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Question· writtenPQ 475asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2023
475. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacancies in accommodation hosting Ukrainian refugees across the country; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55986/23]
Question· writtenPQ 474asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2023
474. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a centre (details supplied) housing Ukrainian refugees has so many vacancies since last August, taking into account the pressure on accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; whether it is intended to ensure all accommodation centres have their full complement as far as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55985/23]
Question· writtenPQ 466asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2023
466. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps his Department is taking to ensure the child trafficking is not occurring where refugee families and adolescents are presenting for international protection in Ireland. [55038/23]
Question· writtenPQ 394asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2023
394. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for asylum that have included grounds relating to female genital mutilation that have been made from 2012 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55955/23]
Question· writtenPQ 385asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2023
385. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice the number of asylum seekers who are now in the State; the projected number of asylum seekers expected to come to the State over the next 12 months [54572/23]
Question· writtenPQ 134asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2023
134. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his accommodation plans for new international protection applicant refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55577/23]
Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2023
131. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans that are in place to provide accommodation for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54572/23]
Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2023
130. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees who are now in the State; the projected number of refugees from Ukraine expected to come to the State over the next 12 months; the plans that are in place to deal with the additional people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54571/23]
Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2023
121. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied minors or separated children currently seeking asylum in the State; and the types of care settings they are in, that is, foster care, residential care, emergency accommodation and so on. [55426/23]
Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2023
119. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware The Health Information and Quality Authority has raised concerns with the Government over why staff in accommodation centres housing Ukrainian refugees, including children, are not being vetted by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55579/23]
Question· writtenPQ 118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2023
118. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the steps he is taking to address the accommodation crisis for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55624/23]
Question· writtenPQ 111asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2023
111. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on any plans he has to introduce changes to the current situation in respect of the accommodation offered to Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55625/23]
Question· writtenPQ 89asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2023
89. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will launch a zero-tolerance information campaign across all media, particularly social media, to counteract corrosive anti-immigrant and far-right narratives, which are feeding into aggressive or misdirected protests near places where refugees are accommodated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54564/23]
Question· writtenPQ 85asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2023
85. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details on the number of centres in County Clare to date that are providing protection to Ukrainian refugees and international protection applicants; and the number of persons residing in these centres. [55636/23]
Question· oralPQ 78asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2023
78. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the progress in integrating those in temporary protection from Ukraine and who have refugee status into work, education and community activity; and whether further policy initiatives are under consideration to improve integration. [55781/23]
Question· writtenPQ 722asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2023
722. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports or assistance programmes, services or phonelines available to persons who have qualified for refugee status to help them move out of direct provision centres. [55438/23]
Question· writtenPQ 721asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2023
721. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently residing in direct provision centres in the State who have qualified for refugee status but continue to reside in direct provision centres. [55437/23]
Question· writtenPQ 705asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2023
705. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of individuals who have been granted refugee status and remain resident in direct provision centres; and the number of these individuals who have been relocated to another direct provision centre since receiving refugee status. [55182/23]
Question· writtenPQ 690asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2023
690. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of separated children or unaccompanied minors who have sought asylum in Ireland in each of the past 36 months. [54779/23]
Question· writtenPQ 689asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2023
689. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of persons seeking asylum in Ireland who have been homeless at the end of each week, over the past three years, in tabular form. [54778/23]
Question· writtenPQ 587asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2023
587. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the average processing time in Ireland for an application for asylum; the longest application processing time; and the number of persons who are currently having their applications for asylum processed (details supplied). [55433/23]
Question· writtenPQ 153asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2023
153. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on progress to secure large sites for the housing of refugees, as was issued in respect of pledges of accommodation in individual residential homes; and if he will report on his engagement with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in respect of same. [54125/23]
Question· writtenPQ 614asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2023
614. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health why Baggot Street hospital which is owned by the HSE and is left idle is not being used to house refugees. [53826/23]
Question· writtenPQ 398asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2023
398. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice how many persons in respect of whom a notice to transfer had been made under the Dublin 3 Regulation were not subsequently transferred; and of that number, how many were not transferred because the time period to implement the transfer pursuant to Dublin 3 had expired. [53498/23]
Question· writtenPQ 91asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2023
91. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason restaurants, cafés and gastropubs in areas highly dependent on tourism are not part of the new €10 million support scheme to assist those affected by the use of local hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation to house refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53468/23]
Question· writtenPQ 458asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2023
458. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to explain why the owners of a premises (details supplied) have not received any money for housing beneficiaries of temporary protection, despite housing them for over a year now; exactly what measures need to be taken to ensure the owners are paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52941/23]
Question· writtenPQ 429asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2023
429. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of flights which have been chartered by the State in the past five years to return failed asylum seekers or those denied entry to the country back to the point of origin, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52918/23]
Question· writtenPQ 229asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2023
229. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Pakistan as a result of the decision of the Government of Pakistan to deport 1.7 million Afghan refugees, many of whom face persecution in Afghanistan; the action he has taken to date to highlight this issue; if he has made contact with the Pakistan authorities to set out his concerns on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48922/23]
Question· writtenPQ 510asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2023
510. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details as to whether the asylum, migration and integration fund can be used to fund the return of failed international protection applicants to countries other than those on the safe countries list; if so, whether the list has to be an official EU safe country list; if not, if Ireland can compile its own safe country list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52306/23]
Question· writtenPQ 509asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2023
509. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details in tabular form of Ireland's potential share in total of the asylum, migration and integration fund; how much has been awarded to date under the fund; if matching funding is required by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52305/23]
Question· writtenPQ 420asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2023
420. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the options for Irish citizens who have family members in Gaza in terms of refugee or family reunification programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52374/23]
Question· writtenPQ 300asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2023
300. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if research has been carried out relating to visitor numbers and spending in locations where there has been displacement of tourism beds by refugees or other state supported accommodation recipients; if the findings will be provided; if she is concerned about any particular locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51817/23]
Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2023
121. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views on the process undertaken to ensure duplicate asylum applications are not made in this jurisdiction and the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51351/23]
Question· writtenPQ 416asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2023
416. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees and IPAS applicants being accommodated by the State or with the support of the State in Kerry and the per capita figure that this represents in the context of the overall population of the local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50530/23]
Question· writtenPQ 415asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2023
415. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees and IPAS applicants being accommodated by the State or with the support of the State in Dublin Fingal; the per capita figure that this represents in the context of the overall population of the local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50529/23]
Question· writtenPQ 413asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2023
413. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of IPAS applicants and Ukrainian refugees, respectively, currently accommodated with the support of the State; the respective number of IPAS applicants and Ukrainian refugees in receipt of State-supported accommodation per local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50527/23]
Question· writtenPQ 137asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2023
137. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education her views on submissions that her Department has received to date from the teacher representative unions in the State about the challenge of accommodating children and students from Ukrainian refugee families; her plans to provide the necessary resources to schools and teachers for this purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50311/23]
Question· writtenPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2023
73. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which he can directly, or through the EU and/or UN, influence colleagues throughout Europe and the developed world and raise awareness of the vulnerability of refugees, particularly women and children, who are very often at the mercy of traffickers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50502/23]
Question· writtenPQ 468asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
468. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost, broken into current and capital, of providing a State-owned and operated phase 2 accommodation unit for 50, 100, 250 and 500 international protection applicants/asylum seekers respectively. [49888/23]
Question· writtenPQ 467asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
467. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost, broken into current and capital, of providing a State-owned and operated phase 1 accommodation unit for 50, 100, 250 and 500 international protection applicants/asylum seekers respectively. [49887/23]
Question· writtenPQ 466asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
466. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the updated estimated cost, broken into current and capital, of providing State-owned and operated accommodation per 100 international protection applicants/asylum seekers. [49886/23]
Question· writtenPQ 441asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
441. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown in tabular form of the spending and allocation of the asylum, migration and integration fund (AIMF) by his Department from 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49708/23]
Question· writtenPQ 439asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
439. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for details on a matter regarding Ukrainian refugees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49650/23]
Question· writtenPQ 438asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
438. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of Ukrainian refugees and international protection applicants who are accommodated in Kerry, by town and premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49649/23]
Question· writtenPQ 437asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
437. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of the number of asylum seekers who have arrived in Ireland since the start of the year and a breakdown by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49648/23]
Question· writtenPQ 431asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
431. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of plans to locate international protection refugees in a location in Rosslare harbour, County Wexford; whether he is aware that numerous buildings in close vicinity are being used for similar purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49568/23]
Question· writtenPQ 418asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
418. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total costs of maintaining all asylum seekers in Ireland (excluding those from Ukraine) in each year from 2016 to 2022, including the cost of accommodation, allowances, assistance payments, health benefits, additional staffing and administration costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49398/23]
Question· writtenPQ 417asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
417. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total costs arising from refugees from Ukraine in 2022, including accommodation, assistance payments, health benefits, additional staffing and administration costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49397/23]
Question· writtenPQ 312asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
312. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details of the number of Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in Ireland since the start of the year with a breakdown by county. [49646/23]
Question· writtenPQ 68asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
68. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether he will call on Pakistan to halt the forced deportation of 1.7 million Afghan refugees; and to detail the work being conducted by his Department on the issue. [49921/23]