Results 21-33 of 33 for "direct provision" speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Dec 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 51. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to end the practice of housing persons seeking asylum in direct provision. [40421/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ombudsman for Children Remit (25 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: ...for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which he will publish legislation to extend the remit of the Office of the Ombudsman for Children to include cases concerning children residing in direct provision. [32061/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ombudsman for Children Remit (19 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: ...the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which she will publish legislation to extend the remit of the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to include cases concerning children residing in direct provision. [31000/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Expenditure (8 Dec 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: ...for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 1 December 2015, if she keeps a readily available breakdown of the amounts paid to companies contracted to run State-owned direct provision centres; the parliamentary and public oversight mechanisms in place to monitor these multi-million euro contracts; and her plans to remedy this situation. [44104/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Expenditure (8 Dec 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 318. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amounts paid to the operators of Knockalisheen direct provision centre, by operator and by individual contract, from its first use as a direct provision centre to the present. [44105/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Expenditure (1 Dec 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amounts paid to the companies contracted to run each State-owned direct provision centre, from the inception of the system to present, by centre, by contractor and by start and end dates of each contract, in tabular form; and her plans to read this into the record of Dáil Éireann. [42438/15]

Social Housing Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: ...houses will cater for those who will become homeless this month and next month, but no one else will benefit. The Minister says it is an interim measure but unfortunately I do not believe that. Direct provision was supposed to be an interim measure, as was housing people in hostels and hotels, yet they are now becoming permanent measures. The Minister talks about the RAS and HAP...

Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jun 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: ...do with religion. This is about equality. Much has been done over the past number of weeks to enhance equality within Irish society. I know the Minister of State is doing a lot of work in respect of direct provision. This section in the legislation is draconian and needs to be taken off the Statute Book very quickly. This section in the legislation could technically discriminate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (24 Mar 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 452. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of incidents of self-harm that required medical attention, in each direct provision accommodation centre during each year since 2009. [11345/15]

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (8 May 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: ...ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has met with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to discuss the matter of expanding the remit of the Ombudsman for Children to investigate direct provision hostels. [22667/12]

Asylum Support Services (13 Mar 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: ...and have become socially isolated, wasting a potential resource of new skills, ideas and energy which could be available to the Irish economy and society. It is clear that the whole system of direct provision must be examined and we must address it.

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (22 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reform direct provision centres; his plans to introduce an independent complaints mechanism for direct provision centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35857/11]

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (22 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a condition into contracts with direct provision accommodation providers which allows full access to centres for mental health personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35858/11]