Direct Provision

Nasc is a founder member of the NGO Forum on Direct Provision, a network of organisations committed to campaigning for changes to protect the health and welfare of asylum-seekers housed in residential institutions here.

459. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers of persons within direct provision, who made their application for protection more than five years ago, and are respectively awaiting deportation, seeking subsidiary protection or leave to... Read more

177. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Deputy Eamon Gilmore): The... Read more

14. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the mechanisms being put in place at EU level to ensure Syrians entering the European Union seeking asylum will be given proper consideration in view of the treatment of refugees on BBC’s Newsnight programme... Read more

202. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Reception and Integration Agency’s child protection policy is based on centre staff who are not RIA employees relaying a concern to the designated child protection staff member... Read more

701. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the mandate of the reception and integration agency and whether or not the RIA has the power to delegate the care of asylum seekers and inspection of Direct Provision centres to privately operated, for-profit companies. Minister... Read more

698. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the difference in daily rates for asylum seekers in Direct Provision; and if he will provide a breakdown of the daily rate for asylum seekers in State-owned and privately owned Direct Provision centres. Minister for Justice... Read more

697. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that have been taken to open competition for contracts for direct provision per the recommendations of the Value for Money Report 2010; the reason the awarding of these contracts are not governed by European Communities... Read more

695. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a firm (details supplied) was first contracted by the Reception and Integration Agency to inspect Direct Provision centres; if he will explain the reason pre 2010 contracts were not published per procurement rules; and if he... Read more

692. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum requests that were refused and were granted each year in the past five years. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): It is important that the asylum recognition rate not be perceived as some target... Read more

691. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been deported from the State each year in the past four years. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): The number of persons removed from the State on foot of Deportation Orders made under... Read more

684. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has given consideration to the resolution passed by Clare County Council requesting him to undertake a review of accommodation arrangements for refugees and asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. Minister... Read more

679. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way he can reconcile efforts to modify the procedures for subsidiary protection in view of the fact that they have appealed the judgement in the MM v Minister for Justice to the Supreme Court; the way the backlog can be cleared... Read more

412. Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of discretionary payments made to asylum seekers in 2012, including the weekly cash allowance and exceptional needs payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Social Protection (Deputy... Read more

204. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on efforts that are being made by his Department to reform the direct provision scheme for asylum seekers and refugees, the alternative options being considered; and if he will make a statement on the... Read more

April 23rd 2013 saw the national launch of the ‘End Institutional Living’ campaign, called for by asylum seekers and supported by NGOs and community groups across Ireland. This campaign calls for an end to the direct provision system, where asylum seekers are housed in institutional accommodation... Read more

156. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland intends to ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; if so, when he intends to bring legislation before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he... Read more

25. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the suitability of direct provision centres for child and family accommodation of asylum seekers; if she has urged the Department for Justice and Equality to introduce an independent complaints mechanism and independent... Read more

297. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the way the Common European Asylum System will ensure that the European Union has a fair and effective system for processing asylum applications that is also robust and not open to abuse; and if he will make a statement... Read more

13. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to replace the direct provision system or put a system in place that would allow asylum seekers the right to work and live independently, which would save the State a considerable amount of money; and if he will make a... Read more

426. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to end the system of direct provision here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. 427. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is in a position to introduce a maximum six month... Read more