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Thursday 26 November 2020
Dr Day said today the current Direct Provision system is “reactive” and said that people living in the system “bear the consequences” of its failures.
A report drawn up by former Secretary General of the European Commission Dr Catherine Day has made a number of sweeping recommendations.
An expert group, led by former Secretary General of the European Commission Dr Catherine Day, has sent a list of recommendations to Government.
Homeless charity Depaul has helped 256 people move out of DP centres in recent months.
The testing rollout follows a recommendation from NPHET.
The Skellig Star Hotel was at the centre of a media storm earlier this year after an outbreak of Covid-19 among residents.
Mass testing at meat plants has indicated levels of infection among workers is now very low.
Earlier today, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly confirmed a further 120 cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
This comes after clusters at four meat plants led to a localised lockdown in Kildare, Offaly and Laois.
“As a country we must do better,” according to about 150 signatories.
The couple live in a direct provision centre in Athlone.
Mndala Limote said he is fearful of returning to his Direct Provision centre when his isolation at CityWest ends.
Direct Provision residents were previously excluded from applying for the payment.
The Justice Minister says she ‘deeply regrets’ the hunger strike by asylum seekers in Co Kerry.
The ruling overturns a previous finding in favour of people living in direct
Ireland is legally required to conduct these assessments, which aim to identify special reception needs for asylum seekers and refugees.
Residents at the former Skellig Star Hotel began the protest today.
No inspections of centres have taken place since late March due to Covid-19.
O’Gorman sat down with TheJournal.ie as he take the reins of the children’s ministry.
A 100-page report by The Ombudsman For Children’s Office contains interviews with children living in Direct Provision.
The CSO is aiming to collect data on Direct Provision deaths but the Justice Department says it has no role in collecting this.
“IPAS is more concerned about protecting their reputation and the reputations of private contractors,” said Nasc CEO Fiona Finn.
Owodunni Ola Mustapha tells her own story and that of the children in DP who have suffered racist abuse.
The Justice Minister made the comments on RTÉ Radio Ones’s This Week programme.
Direct Provision was set up as a temporary measure in 1999.
The system was set up as a temporary measure in 1999.
Fianna Fáil TD Norma Foley made the claims at a sitting of the Dáil Covid-19 committee today.
There have been a number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 at the centre since April.
There have been 171 cases of Covid-19 among people living in Direct Provision including 13 clusters.
Some 120 million masks will arrive in Ireland from South Korea in the coming weeks.
There are now 149 cases of Covid-19 in Direct Provision.
There have been 164 confirmed cases of Covid-19 among residents in Direct Provision centres to date.
The have been 22 confirmed Covid-19 cases at the former Skellig Star Hotel.
Health Officials have confirmed 62 cases of Covid-19 in Direct Provision centres, including nine clusters.
There are nine clusters at Direct Provision centres across the country.
Dr Tony Holohan said it is not certain that restrictions will be relaxed on 5 May.
The Ombudsman today published his annual commentary on Direct Provision complaints.
The new accommodation will mainly be located in hotels in Dublin, Galway and Cork.
The centre will be located at the former Rosslare Port Lodge Hotel.
Local representatives and government officials met this afternoon to discuss the plans.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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