Results 81-100 of 181 for "direct provision" speaker:David Stanton

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Recruitment (28 May 2019)

David Stanton: The Direct Provision system encompasses the range of State services including accommodation, food, health, education and child and family services directly provided to international protection applicants through all the relevant Government Departments and Agencies. While the child and family post remains vacant, RIA staff work in close liaison with Tusla on all relevant child and family...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (22 May 2019)

David Stanton: ...data the Deputy requires is detailed in the following table.  These figures relate to 17 May 2019. Age No. of RIA Applicants 19 104 18 58 17 52 16 91 15 59 The Deputy will be aware that the Direct Provision system is a whole of Government approach to the provision of supports and other services to persons seeking international protection. These supports and services are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (8 May 2019)

David Stanton: ...as people claiming protection seek to be housed by RIA. RIA has had to put in place a number of emergency arrangements so that new arrivals are accommodated until a space is available in a direct provision facility. Residents who have been granted status or a permission to remain have the same access to housing supports and services as Irish and EEA nationals. Considerable work is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (27 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: ...provided to RIA will be related to the person's needs and not their medical condition. For this reason RIA does not maintain statistics on the number of persons with a disability residing in direct provision accommodation.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (12 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, I have strongly condemned the arson attacks on possible sites for direct provision centres which have damaged property and could have led to injury or loss of life for residents and staff.  Following the recent fires in Moville, Co. Donegal and Rooskey, Co. Leitrim, officials from the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) have been liaising with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (12 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: ...are providing self-catering facilities with fresh food provided by either the contractor or the resident themselves.  As a result a total over 2,900 residents in the centres are no longer under the Direct Provision model as originally developed and further progress is being made in this area.   In addition, there have been significant improvements to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (12 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: ...allows the delivery of necessary supports and services to persons newly arrived in the state. The issuing of PPS numbers and medical cards allows persons seeking international protection to access direct provision allowances and medical supports once accommodated in a centre.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (12 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: ...are accommodated in centres around the country. The current contracted capacity at Balseskin is 350 persons and the current occupancy is 289 persons. Balseskin plays a pivotal role in the direct provision process as it allows for the delivery of necessary supports and services to persons newly arrived in the state. The issuing of PPS numbers and medical cards allows those seeking...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (21 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: ...King Thomond 115 113 Limerick Hanratty's 118 114 Mount Trenchard 85 83 Annual Costs Extensive and detailed information on the amount paid by my Department to each company contracted to provide direct provision accommodation every year up to and including 2015 can be found on the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) website www.ria.gov.ie under the 'Contract Values' section of the...

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

David Stanton: ....  A record of all complaints received from the Ombudsman is kept by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department. In 2017, the Ombudsman referred 31 complaints from residents of direct provision accommodation centres to RIA. In 2018 the Ombudsman referred 66 complaints to RIA.  Officials from RIA meet quarterly with the Office of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (19 Dec 2018)

David Stanton: ...at the time. The manager of the centre concerned met with and apologised to the family and RIA undertook to provide additional training to staff in the centre in question. RIA requires that all direct provision centre staff and management have regard to the best interests of the child in service delivery. All centres under contract to RIA are required to uphold the principles of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (19 Dec 2018)

David Stanton: ...Trenchard, Foynes, Co. Limerick 85 Ocean View, Tramore, Co. Waterford 100 Total 1,120 The latest statistics available show that at the 11th December 2018, there were 5,997 persons accommodated in direct provision. This means that nearly 54% of residents have access to cooking facilities and 35% access to the independent living model where residents are provided ingredients and access to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund: Motion (5 Dec 2018)

David Stanton: We have the freedom to use the funding for many of the issues referred to by the Deputy. People in direct provision are, in the main, asylum seekers and are a different group of people from the ones we bring in from Lebanon, Greece or Italy, who are refugees when they arrive here or become refugees shortly after they arrive. Resettlement takes place of people we bring in from Lebanon while...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund: Motion (5 Dec 2018)

David Stanton: The direct provision system has changed a great deal in recent years. I invite colleagues to look at the changes that have been made. We continue to change, improve and upgrade the area. There is a fair bit of pressure due to the increase in people looking for international protection, and therefore we have to find accommodation for them. When someone comes into Dublin Airport tonight...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (29 Nov 2018)

David Stanton: Since 2015, this Government has transformed the system known as direct provision and will continue with this programme of reform. At a time of serious pressure in the accommodation market it is important to note that any person who presents himself or herself seeking international protection will immediately be offered shelter and a range of supports. Since Ireland opted into the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (29 Nov 2018)

David Stanton: ...the Deputy to read it, if he has not already read it, and perhaps he would come back to me with his views on it. It found that: "[alternative] options would be significantly more expensive than direct provision and concluded that the use of direct provision has proven to be the correct choice in providing for the accommodation needs of asylum seekers." That study was carried out in 2010....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (29 Nov 2018)

David Stanton: ...of decent people who recognise the need to offer assistance and support to those seeking international protection. I draw the Deputy's attention to the value for money report that examined the direct provision system. It found it was not up to speed with respect to value for money. The Value for Money and Policy Review of the Asylum Seeker Accommodation Programme was a comprehensive...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (29 Nov 2018)

David Stanton: ...when providing services to children and their families. The remit of the Ombudsman for Children has been extended to enable him to investigate complaints relating to the treatment of children in direct provision centres.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (27 Nov 2018)

David Stanton: I will do the best I can. A lot of people criticise direct provision, but we have made significant improvements in the system over the past number of years and continue to do so. That has to be acknowledged. We have shortened the time people live in the centres and we move them on as quickly as we can. Either they are told their application has not succeeded and they must leave, or they...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (27 Nov 2018)

David Stanton: ...centres for those persons seeking protection, whether State-owned or privately owned, are operated by commercial companies. There are currently 38 accommodation centres being operated under the direct provision system. The accommodation centre at Ashbourne House, Glounthaune, Cork is commercially owned and operated and is contracted to provide 95 bed spaces and is currently operating at...