Results 21-40 of 43 for "direct provision" speaker:Simon Harris

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (7 May 2020)

Simon Harris: ...will take on board her point on screening and the importance of the follow-up screening and will feed it into considerations. I will make available to the Deputy and the House the figures I have on direct provision. On the roadmap, I have also asked whether it is possible to put out the necessary figures for ICU admissions, hospitalisation and cases before we can move from one phase...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (7 May 2020)

Simon Harris: ...into healthcare facilities seems to have been a factor. We will produce a paper in relation to the work, which we will share with the Houses and the committee. We will publish it as well. On direct provision, first it is really important, for the benefit of those who sometimes like to talk down the many brilliant people who come to our country from over jurisdictions, that we...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (7 May 2020)

Simon Harris: ...for specific figures. To ensure accuracy, I prefer when figures are given out by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HPSC. The figure I have is that there have been 164 confirmed cases of residents in direct provision and I am happy to share that figure with the Deputy. A range of measures are in place to address any case of Covid-19 if and when it arises, and this includes the...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Simon Harris: ..., private, public and voluntary nursing homes, and the disability and mental health facilities. As we broaden the case definition we intend to expand to more vulnerable groups, including those in direct provision.

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Simon Harris: ...everybody during this global pandemic and treating everybody equally in that regard. That is why I am very reluctant on the floor of the House to provide information on one residential setting - a direct provision centre - that I would not provide about a nursing home, a disability facility or a mental health facility. We need to respect their confidentiality and ensure the information...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Simon Harris: ...advice and instruction, as it has done to date. In this regard, I am informed that the Department is in daily contact with the National Social Inclusion Office to manage the crisis in respect of direct provision centres. A wide range of measures has been put in place since the beginning of March. As outlined previously, work is under way to develop a protocol for mass testing, as this...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Simon Harris: ...people get. Regarding the Professor Barry letter to which Deputy Smith referred, I will provide a written response to that to ensure accuracy. I am glad Deputy Bríd Smith raised the issue of direct provision because it allows me time to respond to it. However, I need to let Deputy Paul Murphy in as well. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Justice...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Simon Harris: ...are on my mind. I intend to meet representatives from the Irish Dental Association and the chief dental nurse in the next week. I will have to write to the Deputy regarding the question on direct provision because I am out of time. I expect that we are going to receive the guidance and clarity on the issue of face masks that people rightly want in the coming days.

Health (Covid-19): Statements (Resumed) (23 Apr 2020)

Simon Harris: ...in this area. I am satisfied with the guidelines in place and, having talked to the Irish College of General Practitioners, I am satisfied with the approach being taken by our GPs. With regard to direct provision, which is an issue the Deputy highlights regularly, the Department of Justice and Equality has undertaken a lot of work to ensure accommodation is available for anyone who...

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2020)

Simon Harris: ..., Smith and O'Reilly mentioned, who are not yet on a professional register and who are keen to contribute in their chosen field in the fight against Covid-19. One such group is people who are in direct provision in this State. We want them and we need them. We need everyone we can to help us.

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2020)

Simon Harris: There is no provision for such a right in the Bill because people in direct provision already have the right. The perception, if such exists, that someone living in direct provision is precluded from applying to register as a health professional is entirely mistaken. I am advised that none of our health regulators imposes any restrictions relating to citizenship, asylum status or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Simon Harris: I did not hear the report but I am not surprised to hear that view. Let us consider what direct provision and emergency accommodation for people coming to our country are about. This is about people coming from what can be a highly traumatic environment and fleeing oppression to another country. We can all imagine the trauma of that. We can only begin to imagine the trauma of that for a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: In accordance with the provisions of the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE. Asylum seekers living in direct provision must complete and submit a Medical Card application form to the Health Service Executive (HSE) National Medical Card Unit (NMCU) for assessment. Medical Cards are issued to Asylum Seekers where their application is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Remit (19 Dec 2018)

Simon Harris: ...under which it has programmes of regulation and monitoring, encompassing older people’s services, disability services, children’s services and health. The responsibility for the administration of direct provision centres comes within the remit of the Department of Justice and Equality. The remit for the regulation of these services is not among the responsibilities assigned...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (19 Dec 2018)

Simon Harris: In accordance with the provisions of the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE. Asylum seekers living in direct provision must complete and submit a Medical Card application form to the Health Service Executive (HSE) National Medical Card Unit (NMCU) for assessment. Medical Cards are issued to Asylum Seekers where their application is...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: ...was also recently launched using the hashtag, #respectprotect, and there is ongoing extension of the provision of free condoms to target harder-to-reach groups, including, for example, people living in direct provision. Regarding Deputies' concerns and legitimate issues on obstetric care in general, I am proud to be part of a Government working with an Oireachtas which is committed to the...

Other Questions: Home Care Packages Administration (8 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: ...onwards. Home support services are a particular area of focus in budget 2018, with an additional €18.25 million allocated. 12 o’clock The additional resources bring the budget for the direct provision of home support services to €408 million, delivering over 17 million home support hours to 50,500 people. This compares with an estimated 16.34 million hours...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (2 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: ...objective of the mobile health screening unit is to provide an accessible targeted screening and primary care service to a wide range of marginalised service users in settings such as hostels, prisons, direct provision centres, refugee reception centres and orientation centres. The intercultural health project for refugees will support the delivery of a range of health services to meet...

Other Questions: National Treatment Purchase Fund (18 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: ...for long-term residential care services under the nursing homes support scheme. The NTPF's annual funding allocation was at its highest between 2004 and 2012 when it was involved in arranging the direct provision of hospital treatment to patients. Since 2012, the NTPF's role has focused on the maintenance, audit and quality assurance of waiting lists, pricing under the nursing homes...

EU Migration and Refugee Crisis: Statements (28 Apr 2016)

Simon Harris: ...with the humanity and respect they deserve, whilst also ensuring that we have a more efficient asylum and immigration procedure and safeguards in place. Many of the Deputies raised the issue of direct provision. The report of the working group which was published by Government last June made a total of 173 recommendations. Many of these have implications for a number of Government...