PRESS RELEASE 22th May 2020 Doras has written to Minister Flanagan seeking answers to a list of questions relating to the overcrowded conditions in which residents of Direct Provision are required to live, making it impossible for people to follow HSE COVID-19 guidelines on social distancing. This is most notably illustrated in the Skellig Star Direct
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Doras View: The Department of Justice and Equality Response to Covid-19 in Direct Provision
Department of Justice Response While the government is working to limit the spread of Covid-19, people living in Direct Provision are being left in very precarious and anxious situations. This is due to overcrowding in many centres, compounded by a lack of transparency and basic information for international protection applicants
Doras Responds to Ombudsman’s report on Direct Provision
Ombudsman’s Report We welcome the Ombudsman’s report on Direct Provision in 2019, as well as the important and timely reference to the Covid-19 pandemic. It serves to further highlight how unsuitable a system it is for receiving International Protection Applicants in Ireland. “This report reinforces what many non-governmental organisations, community
Doras View: 20 Years of Direct Provision
Twenty years ago today (10th April 2020), the system of Direct Provision was established by the Department of Justice, as a means to receive International Protection Applicants in Ireland. At around the same time, a group of concerned Limerick locals formed what would become Doras, to show support and solidarity
#MoveTheVulnerableOut: Calls for Vulnerable People to be Moved from IPAS Accommodation Centres during Covid-19 Pandemic
Doras calls on the Department of Justice to move people within HSE Covid-19 risk categories who are in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation to more appropriate settings immediately. “As with many of our colleagues in this space around the country, we are extremely concerned for at-risk people living in
Doras Service during Covid-19 (Click for contact details)
Doras will be limiting it’s office operations, with the situation to be reviewed daily. We encourage our clients in Limerick to contact us over the phone or via email with any queries they may have. Contact details below.
Doras Calls on Irish Government to Respond to Developments on Greek Border
Doras calls on the Irish Government as a member of the EU to take steps to ensure Greece upholds the right of people arriving from Turkey to seek asylum, and to treat them in a humane and dignified manner. Doras director John Lannon said “We are deeply perturbed by
Doras General Election 2020 Manifesto
Doras works to uphold the human rights of asylum seekers, refugees and everyone from a migrant background. We call on any incoming government to uphold not only their human rights, but the human rights of everyone in Ireland.Through our work we have identified several key areas of concern, many of
Doras Joins 29 Organisations in Calling for Election Campaigning Free from Hate Speech
Community groups and civil society organisations have joined forces to call for respectful and informed campaigning from all candidates in the run up to the General Election 2020. The following letter was issued to newspapers on the 27th January 2020: Dear Sir/ Madam, Everyone benefits when the language of equality,
Doras Welcomes the Imminent Closure of Mount Trenchard but Says a Lot More Needs to Be Done for International Protection Applicants
Media Statement: 11th January 2020 Doras welcomes the planned closure of Mount Trenchard Direct Provision Centre in Foynes, Co. Limerick at the end of February 2020. The organisation has been amongst the many voices highlighting the inhumane conditions in the direct provision centre, and after 6 years of calling for