Results 21-40 of 55 for "direct provision" speaker:Ivana Bacik

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...a single and unified procedure for assessing protection applications. In particular, the Bill will deal with delay. We have all spoken about the fact that so many people have languished for so long in direct provision. The issue of statelessness is one on which we need a longer and considered debate. We need to see some procedure put in place to identify stateless applicants and to...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Second Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...of this Bill and that it represents part of much bigger legislation that was at an advanced stage previously. The aim of the Bill is to reduce the length of time an asylum applicant will spend in direct provision through establishing a single applications procedure. There is a good deal more in the Bill but clearly a reduction in time is a clear aim or goal which we all welcome. We also...

Seanad: European Council Decisions: Motions (1 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...to be known as emergency reception and orientation centres. I share the concerns of others, as expressed at the joint committee meeting and again today, that this should not become another form of direct provision. We are all familiar with the significant problems that exist in direct provision centres. We are all extremely anxious that these centres would not house people who are...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...they rescued. In that context, I ask the Leader to schedule a debate, early in the new session, with the Minister of State, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, on the implementation of the report on direct provision that was published recently. I note that the Minister of State has been appointed to head an implementation body to assess how the recommendations of that report can...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...is the 20th anniversary of that atrocity. A range of events are being held across the water and in Belfast, and we will have the event here next Tuesday. I welcome the publication of the report on direct provision yesterday, which went to the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, and the Minister of State, Deputy Ó Ríordáin. There was a good deal of publicity around the...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...debate very shortly. Senator van Turnhout referred to the marriage equality referendum. I agree it was a momentous day and thank her for her kind comments. The Senator also sought a debate on direct provision, in particular that the debate on the report on direct provision, commissioned by the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, and the Minister of State, Deputy Ó Ríordáin,...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...real shock that he passed away in such an untimely fashion. Senator Ó Clochartaigh referred to the referendum and also asked for a debate on other equality issues, notably children in poverty and direct provision. As I said, I will look for a debate on direct provision. The reports from HIQA and the ombudsman are particularly concerning. It would be appropriate to have a debate...

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...of the Bill in the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence shortly after Easter. I look forward to that because it is very important that we would reform the asylum system. I am aware it is a subject close to the Minister of State's heart, as is direct provision, which we have spoken about in this House many times. I again welcome the establishment last October of the protection...

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...tone. Very positive comments, generally, have been made by colleagues across the floor. I hope the amendment will not be pressed. We have had plenty of opportunity in this House to debate direct provision and we will again do so because all of us feel strongly about the matter. On the issue of undocumented migrants, I have worked with the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland on the matter and...

Seanad: Direct Provision: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...this issue again. We debated it in September and again on 23 October in light of the Private Members' Bill. It is very helpful to have regular updates from the Minister of State on the issue of direct provision because it is matter of great concern to many of us on both sides of the House. We have always worked very constructively together to try and improve on the situation for those...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ..., has been calling for for some time. Senator Martin Conway raised the issue of rendition flights and supported the remarks made by Senator David Norris in that regard. He also raised the issue of direct provision. I do not think anybody mentioned the fact that the Human Rights and Equality Commission had published a useful set of recommendations for improvements to the system of direct...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Oct 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...Deputy Jimmy Deenihan, to the House. I commend my colleague, Senator David Norris, for introducing the Bill, and a debate on this or related issues, which we have debated a number of times, around direct provision and those seeking asylum and other forms of permission to reside in Ireland. I commend him for making a thoughtful contribution to what is undoubtedly an ongoing debate....

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Oct 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...with moving to regularise the position of those who spent a long period in a legal limbo. That is what this Bill is about. However, we are at the commencement of a process of achieving real change in the direct provision and asylum application system in Ireland. That is hugely welcome. Senator Colm Burke and others have already spoken on this. I ask the Senator to give a little more...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...the Garda fleet. It is very important that there is investment in Garda vehicles. I welcome the establishment yesterday by the Minister of State, DeputyÓ Ríordáin, of the working group on direct provision. This House has played a central role in seeking improvements in the direct provision system and sought to ensure that the rights of those in the system are respected....

Seanad: Direct Provision System: Motion (17 Sep 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...of State, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, to the House in his new capacity. As other speakers acknowledged, he has an impressive track record in speaking up in a highly critical fashion about direct provision and for the rights of those in direct provision centres. I have great confidence in his ability to make changes to the system in his new capacity. I welcome those in...

Seanad: Regulation (EU) No. 603/2013 on the Establishment of Eurodac: Motion (3 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...of the application of this Eurodac regulation and this decision to opt in. I think Senator Ó Clochartaigh has raised various other issues around the treatment of asylum seekers, stigmatisation and direct provision, which he has raised many times. I would share many of his concerns and I know the Minister does as well and has responded. It is important to look at the detail of...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...cultural life. A beautiful poem by Dermot Healy is published in The Irish Timestoday to mark his passing. Senator Mac Conghail also asked for a debate with the Minister for Justice and Equality on direct provision. I will be happy to request that. That issue was the subject of a number of recent debates in the House. I was present at the Integration Centre yesterday for the launch of...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Catherine McGuinness (19 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...on board. There are, however, a number of areas where we are still failing children, and Ms McGuinness has identified them clearly and eloquently. More needs to be done in regard to children in direct provision. What is Ms McGuinness's view on the single best way to improve the situation of children in direct provision? The previous Minister of Justice and Equality has said, and we in...

Seanad: Racism in Ireland: Motion (4 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...the old system involving a declaration in the District Court, one waited until the end of the criminal law list before standing up to engage in a very technical procedure in a dusty courtroom. The direct provision system should be mentioned. The Seanad has had debates on that issue, but clearly more must be done to ensure the integration of asylum seekers and tackle the lengthy delays...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...on the matter. Senator Ó Clochartaigh referred to the former Minister for Justice and Equality. He welcomed the incoming Minister, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, and acknowledged her record on direct provision. I join the Senator in hoping that, as Minister, she will be very proactive on the issue. Senator Colm Burke also mentioned the former Minister for Justice and Equality. He also...