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# direct-provision - Tuesday 7 May, 2013

Interview

Children’s Minister ‘constantly amazed’ at lack of basic services

07/05/13 5,857 Views 17 Comments

In a recent broad-ranging interview, Frances Fitzgerald talks about schools being ‘too ashamed’ to stand up to bullying, ‘unacceptable’ waiting lists and ‘bad news’ in service inspections.

# direct-provision - Tuesday 23 April, 2013

Need To Know

The Evening Fix… now with added bands that don’t exist

23/04/13 6,723 Views 6 Comments

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today…

Direct Provision

Calls for Direct Provision to be overhauled

23/04/13 5,065 Views 131 Comments

The Irish Refugee Council says that Direct Provision needs to be overhauled and replaced with a new system that is fairer to asylum seekers and allows them to work after a certain length of time.

# direct-provision - Wednesday 3 April, 2013

Children

Moving teens to Direct Provision causes “uncertainty and fear”

03/04/13 5,556 Views 19 Comments

The report from UCD, which was commissioned by the HSE and Barnardos shows that there is a big need to recruit foster carers, especially in Dublin.

# direct-provision - Tuesday 13 November, 2012

Opinion

Column: Ireland’s treatment of asylum seekers is unfair – and bad value for money

13/11/12 9,144 Views 156 Comments

Ireland has 6,740 asylum seekers living in an antiquated direct provision system that is not fit for purpose, write Gavan Titley and Ronit Lentin.

# direct-provision - Sunday 14 October, 2012

Deaths

53 people seeking asylum have died in State care

14/10/12 6,116 Views 64 Comments

The deaths took place over the past ten years. One quarter of the asylum seekers who died were under five years of age.

# direct-provision - Wednesday 19 September, 2012

5 At 5

The 5 at 5: Wednesday

19/09/12 6,034 Views No Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

Direct Provision

Report questions if Direct Provision conditions ‘amount to child abuse’

19/09/12 3,611 Views 15 Comments

Poverty, malnutrition, inadequate heating, overcrowding and poor insulation are all impacting on children’s health in Direct Provision, the report says.

# direct-provision - Tuesday 11 September, 2012

Direct Provision

Closure of asylum seekers’ centre shows “disregard” for rights

11/09/12 6,004 Views 49 Comments

The number of asylum seekers is dropping, so Direct Provision accommodation centres are being consolidated in Ireland.

# direct-provision - Saturday 21 July, 2012

In Pictures This post contains images

PHOTOS: Intimate images from asylum seekers’ lives in Ireland

21/07/12 10,615 Views 33 Comments

Photographer Rory O’Neill sneaked into ‘direct provision’ accommodation in central Dublin to capture these pictures.

# direct-provision - Wednesday 20 June, 2012

Read Me

Interviews: ‘I love the food’ – first-hand stories from asylum seekers in Ireland

20/06/12 8,730 Views 107 Comments

What’s it really like being an asylum seeker? People living in State-funded accommodation describe their experiences.

# direct-provision - Saturday 8 October, 2011

Opinion

Column: My soul-destroying life as an asylum-seeker

08/10/11 2,490 Views 73 Comments

Moussa has been living in a hostel in Ireland for seven years while the Government decides if he can stay and work here. Waiting is soul-destroying, he says, as is being made to feel like a criminal.

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