Results 21-40 of 48 for "direct provision" speaker:Mary Lou McDonald

Direct Provision for Asylum Seekers: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Oct 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: We in Sinn Féin believe the direct provision system is not acceptable for anybody and should be brought to an end without delay. This system is beneficial to nobody, least of all children. It institutionalises people, damages mental health, denies families privacy and forces a lack of work on them. People living under direct provision are forced by the State to live in inhumane...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...against the provisions of same. The Government promised to promote social inclusion, equality, diversity and the participation of immigrants in the economic, social, political and cultural life of their communities, but it stands over direct provision. Nothing has changed for the Traveller community. The Government drags its heels on the little it has promised to some, not all,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 42 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 12 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 13 - Procurement without a Competitive Process (3 Oct 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...examined by the committee, what evaluation has been undertaken of the relevant projects? I understand the Department undertook to look at the value for money achieved in taking the PPP route versus direct provision. Perhaps Mr. Quinn might give us a sense of the current status in this regard. I understand there were question marks against some of the projects, in particular the one in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter - 24 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (18 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...and their families out of nowhere on a shoestring. Asking them to negotiate to and fro with their landlords is an abuse of the people concerned. I have a final point. Will Ms O'Donoghue discuss direct provision for asylum seekers? She will be aware of a case involving a woman who, having applied for supplementary welfare allowance, was unsuccessful. Her appeal was successful, yet the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (27 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the number of families in direct provision who have been allocated a single room. [15727/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (27 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form a list of all direct provision centres housing asylum seekers; the name of the private operator who runs each centre; the number of bathrooms in each centre; and the number of bedrooms in each centre. [15724/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (27 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers in direct provision that have died year on year between 2005 and 2012; and cause of death in each instance. [15731/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (27 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women in direct provision who have reported incidents of domestic violence on a yearly basis between 2005 and 2012. [15722/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (27 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women in direct provision who have reported incidents of malnutrition on a yearly basis between 2005 and 2012. [15723/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (27 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of occasions on which the Health Service Executive has offered to take children in direct provision into care, or partial care, in cases of severe malnourishment or other illness. [15725/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Asylum Support Services (27 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Health the medical and psychological services offered to men, women and children housed in direct provision centres. [15726/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Asylum Support Services (27 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Health the actions his Department has taken to support vulnerable asylum seekers in direct provision following the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention (2005-2014) identification of this section of the population as particularly at risk of mental health problems, self-harm and other suicidal behaviours. [15730/13]

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...the current long and torturous procedure for applicants is shortened, mitigated and made more transparent, fair and timely. However, I am concerned that if the settled position is to move away from direct provision, it would be a matter of good planning that the Department, under the direction of the Secretary General, would be considering the various models and planning for that change....

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...process which would be welcome. Outside of that, is the Secretary General saying the Department has not taken any other initiatives and that nothing else has been done to pave the way for an end to direct provision? He will be aware that a clear commitment was made.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...a lag, some form of delay, after an application is made and the time required to process it. That can vary depending on the specifics of the case. Am I correct in saying that a system other than direct provision will be envisaged for those persons who are in the course of their application?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is not the Secretary General's understanding that the objective is to wind down the system of direct provision.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: The commitment from Government is very clear. The direct provision is identified as problematic as a place of detention for people in the asylum process. We all know the new legislation is on the way. When the new legislative mechanisms are in place and assuming they work well and efficiently, what is the alternative system other than direct provision that will be in place for persons who...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: Has the Secretary General explored what that other system outside direct provision might be?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: Has the Minister asked the officials in the Department to look at the alternative models to direct provision?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: I hear the point about the legislation and I understand that the legislation if it is more efficient will reduce the numbers in direct provision. I have heard that but I am asking a different question.