have a negative impact on family life. The Government is therefore committed to reforming the Direct Provision system, with particular focus on families and children. The report of the Working Group to Government on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (24 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for Government acknowledges that long durations in direct provision have a negative impact on family life. The new Government, as set out in our Programme for a Partnership Government, is “committed to reforming the Direct Provision system, with particular focus on families and children”. As outlined in my response to Parliamentary Question 38 of 17th May, the...

Order of Business (18 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...recommendations of the McMahon report. Many of the recommendations have already been implemented. There has been an acceleration in the pace of decision-making with respect to those who have been in direct provision for more than five years. The numbers have gone down substantially. A decision was taken by the previous Government to increase the money made available for children and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: While I am aware that this issue was raised during submissions at the recent United Nations Universal Periodic Review, I have no plans to abolish the Direct Provision system which offers necessary and essential supports to those seeking international protection. The report of the Working Group to Government on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As per the Programme for Government long durations in direct provision are acknowledged to have a negative impact on family life. We are therefore committed to reforming the Direct Provision system, with particular focus on families and children. The report of the Working Group to Government on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, has implications for a number of Government Departments and services. The 173 recommendations in the Report were taken forward by the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and Public Service Reform. To date, some 90 of the recommendations have been fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, has implications for a number of Government Departments and services. The 173 recommendations in the Report were taken forward by the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and Public Service Reform. To date, some 90 of the recommendations have been fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (5 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers contains a total of 173 recommendations, many of which have implications for a number of Government Departments and services. The recommendations were taken forward by the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and Public Service Reform. To date some 90 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (26 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government's Direct Provision policy. The details supplied refer to a family who, following their initial reception on arrival in 2011, have been living in private accommodation and who are now seeking to be accommodated at Montague accommodation centre, Emo Co. Laois. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (14 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy is no doubt referencing the report of the Working Group to Government in Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, otherwise known as the McMahon Report. That Report documented some 173 recommendations, 100 of which have been addressed to some extent. Access to cooking facilities is referred to in one of the recommendations...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (14 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...are 35 accommodation centres contracted by my Department for the accommodation of those seeking international protection. While some of those centres are self-catering, the vast majority operate a direct provision service in line with Government policy. I am unable to provide details of the companies which provide food in accommodation centres. My Department does not deal directly...