Podcasts about International protection

Richie is joined by Stuart Waiton and Mark Brady. Almost half of white men are self-censoring at work for fear of causing offence, a poll has found. Research by JL Partners also found almost a quarter of them (23 per cent) believe they experience discrimination because of their race and gender. Some 41 per cent said they worried they would be sacked if they said the wrong thing, while a third (34 per cent) believed white men were the least valued employees in their workplace. To discuss this and more, Richie is joined by the author, journalist and academic, Stuart Waiton. https://scottishunionforeducation.substack.com/abouthttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572731252083&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=ldQ94zhU2T3qoem0&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1DvUEnvRvJ%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr#In hour two Richie discusses an issue that's sparking growing debate across Ireland—how the country is handling migration and, more specifically, the impact of housing International Protection applicants in towns and rural communities.From vacant hotels to shuttered recreation centres, there's a sense among many locals that their towns are changing—and not always for the better. Property owners are profiting, rental markets are tightening, and questions are mounting about transparency, fairness, and long-term planning.One such place feeling the strain is Carrickmacross, in County Monaghan. To discuss this, Richie is joined by Mark Brady a local resident who's seen the changes up close. He shares what life is like on the ground, and why so many people in his town—and others—are speaking out.https://www.facebook.com/Carrickmacrosssaysnohttps://www.facebook.com/mark.brady.1800

The unprecedented increase in the numbers of people coming to Ireland seeking International Protection due to war or oppression in their homeland put serious pressure on State resources since 2023. The new Government has signalled a tougher approach to the issue, and has claimed some success. Are their reforms working, and is the tougher messaging appropriate? Hugh is joined by Colm Brophy TD, Minister of State for Migration, Madeleine Allen, policy and advocacy officer with the Irish Refugee Council, and Irish Times political correspondent Harry McGee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1.2 billion euros has been budgeted for International Protection accommodation this year. A ten-fold increase in spending since 2019. We discuss this with Peadar Toibin, Aontú Leader and TD for Meath West.

1.2 billion euros has been budgeted for International Protection accommodation this year. A ten-fold increase in spending since 2019. We discuss this with Peadar Toibin, Aontú Leader and TD for Meath West.

The Clare Immigrant Support Network says new migration reforms approved by Government today are urgently needed to resolve issues with the International Protection system. The new laws which are part of the EU migration pact, will come into effect next July and will see mandatory three-month deadlines for processing applications. Additionally immigration officers will be given power to enforce deportations without ministerial sign off. Clare Immigrant Support Network Chair Eoin Tynan O'Mahony has been telling Clare FM's Daragh Dolan that despite some concerns, overall the reforms are positive.

The government is proposing to dramatically reduce the average time of the appeals process in draft legislation brought to Cabinet today by Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan. To discuss this Ben Grogan, Simon Communities Executive Director & Pat Davitt, Chief Executive of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers.

Hi everyone, I have Lee Doran from William Russell with me. As the International Underwriting Manager Lee has an incredible knowledge of how protection insurance works across the UK and the rest of the world. With 20 years experience as an underwriter, he has seen and heard pretty much everything.In this episode we talk about Ukraine, Russia, the US and how getting insurance isn't the easiest thing to do. Lee takes us through how international insurance can make things far simpler for clients who move countries, if they need to make a claim. We also take you through some key points about admitted, non-admitted, group and individual protection.The key takeaways:International protection insurance options change quickly depending upon the health, social, political, financial and environmental situations of a country.There are some countries where you will simply not be able to arrange protection insurance for if you plan to travel or live there. There can be super specialist options, but it is pretty much guaranteed that the policy will exclude claims that happen in the sanctioned/restricted country.A case study looking at quite a straightforward international client requirement, and another case study of a more complex situation.Next time Alan is going to be back with me and we are going to be talking about underwriting updates for cigarettes and alcohol. Remember, if you are listening to this as part of your work, you can claim a CPD certificate on our website, thanks to our sponsors NextGen Planners.

A protest in Connamara is continuing outside a hotel in Carna, which has been offered as a potential accommodation centre for International Protection applicants. The Carna Bay Hotel has been housing Ukrainian refugees since 2022, but locals say they need the hotel back for tourism now. John Cooke was live from Co. Galway.

The State is more likely than ever to reject International Protection applications, with 81% refused at first instance this year, compared to 52% rejected in 2017.To discuss further on the show was John Lannon, CEO of Doras and Peadar Toibín, Leader of Aontú to discuss.

The State is more likely than ever to reject International Protection applications, with 81% refused at first instance this year, compared to 52% rejected in 2017.To discuss further on the show was John Lannon, CEO of Doras and Peadar Toibín, Leader of Aontú to discuss.

According to new data from the Department of Justice the average time it takes for a standard application for International Protection in Ireland to be processed is 18 months. So, does the process need to be fast tracked? We discussed this with Fiona Hurley, Chief Executive of Nasc, Migrant and Refugee Rights.

According to new data from the Department of Justice the average time it takes for a standard application for International Protection in Ireland to be processed is 18 months. So, does the process need to be fast tracked? We discussed this with Fiona Hurley, Chief Executive of Nasc, Migrant and Refugee Rights.

The annual cost in accommodating international protection seekers has topped €1 billion for the first time according to new figures provided by Minster Norma Foley to Aontu Leader Peadar Tóibín - Peadar joins Anton to discuss.

For the past decade, Cyprus, the EU's easternmost state and the closest to the Middle East, has stood as one of the EU's frontline states when it comes to the migration crisis. The fall of the Assad regime in Syria and the conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza are now raising new questions about migration and regional security. Nicholas Ioannides, the Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection of Cyprus, joins Thanos Davelis to break down these shifting dynamics on migration and on the security front, and explore how cooperation with partners in the region, the EU, and the US, is going to be critical in tackling these challenges.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Hundreds of Syrians drop asylum bids in Cyprus since Assad's fall, minister saysMore than 1,000 Syrians have withdrawn asylum applications in Cyprus, another 500 have returned homePoland will not implement Migration Pact, Donald Tusk tells Ursula von der LeyenUS leadership key to Middle East stability, experts say at 6th Southeast Europe ForumDendias highlights Greece's strategic role in US foreign policyTurkish Navy continues to shadow Greek surveys north of Crete

Today on the show - Darren O Rourke says proposal in Kells for IPAS accommodation is another example of Govt's failed approach on International Protection, Greg Fry, AI expert spoke to Alan about the impact of AI on the business sector and Alison Comyn joined us in studio to talk to us after her appointment by the Taoiseach to the Seanad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's hoped the reality of Clare people forced to sleep in their cars and being unable to heat their homes can come to an end under the next coalition. Saint Vincent De Paul has published 21 proposals for the next programme for Government, which include targets to make poverty proofing legal binding and statutory homeless prevention. The document entitled 'Delivering A Equal and Inclusive Ireland' also requests a special taskforce to address waiting lists for children with additional needs, and a dedicated agency for International Protection. Clare SVP President Denis Carty insists the measures are needed.

Lisa Chambers, Fianna Fáil Senator; Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD for Cavan-Monaghan; Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central; Sarah Burns, Reporter with The Irish Times

The Taoiseach has been asked to intervene to keep much needed student accommodation available for those attending the Atlantic Technological University in Sligo amid fears that almost 500 bed spaces will now house International Protection Applicants instead. Reporter John Cooke tells us more.

Louisa Santoro, chief executive of Mendicity charity in Dublin, discusses homelessnees among international protection applicants.

“Community engagement” has been a consistent talking point in the conversation around housing international protection applicants, but one local authority actively doing it is South Dublin County Council. Alan Edge is an Independent Councillor for South County Dublin and he spoke to Kieran about this

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Social Protection, discusses his party's new policy document outlining its plan for International Protection Applicants.

Louise Burne, Political Correspondent, Irish Mirror

The Garda Public Order Unit is in situ at the former Crown Paints Factory in Coolock earmaked for the housing of International Protection applicants. We hear from our reporter Barry Lenihan who is in Coolock, Sinn Féin Dublin City Councillor Mícheál Mac Donncha & Trina O'Connor, Criminalogist and host of the Real lives Untold Podcast.

Arrests have been made in Coolock, where protesters have clashed with Gardaí after a fire broke out at a site due to be developed to house asylum seekers.Newstalk's Henry McKean has been getting reactions from locals, and Kieran Cuddihy is joined by John Lyons, Independent Councillor for Artane-Whitehall and later, Alan Farrell, Fine Gael TD, Chair of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party and Spokesperson for Justice to discuss.

Multiple fires have been lit at a site considered for international protection applicants in Coolock this morning.Andrea Gilligan is joined by local Councillor Daryl Barron and Newstalk Reporter Alex Rowley to learn about what's happening and discuss.Image: Dublin Fire Brigade

A group of International Protection Applicants have been moved out of a Co. Clare Hotel with just two day's notice - over a year after the local community blocked roads in the area in protest at their arrival. Our Reporter John Cooke has followed the story since it began.

This week Minister for Justice Helen McEntee announced that five more countries have been added to the list of safe countries. They are Egypt, Morocco, India, Brazil and Malawi, and their addition has implications for anyone coming from there to Ireland seeking asylum. There are already 10 countries on that list – and it's a list that has changed and grown over recent years.So why these countries, and why now? And what does ‘safe' mean in the context of the International Protection process?Sorcha Pollak has been looking into what this means for new arrivals and for Ireland's system of assessing refuge applications.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Declan Conlon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maynooth University's Digital Health Summer School has announced the launch of an innovative digital platform hosting an extensive 'Living Lab' for secure, shared electronic health records, real-time communications, and the storage of medical assessments. Developed over a five-year period in collaboration with 50 Health Service Executive (HSE) clinicians and social care workers, the Digital Health Spine Living Lab is already supporting a community of more than 15,000 vulnerable people with complex care needs, in more than 180 distributed locations. Ireland is ranked at the lowest level of EU Digital Health Maturity, with a score of zero, coming in far behind the second last placed, currently Czech Republic at 47%, as measured by the percentage of citizens with access to their electronic health records. Professor Martin Curley, Director of the Digital Health Ecosystem at Maynooth University's Innovation Value Institute (IVI) said the platform is now ready for scaling as a national solution. "The 'Digital Health Spine Living Lab' gives clinical teams full 360-visibility into a patient's electronic patient records in real-time, allowing better care to be delivered in the right place and in the right time, fully aligned with the Sláintecare strategy. "This digital health solution whose development was led by clinicians, in response to very challenging health needs of patient cohorts such as the homeless, Roma and International Protection applicants is now ready for scaling as a national solution," Professor Curley said. "We are one of the few remaining countries with no centralised electronic health records. The more we delay the more people die prematurely. We are now ready to leapfrog to a new era of care with the announcement of this Digital platform. Because the solution is primarily open-sourced based, it is far more cost efficient and can be improved much more rapidly than similarcommercial solutions." In an address to the Summer School, the OECD's Head of Digital Health Eric Sutherland, identifies Ireland as having the lowest health digital and data maturity of the OECD countries. The HSE Social Inclusion Services has been piloting and operating an electronic health record and associated digital health services with clinicians and social workers, based on the Digital Health Spine model, to support people who are homeless, from the Roma community, from the Ukrainian refugee community as well as International Protection applicants, within the region of Dublin South, Kildare and West Wicklow. The Digital Health Spine (DHS) is modelled on the UK's NHS Spine, and can provide the architecture of digital health services and a platform to underpin a 21st century healthcare system in Ireland. At the core of the Spine is an individual electronic health record for every citizen in the country, implemented on the open source OpenEMR platform. This platform is certified by the US Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and in use by many clinicians and in locations around the world. HSE Service Director of Social Inclusion clinical response teams in the region, Maxine Radcliffe, demonstrated the electronic records system to national and international health experts and clinicians attending the Digital Health Summer School. "It is unimaginable that in 2024, patients and clinicians in Ireland do not have access to electronic health records as a standard part of care. We have implemented the Response for Vulnerable People (RVP) solution which is providing effective clinical care for over 15,000 people with complex care needs," she said. Professor Colin Doherty, Head of the Trinity College Medical School and consultant at St James Hospital, said: "It's now abundantly clear that data saves lives. We urgently need to address the failure of this country to properly digitise our health system. No more excuses. No more delays. Let's just do it." The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Community ...

Fianna Fáil TD Jim O'Callaghan & Denmark-based Journalist, Eoin O'Sullivan.

Laura Fletcher, reports that asylum seekers in receipt of the Daily Expenses Allowance will be means tested from next month.

John Lannon, CEO of Doras and Enterprise, Trade and Employment minister Peter Burke react on the means testing of IPAS allowances

The Department of Integration has confirmed it's considering an offer of accommodation for International Protection Applicants at the Abbey Hostel. It comes almost two weeks after 50 Ukrainian refugees, residing at the Ennis Hostel for up to two years, received letters from the Department, telling them to prepare for relocation. Some of these residents have been living in the town and attending local schools since the outbreak of war in 2022 and according to the Department, they will all be transferred by the 24th of this month. Scariff Independent TD Michael McNamara fears people will be uprooted from their new communities.

There are now over 80 tents pitched along the Grand Canal in Dublin this afternoon. The number has been rising since tents were removed from around the International Protection Office on Mount Street last week. To discuss this Aubrey McCarthy founder and chairman of Tiglin and Louisa Santoro the chief executive of Mendicity.

Host Pat Leahy and political correspondents Jack Horgan-Jones and Harry McGee discuss the week in politics:The critical shortage of accommodation for people arriving in Ireland to apply for International Protection was everywhere in the news this week, as was the row between the UK and Ireland over returning migrants. The Government desperately needs to build a system that can process asylum seekers quickly and efficiently, and provide accommodation in the meantime.The outcome of local elections in the UK points to a potentially catastrophic general election for the ToriesIn Scotland, the SNP's diminished status means independence seems further away than any point since before the 2015 referendumThey also pick their favourite Irish Times articles of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How is the government handling those who are seeking international protection when entering the country? Daniel McConnell - editor of The Business Post, Sinead Gibney Social Democratic candidate and Senator Barry Ward of Fine Gail join Matt to discuss. For the full chat click the 'Play' button on this page.

Samanthat Libreri, Eastern Correspondent, reports that gardai made multiple arrests last nights at a protest in Newtownmountkennedy at a proposed asylum site disturbance.

We hear from HIQA's Head of Programme for Monitoring International Protection Accommodation Service Centres, Bronagh Gibson.

Carole Coleman reports on those living in tents on Dublin's Mount St ahead of Storm Kathleen

Paul Hosford, Political Correspondent with the Irish Examiner, reports on the measures due to be discussed at this morning's cabinet meeting.

Drogheda Deputy Mayor Cllr Kevin Callan says there's huge disappointment that 'duel use' will not be allowed at the town's D hotel which is to begin taking International Protection applicants this week.

We talk to Social Democrats TD for Wicklow and party spokesperson on children and integration, Jennifer Whitmore.

Clodagh thinks the situation that international protection applicants are in is deplorable. A letter from a mother regarding her daughter who is struggling with addiction and living on the streets. A car hire company wanted to charge Gerry an additional €300 because he's 74. John and Elaine discuss why Irish is important to them.

Clodagh thinks the situation that international protection applicants are in is deplorable. A letter from a mother regarding her daughter who is struggling with addiction and living on the streets. A car hire company wanted to charge Gerry an additional €300 because he's 74. John and Elaine discuss why Irish is important to them.

Richie is joined by the Irish politician and activist, Ben Gilroy. Irish police are investigating the alleged physical assault of a young girl by an individual at a hotel which is housing asylum seekers in Kildare.Rumours circulated on social media that a young girl staying at the hotel near Celbridge, which houses International Protection applicants, was sexually assaulted by three men. This led to a demonstration outside the hotel on Tuesday evening, which was attended by figures prominent in the anti-immigrant movement and during which officers were targeted with fireworks.Ben Gilroy discusses the implications of this with Richie and also looks ahead to next weeks referendums. https://twitter.com/BenGilroyIRL

We hear from Nick Henderson is CEO of the Irish Refugee Council

Pio Smith, Labour Party Councillor, responds to the decision to use a hotel in Drogheda Town to accommodate 500 asylum seekers.

Minister for Integration Roderic O'Gorman is the man at the centre of one of the most severe and contentious problems facing the State: how to handle the huge increase in people arriving to seek International Protection.The war in Ukraine exacerbated the trend and helped scupper the Green Minister's plan to end the system of direct provision within the lifetime of this Government, instead leaving it in perpetual crisis-management mode as it struggles to accommodate tens of thousands of refugees.On today's Inside Politics podcast Minister O'Gorman talks to Hugh Linehan and Jack Horgan-Jones about his handling of the crisis.Ireland should support Ukrainians to return home by rebuilding infrastructure and possibly paying for travel back there, he says.The European Union needs to soon decide whether to extend additional rights enjoyed by Ukrainian refugees beyond their expiry date of March 2025, he adds.The Minister also says he expects between 13,000 and 15,000 asylum seekers to arrive in the country annually from now on.They discuss the struggle to accommodate such unprecedented numbers of arrivals and why local communities have not always been informed in advance when International Protection Applicants are to be housed in their midst.Plus, Minister O'Gorman makes the arguments in favour of a Yes vote in the two upcoming referendums on care and the definition of the family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lucky Khambule, co-founder of the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland, reacts to the latest figures showing there are now 628 International Protection Applicants currently without State-provided shelter.

Sec. Austin announced Operation Prosperity Guardian earlier this week.