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Question· writtenPQ 598asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2022
598. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if any visa or travel documents are required for a Ukrainian refugee to return to Ireland following a visit to the UK; the terms of any visa; the cost of any visa; the number of days the person can stay outside Ireland and still return without issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59465/22]
Question· writtenPQ 523asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2022
523. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of hotels or accommodation centres housing Ukrainian refugees that have not been paid or have outstanding payments pending from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59530/22]
Question· writtenPQ 522asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2022
522. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify the situation regarding a location (details supplied) for accommodation of persons seeking international protection. [59519/22]
Question· writtenPQ 518asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2022
518. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of hotels that the State is currently utilising to accommodate Ukrainians and other international refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59381/22]
Question· writtenPQ 514asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2022
514. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 17 November 2022, if the mentioned training has been provided within temporary IPAS-contracted properties such as hotels or guesthouses. [59363/22]
Question· writtenPQ 506asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2022
506. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when payment will issue to a company (details supplied) that has been providing accommodation for Ukrainian refugees since August 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59167/22]
Question· writtenPQ 241asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2022
241. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current estimated cost of supporting Ukrainian refugees in Ireland, noting that Ireland has contributed over €20 million to humanitarian aid to Ukraine and has also committed the EU to almost €1 billion in further aid; and the financial support available to Ireland from the EU to reimburse the cost of supporting Ukrainian refugees in Ireland given that the EU has also committed to billions more in lethal military aid. [58924/22]
Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2022
94. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the way that she is supporting refugees and those who are seeking international protection to gain employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59209/22]
Question· writtenPQ 293asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2022
293. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice if it is correct that a person with permission to remain on the basis of refugee status who wishes to change their name from their maiden name to their married name on their documentation must first change their name on their passport; and if there is any alternative process, given that refugees may feel unsafe making contact with their country of origin for this purpose. [58581/22]
Question· writtenPQ 159asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2022
159. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of refugee spaces for victims/survivors of domestic violence/gender-based violence currently being funded by her Department in each county. [58458/22]
Question· writtenPQ 137asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2022
137. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of non-residential buildings currently in use for the accommodation of Ukrainian refugees and international protection applicants; the breakdown of the number of buildings by local authority area; and the current number of persons residing in these buildings in each local authority area. [58388/22]
Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2022
119. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if her Department will establish a digital support fund in order that Ukrainian students can complete their exams as per the Ukrainian curriculum; and if these students will be provided with adequate broadband connection and appropriate digital devices such as laptops or iPads in response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis. [58317/22]
Question· writtenPQ 118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2022
118. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if the National Educational Psychological Service will be expanded to include therapeutic including trauma support for schools on site to enable them to support displaced Ukrainian students and for existing students in response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis. [58316/22]
Question· writtenPQ 117asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2022
117. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if her Department will make translators and interpreters available to schools, who have received targeted training in advance to include translating challenging and sensitive conversations in response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis. [58315/22]
Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2022
94. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant buildings identified and recommended to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the provision of emergency accommodation for Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers; the breakdown of the number of buildings per county; and the potential bed capacity in each local authority. [58386/22]
Question· writtenPQ 578asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
578. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the measures that are in place or that are planned to streamline the processing of medical card applications for Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57268/22]
Question· writtenPQ 521asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
521. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if travel documents are required for a Ukrainian refugee staying in Ireland to travel to London or Belfast to sit an examination (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57297/22]
Question· writtenPQ 520asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
520. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice the documents or proof that are required from Ukrainian refugees entering Ireland to demonstrate they are genuinely Ukrainians fleeing the war. [58177/22]
Question· writtenPQ 491asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
491. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the accommodation recognition payment for households accommodating Ukrainian refugees will be increased, given the current increase in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57960/22]
Question· writtenPQ 478asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
478. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding any training courses or any other professional development required for hotel managers and staff that are operating emergency accommodation centres for refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57295/22]
Question· writtenPQ 476asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
476. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a decision will issue in relation to an application by a person (details supplied) who has made an offer of a commercial property with 81 bed spaces in County Donegal to house Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57270/22]
Question· writtenPQ 279asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
279. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new local authority-led pledge call for vacant properties and holiday homes for the temporary housing of refugees will be made. [57391/22]
Question· writtenPQ 266asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2022
266. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the average number of decisions on applications for asylum that are made each month; the number of applications for asylum that have been granted to date in 2022 compared to 2019 to 2021 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57173/22]
Question· writtenPQ 260asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2022
260. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she will set out the amount allocated in Budget 2023 to update ICT in her Department; the amounts to be allocated to updating the digitalisation needs relating to asylum, migration or border controls including Eurodac, SIS and VIS; if she will set out the expenditure on these issues in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57054/22]
Question· writtenPQ 240asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2022
240. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of all contracts that have been awarded for the provision of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees and those seeking international protection since February 2022 and the value of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57093/22]
Question· writtenPQ 239asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2022
239. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of the proposed locations for the delivery of modular housing by the OPW for accommodation for Ukrainian refugees and those seeking international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57092/22]
Question· writtenPQ 129asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2022
129. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional supports that he has put in place to ensure that local communities in counties Cavan and Monaghan that have welcomed refugees and asylum seekers are not in a position of having to use funding and resources that were previously allocated before the current crisis in Ukraine; the supports that he has ensured are delivered from other Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56980/22]
Question· writtenPQ 122asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2022
122. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional supports that he has put in place to ensure that communities that have welcomed refugees and asylum seekers are not in a position of having to use funding and resources that were previously allocated before the current crisis in Ukraine; and the supports that he has ensured are delivered from other Departments [56979/22]
Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2022
94. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that has been made to date under the community sponsorship programme; his plans to further develop the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56524/22]
Question· writtenPQ 85asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2022
85. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the Irish Refugee Council Report titled "Accommodation Crisis 2022: Response and Recommendations" published in October 2022, that states that the Irish protection system is in crisis, that there has been a serious and unprecedented breakdown in Ireland's reception system and that a whole-of-Government response is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56938/22]
Question· oralPQ 74asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2022
74. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of recent HIQA inspections of IPAS-contracted properties. [56573/22]
Question· oralPQ 69asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2022
69. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the levels of co-operation that his Department has had from other Government Departments and local authorities to assist with providing accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57250/22]
Question· oralPQ 1asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2022
1. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide details of any plans she has for the hotel and accommodation sector in 2023, with particular regard to the effect of the Ukrainian refugee crisis on the sustainability of the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56967/22]
Question· writtenPQ 144asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2022
144. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a breakdown of the number of asylum seekers in the country by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56789/22]
Question· writtenPQ 143asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2022
143. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of asylum seekers currently in Killarney; the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56788/22]
Question· writtenPQ 142asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2022
142. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees in the Killarney area; the breakdown of the number for other towns in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56787/22]
Question· writtenPQ 141asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2022
141. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the number of Ukrainian refugees that have come to Ireland by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56786/22]
Question· writtenPQ 115asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2022
115. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the details of the weekly allowance that is being paid to Ukrainian refugees in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56791/22]
Question· writtenPQ 430asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2022
430. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will consider providing sponsorship for the Christmas lights in Saggart, County Dublin, under his Department's integration remit given that Saggart hosts Ireland's only reception centre for refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56189/22]
Question· writtenPQ 425asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2022
425. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the decisions taken on the proposed refugee centre at the equestrian centre in Kill, County Kildare to include information on identification of site; the various bases for same, for example, suitability of site and facility services and amenities; and the dates of each and all stages of the process. [56151/22]
Question· writtenPQ 424asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2022
424. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether a site identified by the local authority, deemed suitable by those with local knowledge and professional expertise, which enjoys the support of key stakeholders, would be preferable to a privately procured “brownfield” site with legacy issues, with a view to accommodation for refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56107/22]
Question· writtenPQ 423asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2022
423. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has engaged with Kildare County Council with regard to proposed sites for accommodation of refugees; if his attention has further been drawn to reports that Kildare County Council has identified and proposed several sites to date which it has deemed suitable, which his Department has not engaged upon; the reason for this lack of engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56106/22]
Question· writtenPQ 422asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2022
422. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the significant concerns raised by senior planners in Kildare County Council regarding the proposed use of a centre (details supplied) to accommodate refugees both in terms of the site’s isolated location, lack of proximity to public transport or support services, as well as detailed concerns regarding the site itself and the proposed design which lacks natural daylight, adequate communal areas, the fact that housing was previously rejected by planners at this site, and many other issues; his views on whether the project should proceed at this location regardless; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56105/22]
Question· writtenPQ 421asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2022
421. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of a centre (details supplied) as a potential site for housing refugees or displaced persons through the IPAS system or otherwise; the way in which this site was selected; the criteria that were applied; the consultation that took place with the local authority, local public representatives and the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56104/22]
Question· writtenPQ 420asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2022
420. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the exact process by which a centre (details supplied) was brought to his attention as a potential site for housing refugees or displaced persons through the IPAS system or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56103/22]
Question· writtenPQ 314asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2022
314. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence if any meetings of the national emergency co-ordination group have taken place during 2022 to discuss the State's response to arriving Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56340/22]
Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2022
130. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the land, properties or buildings the OPW or his Department have made available in 2022 for housing or accommodation for Ukrainian refugees or those seeking international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56432/22]
Question· writtenPQ 225asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2022
225. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number and locations of sites he has visited that could be considered for modular homes for refugees, Ukrainians and Irish social housing tenants, in tabular form. [56095/22]
Question· writtenPQ 97asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2022
97. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a payment will issue to a commercial accommodation provider of Ukrainian refugees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55733/22]
Question· writtenPQ 1216asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
1216. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the measures and additional supports that the HSE is putting in place to assist GP practices and others across County Donegal to support Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55454/22]