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# direct-provision - Today’s News
'It's like someone is watching my every move': Children in Direct Provision face lack of privacy, discrimination
A 100-page report by The Ombudsman For Children’s Office contains interviews with children living in Direct Provision.
# direct-provision - Friday 3 July, 2020
'Our friend was badly let down by the State': Calls for transparency around deaths in Direct Provision one year after Sylva Tukula's burial
The CSO is aiming to collect data on Direct Provision deaths but the Justice Department says it has no role in collecting this.
# direct-provision - Friday 19 June, 2020
Department asks Direct Provision centre owners to prove living conditions allegations are 'clearly false'
“IPAS is more concerned about protecting their reputation and the reputations of private contractors,” said Nasc CEO Fiona Finn.
# direct-provision - Tuesday 9 June, 2020
'I live in Direct Provision and our kids are not immune to racial discrimination'
Owodunni Ola Mustapha tells her own story and that of the children in DP who have suffered racist abuse.
# direct-provision - Sunday 7 June, 2020
Justice Minister: 'Root-and-branch' change to Direct Provision will 'ultimately lead to its abolition'
The Justice Minister made the comments on RTÉ Radio Ones’s This Week programme.
# direct-provision - Friday 5 June, 2020
Overhaul of Direct Provision system recommended by expert group tasked with improving residents' welfare
Direct Provision was set up as a temporary measure in 1999.
Over 32,000 people sign petition calling for government to end Direct Provision
The system was set up as a temporary measure in 1999.
# direct-provision - Tuesday 26 May, 2020
Covid-19 transported to Direct Provision centre in Caherciveen from Dublin, Dáil committee told
Fianna Fáil TD Norma Foley made the claims at a sitting of the Dáil Covid-19 committee today.
# direct-provision - Wednesday 20 May, 2020
Charlie Flanagan apologises to Cahersiveen locals and residents in Direct Provision centre
There have been a number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 at the centre since April.
HSE letter outlines Direct Provision strategy but warns accommodation may be 'insufficient or unsuitable' for self-isolation
There have been 171 cases of Covid-19 among people living in Direct Provision including 13 clusters.
# direct-provision - Sunday 10 May, 2020
PPE will cost €1 billion this year, and number of Covid-19 patients in ICU has halved from peak
Some 120 million masks will arrive in Ireland from South Korea in the coming weeks.
'We've been firefighting': Inside the State's response to Covid-19 in Direct Provision
There are now 149 cases of Covid-19 in Direct Provision.
# direct-provision - Thursday 7 May, 2020
Simon Harris thanks 160 healthcare workers who live in Direct Provision
There have been 164 confirmed cases of Covid-19 among residents in Direct Provision centres to date.
# direct-provision - Wednesday 6 May, 2020
Asylum seekers continue calls to be moved out of Covid-struck former hotel in Kerry
The have been 22 confirmed Covid-19 cases at the former Skellig Star Hotel.
# direct-provision - Tuesday 5 May, 2020
Non-family sharing rooms in Direct Provision 'plainly contrary' to public health advice, Refugee Council says
Health Officials have confirmed 62 cases of Covid-19 in Direct Provision centres, including nine clusters.
# direct-provision - Thursday 30 April, 2020
Coronavirus: Health officials confirm 62 cases in Direct Provision centres
There are nine clusters at Direct Provision centres across the country.
# direct-provision - Thursday 23 April, 2020
CMO warns progress could be 'undone very quickly' as data shows increase in population movement
Dr Tony Holohan said it is not certain that restrictions will be relaxed on 5 May.
Covid-19 crisis highlights how 'unsuitable' some Direct Provisions conditions are, Ombudsman says
The Ombudsman today published his annual commentary on Direct Provision complaints.
# direct-provision - Tuesday 31 March, 2020
Justice Dept: Over 650 new beds 'will facilitate greater social distancing and isolation' in Direct Provision
The new accommodation will mainly be located in hotels in Dublin, Galway and Cork.
# direct-provision - Monday 2 March, 2020
Department to hold meeting with locals in Rosslare ahead of new Direct Provision centre opening
The centre will be located at the former Rosslare Port Lodge Hotel.
# direct-provision - Thursday 20 February, 2020
Four buildings in Tullamore town centre to be used for new direct provision centre
Local representatives and government officials met this afternoon to discuss the plans.
# direct-provision - Wednesday 19 February, 2020
'We don't want to create an 'us and them' scenario': Tullamore councillors to discuss planned Direct Provision centre
“It’s a fait accompli, I would prefer if there had been more consultation,” one councillor said.
# direct-provision - Tuesday 18 February, 2020
Direct provision centre to accommodate up to 168 asylum seekers in Offaly from early March
The premises was offered to the Department via the recent public procurement competition for the Midlands region.
# direct-provision - Thursday 30 January, 2020
'I might never see my parents again': Asylum seekers share their experiences of isolation and PTSD
Many female asylum seekers and refugees in Ireland are living with depression, anxiety and PTSD, a new report has found.
# direct-provision - Monday 27 January, 2020
Opinion: How would I, a refugee in Ireland, vote in this election?
Voting is a privilege and homelessness is the biggest challenge, writes Evgeny Shtorn.
# direct-provision - Wednesday 15 January, 2020
Last-minute reprieve for Cork students as family saved from deportation
It came after an intervention from Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan.
# direct-provision - Tuesday 14 January, 2020
'They operate in a vacuum': Migrant rights group hits out at lack of inspections for hotels housing asylum seekers
There are currently over 1,500 asylum seekers living in Emergency Accommodation.
# direct-provision - Monday 13 January, 2020
Campaign under way to save family living in Cork from being deported later this week
Two online petitions supporting the teenagers have had over 5,000 signatures.
# direct-provision - Friday 10 January, 2020
Limerick Direct Provision centre to shut next month
A migrant rights charity last month called for the centre to shut.
# direct-provision - Monday 6 January, 2020
Video of crowded Direct Provision room not staged, says asylum seeker group
Video footage posted on Twitter appears to show ten beds in one hotel room in Portarlington.
# direct-provision - Sunday 5 January, 2020
Student living in Direct Provision says jail would be 'better than being here'
Mature student Lesley Mkoko says his bedroom in Waterford city is infested with bedbugs.
Justice Department to make 'formal requests' to coroners after woman who died in Direct Provision buried alone
Sylva Tukula was buried in May without ceremony or notice given to her friends.
# direct-provision - Saturday 4 January, 2020
Dept of Justice says video of cramped Direct Provision room 'appears to have been staged'
The Depart of Justice said this afternoon that no more than six people are in a room at the East End Hotel centre.
Man arrested after fire at Limerick Direct Provision centre
The man appeared in court on 2 January and is due in court again next week.
# direct-provision - Monday 30 December, 2019
Justice Minister welcomes 50 Syrians at Mosney following arrival at Dublin Airport
The families have been resettled in Ireland under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme.
# direct-provision - Saturday 28 December, 2019
Direct Provision expert group announced to look at ways to 'better meet needs of asylum seekers'
Among the issues the group will examine is engaging with communities where Direct Provision centres are due to open.
# direct-provision - Thursday 26 December, 2019
'Nothing special being asked of Oughterard' in accommodating asylum seekers, said top Justice official
Plans for a Direct Provision centre were abandoned after weeks of protests by locals.
# direct-provision - Monday 23 December, 2019
Protesters barred from interfering in accommodation being fitted out for asylum seekers in Leitrim
Mr Justice Max Barrett granted the permanent injunction today.
# direct-provision - Thursday 12 December, 2019
'Treated like cattle': Justice Committee chair says 'profiteering' use of hotels for asylum seekers should end
The Justice Committee today launched its report into Direct Provision.
Direct Provision should be 'replaced' or 'fundamentally reformed', Justice Committee concludes
The committee heard from stakeholders in relation to Direct Provision over the summer.
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Health Minister Stephen Donnelly called the new app “a powerful tool” that’ll be used to help health authorities track down close contacts of people with Covid-19.
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