Results 21-40 of 42 for "direct provision" speaker:Jerry Buttimer

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...reception we received in many parts of the world when we travelled abroad as emigrants. We have made changes to the work permits scheme, although I accept that we have a road to travel on the issue of direct provision. The Government decided in 2015 to enter the European system of relocation and we are very much committed to that mechanism. The evidence of that is also seen in the...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Senator Butler mentioned. It is important that we have a debate about the role of the Church of Scientology and the cult-like way in which it operates. Senator Gavan raised the very important issue of direct provision and asylum seekers being able to work in our country. The Minister, Deputy Flanagan, the Taoiseach and the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, have been in the House and...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...him that we need to support and sustain IDA Ireland by providing the necessary connectivity and broadband. In response to Senator Ó Clochartaigh, I have read the remarks the Ombudsman made about direct provision. I am happy to arrange a debate on the matter. I commend Senator Mac Lochlainn on the role he played as Chair of the petitions committee. I have addressed the comments...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...obligation and a duty on all sides, whether the DUP, Sinn Féin, the SDLP or the UUP, to get around the table again to work towards ensuring that we can have a power-sharing executive back up and running. My views on direct provision are well known and I share Senator Dolan's comments that it is a blight on our State and one that we need to eradicate as a matter of urgency. I often...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Minister of State, Deputy Kehoe, has responded to the requests of this House. I will ask him to come to the House to present a report to the Chamber on that matter. Senator Gavan raised the issue of direct provision. His remarks which compare us to Nazi Germany are a bit unfair and are totally disingenuous. The two cannot be compared at all and his remark was a cheap shot.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am very much of the same view as the Senator. Direct provision is a blight on our-----

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...last time, the local government boundary commission did a disservice to local communities by including huge areas in municipal districts. I am happy to have that discussion. He also referred to direct provision. I am happy to hold that debate in the autumn. As I said yesterday, the Government is committed to implement the McMahon report. Senator Conway-Walsh raised the important...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...around the issue of bullying and its inclusion on the curriculum in schools. It is an important issue that has not gone away. Senators Bacik, Ó Ríordáin and Black raised the issue of the report on children in direct provision. The report makes for a very disappointing and upsetting read. As Senator Ó Ríordáin has rightly said, it is important that the...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: .... Senator Boyhan is correct that our diary sector is a pivotal part of our agricultural community, and I would be happy for the Minister to come to the House. He also made reference to people in direct provision.I look forward to the day we allow people to work. The Senator referenced people working in the food and agriculture sector and I hope we can address the issue. There was a...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Bill's continuation. Senators Black and Gavan referred to yesterday's Supreme Court decision. I welcome the decision and look forward to the Government's response. It has six months to do so. Direct provision was discussed on yesterday's Order of Business. The Government will ensure that there is a positive response. We must welcome yesterday's decision. As I said on television last...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I join Senators Gavan and Norris in welcoming the announcement by the Supreme Court this morning in respect of direct provision. People must have been following the Fine Gael leadership hustings at the weekend. It was discussed there and people were very much of the view that those in direct provision should be able to work. I am sure the Senators will be very happy to see that.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...classes. I am sure he has not moved away from that position, unless he has joined the former Senator and current Minister, Deputy Ross, in a new journey that we have not heard about. In respect of direct provision, many of us have been in the centres and have been unhappy with the conditions for those living there. Senator McFadden and I have raised the matter in the House as well. At...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The point Senator Murnane O'Connor made is an important one. Senator Boyhan raised an important point concerning the direct provision system. We had the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, in the House last week dealing with the issue of the implementation of the migrant strategy and some Members raised with him the direct provision system. All of us recognise the need for the...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ..., I will refer them to the Minister. I have been in discussions with the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy Stanton, with regard to the International Protection Act and direct provision. He is away this week and I hope to schedule that debate next week or during the week before the Easter recess. It is on the list. As the Senator knows, I have worked...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...of local authorities. It is an important matter. I will be happy for the relevant Minister to come to the House to discuss it. On the International Protection Act and the McMahon report on direct provision, the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy David Stanton, is working on the implementation of the report. I was in a direct provision centre recently....

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: ...is a profound implication in what is being proposed and we will work to make it happen. The Constitutional Convention does not have the power to instruct but to recommend. Senator Norris raised direct provision and there is a huge amount of work being done on that. Senator Ó Ríordáin was the Minister of State and the working group is going through the 173 recommendations,...

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

Jerry Buttimer: ...the reason for that. However, Members who engage with people every week and understand their plight recognise that this is a maze and minefield that must be sorted out. Senator Ardagh referred to direct provision. I commend the former Minister of State, Senator Ó Ríordáin, and the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, for his work in the justice committee, which he chaired.

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

Jerry Buttimer: He also visits direct provision centres. They are soulless, heartless places. The one in Cork-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: ...lives of people and different views. It is important that we hear all sides and not just extremes, whatever our own views or ideology. Senators Norris and Ó Ríordáin, a former Minister of State, raised the direct provision issue. I commend the former Minister of State, Senator Ó Ríordáin, on the work he did on direct provision. I spoke to the relevant...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: It is important we hear the views of people who have rights and entitlements, who deserve our respect; we have a duty of care to them. The Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, is visiting direct provision centres and I hope he will, in time, come to the House to discuss the issue. I fully agree with Senator Norris about the Living City initiative. In a number of budgets, the Minister, Deputy...