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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Refugee and Migrant Children in Ireland: Discussion (27 Jun 2023)

...of certain countries as safe countries of origin. We called for immediate working rights, or a full weekly allowance, for applicants who are unable to secure accommodation as well as the end of the direct provision system which we believe dehumanises asylum seekers. The stringent measures in direct provision centres strip people of their dignity and impede the freedom of young...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Refugee and Migrant Children in Ireland: Discussion (27 Jun 2023)

.... As Dr. O'Dalaigh has just said, perhaps a minor needs medical attention but she does not know where to go. Especially in emergency accommodation centres, there is no information at all. In direct provision accommodation there is information but in emergency accommodation there is nothing, unless one is told by somebody who has been there and has lived experience and says "You need to...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Refugee and Migrant Children in Ireland: Discussion (27 Jun 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: ...project operating out of the mosque on the South Circular Road. The women there have done the most amazing work, especially around Ramadan, when they provide packages to families who are living in direct provision accommodation. Reference was made to the practical nuts and bolts of everyday living. The fast is from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. It has been mentioned...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Refugee and Migrant Children in Ireland: Discussion (27 Jun 2023)

Ms Sharon Mpofu: To add to what Senator Seery Kearney said, when it comes to the workforce, a lot of qualified people are international protection applicants in direct provision. A great deal of red tape around that is preventing people from sharing their experiences and what qualifications they hold. There are doctors, nurses and teachers in direct provision but there are limitations in...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Refugee and Migrant Children in Ireland: Discussion (27 Jun 2023)

...welcome the fact that this year, through European accounts funding, 17 family support workers will be allocated, or one to each of the Tusla areas, to support directly parents and families within direct provision. Through the Children and Young People's Services Committee, CYPSC, which is about the health service, Tusla, county councils and the community and voluntary sector, a total of...