Results 121-140 of 181 for "direct provision" speaker:David Stanton

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (12 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: Recommendation 4.75 from the Working Group Report to Government on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, chaired by Dr. Bryan McMahon (formerly of the High Court) recommended that all families should have access to cooking facilities (whether in a self contained unit or through use of a communal kitchen) in...

Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (4 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: The question to which I was asked to respond was about developments for people living in direct provision accommodation and the Reception and Integration Agency, RIA. The answer I have, therefore, is general and may not actually address the specific issue raised by the Deputy. However, I will try to address it if I have time to do so. I thank the Deputy for raising this important...

Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (4 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: ...They have been through every hoop and loop of which one could think and every appeals process possible. They still have not proven their right to be here. Deputy O'Sullivan also mentioned people in direct provision who have status and leave to remain. I have met many NGOs and other groups and we are doing everything we can to get accommodation for the people in question. We want to help...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 and 253 together. All services for protection applicants or refugees residing in State provided accommodation are delivered under the Government policies of direct provision and dispersal. This system of direct provision is the system whereby State services are delivered directly to protection applicants through the relevant Government Department or...

Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: ...largest number we have ever put forward, and we are working hard to bring in these people. There are challenges with accommodation, as we know. At the moment there are 150 spare beds left in the direct provision centres. Colleagues come into the House and say, "Shut down direct provision". There are 4,800 people tonight who have a bed, heat and food. If Members are asking me to shut...

Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: ...eligible for the relocation. All strands of the IRPP have had a strong focus on families and children and almost half of the admissions to date have been minors, with almost 85% of this figure aged under 12 years. Regarding the direct provision and protection process, the committee has recommended that direct provision should be a short-term measure. I and the Government concur with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (28 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: All services for protection applicants (either those in State provided accommodation or those who live in the community) are delivered under the Government policies of direct provision and dispersal. This system of direct provision is the system whereby State services are delivered directly to protection applicants through the relevant Government Department or Agency – for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (26 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: The wellbeing of residents in direct provision is an absolute priority for the Reception and Integration Agency, which is the agency of my Department tasked with overseeing the provision of full board accommodation and certain ancillary services to persons in the protection process. Since the direct provision system was established in 2000 some 60,000 persons have benefited from these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: ...for Asylum Support Services (DASS), under the aegis of the then Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, was established in November 1999 to co-ordinate the scheme of dispersal and direct provision for asylum seekers. DASS was subsequently replaced by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) on 2 April, 2001. The government policy of dispersal to locations outside the capital...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: The system of Direct Provision was established in 2000 when the then health boards, which were responsible for homeless people, found themselves unable to cope with a large number of individuals who were claiming asylum in Ireland. The Direct Provision system is a whole of Government system which delivers a wide range of services to those seeking international protection in Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: ...and less than 5 years More than 5 years and less than 7 years More than 7 years 3410 468 239 348It should be noted that when the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers examined the figures in 2015, there were 1,480 people in direct provision for 5 years or more. This figure is now 422 people. The vast majority of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: ...centres for those persons seeking protection, whether State-owned or privately owned, are operated by commercial companies. There are currently 32 accommodation centres being operated under the direct provision system. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to details of current centre location and contractor is set out below: Contractors for Accommodation Centres County...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: The Direct Provision system is a whole of Government system which delivers a wide range of State services to those seeking international protection in Ireland. These services include health services as provided by the HSE, education services as provided by primary and post-primary schools and, for adults, Education and Training Boards across the country. The Reception and Integration Agency,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: It is worth noting that the Direct Provision system is a whole of Government system which delivers a wide range of services to those seeking international protection in Ireland. These services include for example health services as provided by the HSE, education services as provided in primary and post-primary schools and, for adults, Education and Training Boards across the country. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: The Direct Provision system is a whole of Government system which delivers a wide range of State services to those seeking international protection in Ireland. These services include health services as provided by the HSE, education services as provided by primary and post-primary schools and, for adults, Education and Training Boards across the country. The Reception and Integration Agency,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: ...and less than 5 years More than 5 years and less than 7 years More than 7 years 3410 468 239 348 It should be noted that when the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers examined the figures in 2015, there were 1,480 people in direct provision for 5 years or more. This figure is now 422 people. The vast majority...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: ...centres for those persons seeking protection, whether State-owned or privately owned, are operated by commercial companies. There are currently 32 accommodation centres being operated under the direct provision system. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to details of the cost of direct provision services per year from 2009 to date is set out as follows. Year Total...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: ...centres for those persons seeking protection, whether State-owned or privately owned, are operated by commercial companies. There are currently 32 accommodation centres being operated under the direct provision system. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to details of current centre location and contractor is set out in the table. Contractors for Accommodation Centres ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (26 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: ...in substantial numbers of people who were greater than five years in the system now dealt with. It is estimated that almost all of those identified in the Report as being over 5 years in the Direct Provision system and who do not have any impediments, such as ongoing judicial reviews, have now had their cases processed to completion. A range of measures have been put in place to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (26 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 515 and 516 together. The Reception and Integration Agency is currently considering the options that are possible to assist residents of direct provision who have leave to remain but who are encountering difficulties in accessing accommodation. I plan to hold meetings imminently with NGOs to see what might be possible. Of course, issues relating to housing...