Results 61-80 of 181 for "direct provision" speaker:David Stanton

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (3 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: ...to persons in the protection process and will include experienced former public servants and representatives from the NGO community. The Advisory Group will begin its work later this month. A whole-of-Government approach to direct provision means that several Government Departments and Agencies work closely together to ensure the necessary supports and services are provided to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (3 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: ....  I would note, however, that at present all accommodation centres are subject to regular unannounced inspections by both staff of my Department's Immigration Service and an independent inspector and that the current procurement process in respect of direct provision accommodation was designed with a view to ensuring that all direct provision accommodation will adhere to the National...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (3 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: ...services are demand led and generally it is difficult to predict demand far in advance. Due to an unexpected rise in applications (figures are up 53% in the first nine months of this year), existing Direct Provision Centres, which offer accommodation, food, utilities and a suite of State services, have reached capacity. There are on-going tendering processes for new accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (1 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: ...IPAS. This represents an overall increase of 1,827 persons from the date of the signing of the The European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018.   In this regard the Deputy may wish to note that direct provision services are offered to those who come to Ireland and apply for international protection (asylum). These services are demand led and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (1 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: I must inform the Deputy that it is not possible to accurately determine the number of legal cases taken by families or individuals who are accommodated in a direct provision centre. I can say that presently there are 460 Judicial Reviews against the Department of Justice and Equality taken by applicants who are entitled to access direct provision if they so wish.  These...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (1 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: ...status grant, being either Refugee or Subsidiary Protection status, were residing in accommodation centres provided by the International Protection Accommodation Service.  The spending review on Direct Provision published on 15 August 2019, showed that last year, the average daily rate per person in commercially owned centres was €35.50 rising to €44.00 per person in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (25 Sep 2019)

David Stanton: ...x201d; group in each centre providing accommodation to persons seeking international protection was a key recommendation of the Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers (known as The McMahon Report). All 38 accommodation centres plus the reception centre at Balseskin, have Friends of the Centre Groups....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (24 Sep 2019)

David Stanton: ...process are completed, the Department will begin engagement with local communities and their political representatives. In 2015, 4,696 people availed of the offer of accommodation services in a direct provision accommodation centre. By end 2018, 6,115 persons were residing in these centres. This is an increase of 1,419, which represents a 30.2% increase in the numbers of those in living...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (24 Sep 2019)

David Stanton: ...ensures that applicants can receive shelter, food and other essential services immediately upon their arrival. More than 60,000 vulnerable people have been assisted by my Department since the Direct Provision system was introduced, including many families with children. Currently, my Department is accommodating more than 7,400 people. People who are seeking international...

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

David Stanton: ...their status in the State within this period, it is reasonable to allow them to access the labour market.  A High Level Interdepartmental Group has been established in my Department, chaired by one of our Deputy Secretary Generals, to review the Direct Provision system in its entirety, including the interaction between labour market participation and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (6 Sep 2019)

David Stanton: On 15 August 2019, the Spending Review on Direct Provision 2019 was published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, as is the normal practice for Spending Reviews. The Review was prepared  by the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES) unit of my Department with key input from the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) and the Irish Naturalisation and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: I and my colleague Minister Charles Flanagan T.D. have recently approved new standards for direct provision accommodation centres. They were prepared by a Standards Advisory Group, established in 2017 and comprising officials from my Department, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and the HSE National Office for Social Inclusion as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (10 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: The figures requested by the Deputy are contained in the following table. It should be noted that the average length of stay in Direct Provision accommodation has reduced from 32 months in 2015 to 24 months at the end of 2018 and significant efforts are being made by my officials to further reduce this period. More generally, as you are aware, the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (2 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: ...expressions of interest from hotels and guesthouses that was advertised in the national press. I wish to confirm that a premises in Bray is being used for emergency accommodation and is not a direct provision centre. My Department is working to identify additional capacity within its accommodation portfolio so that the use of emergency accommodation will be reduced and ended, if...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Direct Provision System (26 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: ...for expressions of interest from hotels and guest houses advertised in the national press. I wish to confirm that the hotel in question is being used for emergency accommodation and is not a direct provision centre. My Department is working to identify additional capacity within its accommodation portfolio in order that the use of emergency accommodation will be reduced and ended, if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (26 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: ...416 residents, but the residents must provide the food themselves. At present, 3,811 residents, or 57% of persons availing of accommodation, have access to cooking facilities and are no longer under the Direct Provision model as originally developed and further progress will be made in this area this year. In addition, there have been significant improvements to recreation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (26 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: I and my colleague Minister Charles Flanagan T.D. have recently approved new standards for direct provision accommodation centres. They were prepared by a Standards Advisory Group, established in 2017 and comprising officials from my Department, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and the HSE National Office for Social Inclusion as well as representatives from AkiDwA, Children's...

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

David Stanton: ...in a regional public procurement process to identify additional accommodation centres. It should be noted that the emergency accommodation being utilised are not accommodation centres under the Direct Provision system. The Department is using commercial hotels and guest houses as a temporary measure while seeking to acquire sufficient capacity within RIA's accommodation portfolio in order...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (30 May 2019)

David Stanton: ...centres for those persons seeking protection, whether State-owned or privately owned, are operated by commercial companies. There are currently 39 accommodation centres being operated under the direct provision system. RIA contracts for an all-inclusive service, which includes catering services, as well as cleaning, security, maintenance and laundry services. It is not possible to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (28 May 2019)

David Stanton: The Deputy will be aware that the Direct Provision system is a whole of Government approach to the provision of supports and services to persons seeking international protection. These supports and services are delivered directly to persons in the protection process in the same manner as to other residents in Ireland by the relevant Government Department or Agency. For example education...