Results 21-28 of 28 for "direct provision" speaker:Frances Black

Seanad: Direct Provision: Statements (4 Oct 2017)

Frances Black: I welcome the Minister. I am deeply sad that we still need to debate this issue. I disagree with the Minister in that I do not see direct provision as a way of protecting people. The system of direct provision is an absolute disgrace and something of which we should be deeply ashamed. The reality is that thousands of people are effectively warehoused and forced to live on €19 per...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2017)

Frances Black: I join other Senators in welcoming the report published this morning by the Department of Justice and Equality and researchers at University College Cork, UCC, on the lives of children living in direct provision. It further confirms what we all know, that direct provision is a national disgrace and we cannot stand over it.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Frances Black: ...decision with major implications for how we treat asylum seekers in this country. I have raised it here before and human rights organisations have been saying it for years but the system of direct provision is a disgrace. We have an obligation to treat people with basic dignity and respect and that includes the right to work. Who benefits from stopping talented, ambitious people from...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2016: Second Stage (30 May 2017)

Frances Black: ...security companies may be contracted to run electronic tagging schemes. Their primary motivation is profit as opposed to the rights of the individual or the welfare of citizens. That has been seen in terms of direct provision and could be seen in regard to this issue. In light of these concerns, I welcome the Tanaiste’s decision to establish a working group to specifically...

Seanad: Migrant Integration Strategy: Statements (16 May 2017)

Frances Black: ...be asking why these figures are so low in the first place. We can and must do more to show compassion to people fleeing persecution and war. Just a few days after Muhammad played that game in Belfast, a mother living in the direct provision centre in Eglinton in Galway had to carry her sick child for two miles to hospital, because she could not afford the bus fare. The Galway...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Frances Black: Today, I wish to highlight an issue around direct provision. Our treatment of the thousands of people in direct provision throughout this country is nothing short of a scandal. A country coming to terms with the awful abuse inflicted on people in the mother and baby homes, the Magdalen laundries and other State and religious institutions is now sowing the seeds for future shame. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Frances Black: ...as they have lost that trust, particularly in the past few years. It is time to build a relationship with communities, as that is vital. I apologise because I must head off but I do have a particular interest in direct provision. I look forward to hearing what the Minister has to say about that.

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

Frances Black: ...Higgins. Ireland is known around the world for its generosity, compassion and humanity. We do not have to look too far to see all the great work done by Irish overseas agencies. The conditions in direct provision where we keep people are shocking. It is a disgrace. It is not right that people are kept in such conditions. Some county councillors, who are also concerned about this...