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1. Beyond Policies and Procedures: Your Lived Experience

  • Over 18's only. 
  • Only the high level findings of the survey will be made publicly available in line with data protection regulations. An anonymised dataset will be made available for future studies.
  • If you are able to answer this on behalf of a non-english speaking relative or friend, please do so.

This survey is conducted by Hands4Unity*, a local community group based in Drogheda, Louth, in partnership with Louth LEADER Partnership** and Innovating Communities***. The aim of this survey is to understand the lived experience of integration of the migrant community, and the first-generation****, into Irish society. We are trying to understand the lived experience from the perspective of migrants, their children and the Irish community. 

Definition of Integration: 'The process by which migrants become accepted into society, both as individuals and as groups….[Integration] refers to a two-way process of adaptation by migrants and host societies…[and implies] consideration of the rights and obligations of migrants and host societies, of access to different kinds of services and the labour market, and of identification and respect for a core set of values that bind migrants and host communities in a common purpose.' (IOM, 2011)


****Children born in Ireland to parents born outside of Ireland.
 

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1. Do you feel you practice ethnic integration...

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At Home
In your Workplace
In your place of Education
In your Community
Section 1: Profile 

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2. What age are you?

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3. What is your ethnicity/what race would you identify most closely with?

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4. Is English your first Language?

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5. What is your fluency in English?

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6. Where were you born

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7. Where were your parents born?

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8. What County do you live in?

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9. What County do you work in?

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10. What type of accommodation do you live in?

Section 2: Living in Ireland

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11. How long have you been living in Ireland

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12. Highest level of Education

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13. Are you currently studying?

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14. Do you have Children?

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15. Have you had any Children born in Ireland?

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16. Have you had any Children born outside of Ireland?

Section 3: The Workplace

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17. What is your Employment Status?

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18. Have you experienced difficulty finding employment in Ireland?

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19. Have you experienced difficulty finding work in your speciality in Ireland?

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20. If 'Yes', what is your speciality?

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21. What sector do you work in?

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22. Does your workplace promote diversity?

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23. Do you feel the staff in your organisation reflect the diversity of nationality and culture within your community?

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24. Are there opportunities to celebrate different cultures in your workplace?

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25. At your workplace induction process, were you made aware of workplace policies including anti-discrimination policies and procedures?

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26. Is there integration training in your workplace?

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27. Have you experienced Racism/Discrimination in your Workplace?

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28. If 'yes', did you report it?

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29. If 'No', can you tell us why? (if you feel comfortable doing so)

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30. Have you witnessed racism/discrimination/anti-bias against a colleague in your workplace?

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31. If 'yes', did you report it?

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32. If 'No', can you tell us why? (if you feel comfortable doing so)

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33. Is there a canteen in your workplace/educational facility?

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34. If 'yes', does it provide food from your culture?

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35. If 'No', would you like it to provide food from your culture?

Section 4: Accessing Services

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36. Accessing Services

How have you found accessing the following services?

  Very Easy Moderate  Very Difficult N/A
English Language Learning Services
Opportunities to Volunteer
Citizens Advice
Social Welfare
Information on Employment
Information on Education
Information on Healthcare
Information on Cultural Events to meet Irish Community.

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37. If you found any of the above Services difficult, please specify which service and what do you believe was the barrier?

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38. Do you feel your community was well informed in regards to Healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic?

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39. If you answered 'No' or 'Sometimes', can you please specify why?

Section 5: Culture and Community

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40. What is your experience of integration between migrants and the Irish community?

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41. Do you actively participate in Community Activites?

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42. Do you volunteer in your Community?

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43. Do you feel your voice is heard within your Community?

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44. If 'Yes', which area(s)

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45. What do you feel would help you to participate in your Community?

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46. Do you know your neighbour by their first name?

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47. Is there the opportunity to meet with your neighbours where you live?

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48. If you answered 'No', would you like the opportunity to do so?

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49. If there was a follow-up survey from this, would you like to participate?

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50. Would you like to take part in integration events run by Hands4Unity?

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51. Would you like to be a member of Hands4Unity?

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52. If you answered 'yes', would you like to be contacted?

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53. If 'Yes', would you be happy to give your contact details below?

*https://www.hands4unity.org/ **https://louthleaderpartnership.ie/ ***https://www.innovating.ie/
In April 2021, the Louth LEADER Partnership selected the proposal submitted by the Hands4Unity group to take part in the Innovating Communities bank challenge to promote integration as one of its co-design thinking projects. Since the 26th of May, the group has participated in a weekly co-design training course in which they have used the Design Thinking process to develop ideas and methods of community engagement to pursue the aim of bringing people together to investigate a shared social concern and to design a solution.

Thank you for your participation.
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