Results 61-80 of 242 for "direct provision" speaker:Frances Fitzgerald

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Services (19 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...EU Relocation measures is expected to take place from Greece in the coming weeks. Following publication of the Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, the report was referred by Government to the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and Public Service Reform. One of the key recommendations in the...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: ...was raised earlier in the debate and there are a number of sections dealing with the best interest of the child, about which I will say a bit more in a moment. There are wider issues relating to direct provision which I, the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, and the Government are committed to addressing, and are...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: ...from Government in the statement of Government priorities 2014-16 to legislate to reduce the length of time the asylum applicant spends in the asylum determination system and, consequently, in direct provision through the establishment of a single applications procedure. The Government and I have singled out this aspect of our immigration and asylum system. We have given it a special...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (8 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...recommendations and findings of the Report of the Working Group on the Protection Process. The fundamental premise of the Working Group's deliberations was that the length of stay applicants have in Direct Provision is unacceptable. The Government, in addressing this matter, has introduced the International Protection Bill, called for by the Working Group, to have a new single application...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Second Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...on the commitment given in the statement of Government priorities to legislate to reduce the length of time the asylum applicant spends in the asylum determination system and consequently in direct provision through the establishment of a single applications procedure. The Government has, therefore, singled out this aspect of our immigration and asylum system and given it special priority...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Second Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...of times in the Cabinet sub-committee and various issues are being progressed.The Minister of State, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, is making progress on various matters, including that of people in direct provision who have been deemed to be refugees and who are in need of housing, information and support. He has done very valuable work with those involved in the system of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...will be aware that the Report of the Working Group identifies the excessive length of time in the protection process as the most significant issue facing applicants, in particular those in the Direct Provision system. Notwithstanding the deliberations of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on this matter, I am committed to tackling the lengthy delays in the protection system. A number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (12 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers which was published on 30 June 2015, contains 173 recommendations many of which have implications for a number of Government Departments and services. The Government recommended, when approving the publication of the Report, that it should in the first instance...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (12 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...This represents a further significant step in meeting the commitment given in the Statement of Government Priorities 2014-2016 to legislate to reduce the length of time an asylum applicant spends in the direct provision system through the establishment of a single applications procedure. In line with the intention of the Government that the Bill be completed for enactment by the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cabinet Committee Meetings (10 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ..., based on observations received from the relevant Departments and agencies, of the recommendations contained in the Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers has been prepared for the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and Public Sector Reform. One of the key recommendations in the report which goes...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ..., it is not the practice to comment on individual protection applications. The Deputy will also be aware that the Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, was published on 30 June, 2015. The Report identifies the excessive length of time in the protection system as the most significant issue...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...close to the conflict regions or under the EU Relocation Programme which is designed to alleviate the pressures on other EU Member State such as Italy and Greece. Apart from those persons in the direct provision system, resettled refugees or those who will come to Ireland under the EU Relocation programme, my Department is not responsible for matters relating to accommodation and cannot...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (22 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...of State for New Communities, Culture and Equality convene a Taskforce, as recommended in the Report, to examine the mechanisms and supports for the transitioning of persons granted status from the Direct Provision system. The work of the Taskforce is key as it is essential that persons who are granted status are supported in transitioning out of the Direct Provision system and thus do...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (21 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...protection application in a more straightforward and timely fashion. This is aimed at addressing one of the key issues identified in the report, that is, the length of time persons remain in the direct provision system. In addition, the Minister for Health has already signed an order exempting persons in receipt of a Direct Provision allowance from prescription charges and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (13 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...which provides for the protection of the identity of protection applicants. The Deputy may also be aware that the Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, was published on 30 June, 2015. The Report identifies the excessive length of time in the protection system as the most significant issue...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (13 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...which provides for the protection of the identity of protection applicants. The Deputy may also be aware that the Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, was published on 30 June, 2015. The Report identifies the excessive length of time in the protection system as the most significant issue...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (13 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...which provides for the protection of the identity of protection applicants. The Deputy may also be aware that the Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, was published on 30 June, 2015. The Report identifies the excessive length of time in the protection system as the most significant issue...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (6 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...the Cabinet Committee, in conjunction with relevant Departments, on the legal financial and practical implications of the Report's recommendations, including those aimed at improving conditions in Direct Provision accommodation. Each Department is currently examining the recommendations to determine timescales for implementation and any impacts and issues that may arise. My Department...

EU Council Decisions on Measures in the Area of International Protection: Motions (1 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...highest standard possible and we want the centres to be orientation centres for the Syrians. We will involve the Syrians who are already here, who have formed a support group. The big criticism of direct provision has been the length of time people have stayed in that system. That is the key criticism. I agree that improvements could have been made to the accommodation over the years,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (29 Sep 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: In October 2014 a Working Group to report on improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports for Asylum Seekers was established by myself and Minister of State Ó Ríordáin. The Working Group was chaired by former High Court Judge, Dr. Brian McMahon, and its membership was drawn from a range of interests in the international protection area...