STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision

We are a coalition of organisations Standing Together Against Direct Provision calling on the Government to #EndDirectProvision by 2024.

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

📢 STAD Coalition calls for new roadmap with
➡️Clear timeline to end #DirectProvision system
➡️Appropriate supports
➡️Early legal advice
➡️Prevention of homelessness
➡️Social cohesion
https://t.co/qHg3wcu2bx

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

We need to see political leadership during and after the election, including an end to long-standing regressive policies regarding affordable housing and standards in international protection and emergency accommodation.

📢 Visit https://t.co/HOo4p2ngUb for more information.

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

🗳️ Ahead of the General Election, STAD is highlighting the urgent need for political commitment to raising & delivering on public housing targets.

❌ We are calling on candidates & voters alike to recognise the harm of divisive, anti-immigrant sentiment.

https://t.co/HOo4p2nOJJ

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

Every person in every constituency deserves a roof over their head, access to healthcare, and a safe community to live in, and there should be no exceptions to that.

📢 Visit https://t.co/HOo4p2ngUb for a list of recommendations on international protection.

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

"To correlate, as the Minister appears to have done, the numbers who do not apply for protection at a port of entry with numbers arriving through the Northern Irish border is unsound and not based on the actual experiences of applicants in Ireland."

https://t.co/z5mTm5RKuH

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

🗞️ STAD Coalition Urges Government To Reconsider Asylum and Accommodation Plans

@AmnestyIreland @Crosscare1 @CulturIreland @DorasIRL @immigrationIRL @IrishRefugeeCo @masi_asylum @NascIreland.

https://t.co/1b6jOPn5ZF

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

"Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman will bring a revised White Paper to Cabinet in November setting out a longer-term plan to end the practice of direct provision for asylum seekers."

https://t.co/UohKBAwl0H

[Sorcha Pollak @SorchaPollak]

Lack of audits of private hotels and B&Bs used for housing child migrants is ‘unfathomable’, says Ombudsman for CHidlren https://t.co/wWSzBIku0L

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

Don't miss the launch of 'End Direct Provision & Tackle the International Protection System' by our friends in @AfriPeace with funds going to @masi_asylum

📅 Tuesday 8th March
⏰ 6.30pm

More info https://t.co/UbsbxeiN6w

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

Many of STAD's members are actively involved in providing information, advocacy or support to Ukrainians arriving in Ireland.

Find out who our members are at https://t.co/WvmMKUsYnn

https://t.co/WvmMKUsYnn

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

Really important update from the Irish government. We await confirmation of what the specifics of this new 'special' refugee status will look like.

It's also worth checking out @IrishRefugeeCo's Information Note (in English & Ukrainian) https://t.co/Sj5jurMwt1

[Irish Refugee Council @IrishRefugeeCo]

"Ukrainians to get special refugee status here" @simoncoveney

Welcome news.

Unclear if EU Temp Protection (requires @EU_Commission proposal + @EUCouncil agreement) or Programme Refugee status.

Residents + refugees of Ukraine should also be included.

https://t.co/3p7qUak9bz

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

It's exactly one year since the White Paper on Ending Direct Provision was launched.

We'll shortly be announcing an event which will explore how life has changed (or not) for people in direct provision in the past year.

Stay tuned!

#OneYearOn
#EndDirectProvision

[INAR - Irish Network Against Racism @INARIreland]

"Knowing the harm that the system of direct provision has caused over the 23 years of its existence, we will not let the plans in the White Paper gather dust on a shelf" - @NascIreland's @FionacFinn explaining the work of @STAD_Ireland

https://t.co/NGXBt2kWnU

[Irish Refugee Council @IrishRefugeeCo]

Great op-ed by @FionacFinn of @NascIreland
explaining the work and aims of the @STAD_Ireland coalition.

https://t.co/PC8q9IxPwI

Visit https://t.co/dwk6W1WIRL for more information.

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

@BeLonG_To Delighted to have @BeLonG_To on board!

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

One year on from white paper promises, the end of #DirectProvision is not yet in sight. Foundations of a new system are being put in place but for the 7,000 still in direct provision, changes have yet to take effect: https://t.co/z10HdQcFB6 @irishexaminer

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

‼️ Important Update ‼️

[Nasc, the Migrant & Refugee Rights Centre @NascIreland]

The details of the regularisation scheme for ppl 2 years or longer in the international protection system have been published https://t.co/RqatuKBX2G

‼️ Key Points
➡️No application fee
➡️Must not have a final decision
➡️Must not have a deportation order
📅Closing Date: 7 Aug

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

Two of our members, @IrishRefugeeCo @masi_asylum sat down with the @irishexaminer to discuss what needs to be done to #EndDirectProvision, progress on implementing the White Paper and why eight organisations came together to found STAD.

https://t.co/ehKl3lFCcR

[STAD Standing Together Against Direct Provision @STAD_Ireland]

The State must act TODAY to improve the lives of those living in direct provision by allowing independent inspections of facilities, increasing daily allowances & carrying out care assessments. Learn more about what @STAD_Ireland is trying to achieve at https://t.co/8GK2zebHGE