Results 41-60 of 293 for "direct provision" speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...x20ac;29.80 for children. The issue of income support for international protection applicants is considered within the context of the reform process underway under the framework of the White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a new International Protection Support Service. The issue of the rate of the current allowance will be considered within the budgetary process for...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (30 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since publishing A White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service, my Department has placed a significant focus and drive on delivering these reforms. Implementation of the White Paper began with the appointment of dedicated staff as part of a transition team in the Department to lead the transition to the new system. Governance...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (30 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 27 and 30 together. Since publishing A White Paper to End Direct Provision and to establish a New International Protection Support Service, my Department has placed a significant focus and drive on delivering these reforms. Implementation of the White Paper began with the appointment of dedicated staff – a ‘Transition Team’...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Projects (30 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...be completed by year-end. Work is underway in the design and delivery of the Capacity and Innovation Grant schemes and I hope to announce details of these schemes later this year. Since publishing A White Paper to End Direct Provision and to establish a New International Protection Support Service, my Department has placed a significant focus and drive on delivering these reforms...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (21 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...protection. E04: International Protection Accommodation Services To meet accommodation costs and other supports for international protection applicants and for the implementation of the White Paper to end Direct provision. 6,000,000 01/12/2022 C08: Response to Legacy of Mother and Baby Institutions To meet costs associated with...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Civil Law Act 2022 (Section 4 (2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2023: Motion (28 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...we have faced in this area in the past year. The landscape has entirely changed from what it was in late 2021, for example, when we undertook the serious and still challenging task of ending direct provision by the end of 2024. We were dealing with accommodating and meeting the accommodation needs of 7,500 people with an expectation of 3,500 to 4,000 people arriving per year. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (21 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...system of accommodation for International Protection applicants and replace it with a new model that is based on a not for profit approach. As part of this process I published A White Paper to end Direct Provision and to Establish a new International Protection Support Serviceon 26 February 2021. This paper sets out a new approach for accommodating applicants that seek International...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (14 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, as requested see below the number of direct provision centres, emergency centres, reception centres and tented accommodation locations which were in use by the International Protection Accommodation Services as of 31 December 2019, 2020 and 2022; the occupancy of each of these centres and locations as of 31 December 2019, 2020 and 2022; the contracted capacity of each centre and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (9 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...been delays and we are looking at how to address them. The Deputy is also correct about the need to streamline and speed up the assessment of people's applications for international protection. One of the reasons direct provision became such a problem is that people were left in the system for so long. I recognise the work the Minister, Deputy McEntee, did and the Minister, Deputy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (9 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: .... We continue to engage and, as contracts come up for renewal, we will engage with more contractors to secure hotel and guest house accommodation. Deputy Bríd Smith raised a point about ending direct provision. We must recognise the changed landscape in terms of the numbers we are seeking to accommodate. The White Paper was introduced on the basis of 3,500 people coming through...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (9 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...relation to number of IPAs in each local authority area will be provided in writing to the Deputy. The number of persons seeking international protection currently in emergency accommodation and or direct provision centres within each local authority area is as follows: County Local Authority No. of Centres Total Occupancy Of Whom are Children...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (9 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...system of accommodation for International Protection applicants and replace it with a new model that is based on a not for profit approach. As part of this process, I published A White Paper to end Direct Provision and to Establish a new International Protection Support Serviceon 26 February 2021. This paper sets out a new approach for accommodating applicants that seek International...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...an increase of €33 million to €395 million in 2023. The funding will allow for the continuing provision of accommodation to those seeking international protection. The allocation also includes funding towards implementing the recommendations of the White Paper to end direct provision and to establish a new international protection support service. International protection...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...have an integration fund of over €1 million that is supporting approximately 67 different projects around the country. In terms of supports, HIQA will be undertaking inspection and monitoring of direct provision centres. Again, we are getting a State-recognised organisation to look at the standards being implemented there. I will conclude by speaking about the engagement...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (8 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...is based on a not for profit approach. As part of this process Minister Roderic O'Gorman T.D., Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, published A White Paper to end Direct Provision and to Establish a new International Protection Support Service on 26 February 2021. This paper sets out a new approach for accommodating applicants that seek...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (31 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...system of accommodation for International Protection applicants and replace it with a new model that is based on a not for profit approach. As part of this process, I published A White Paper to end Direct Provision and to Establish a new International Protection Support Service on 26th February 2021. This paper sets out a new approach for accommodating applicants that seek...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...system of accommodation for International Protection applicants and replace it with a new model that is based on a not for profit approach. As part of this process, I published A White Paper to end Direct Provision and to Establish a new International Protection Support Serviceon 26 February 2021. This paper sets out a new approach for accommodating applicants that seek International...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...sector. - National Quality Guidelines for School-Age Childcare Services were launched, as well as the award of the 2020 round of Childminder Development Grants, totalling just over €190,000. - The Report of the Advisory Group on Direct Provision was published jointly with the Department of Justice, and formed a key input to the White Paper to End Direct Provision that was...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Meetings (6 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...my Department have had with the Irish Refugee Council (IRC) and The Irish Immigrant Council (IIC) from 1 March 2021 to date: In February 2021, as part of the implementation of A White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service, governance structures were established to oversee transition to the new model in the form of a Programme Board....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (6 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...27/11/2022 17,648 In regard to the supports or assistance programmes, services or phonelines available to persons who have qualified for refugee status to help them move out of direct provision centres, I can confirm IPAS has a specific transition team who work in collaboration with Depaul Ireland, the Peter McVerry Trust (PMTV), officials in the Department of Housing,...