Oireachtas Monitor 246

Published: 6 June 2017

1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the (6 June 2017 – 9 June 2017)

Dáil Éireann Adjourned until 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday 13 June 2017 Seanad Éireann Adjourned until 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday 13 June 2017. Parliamentary Committees will meet this week.

2. Last week's Oireachtas Questions and Debates (29 May 2017 – 2 June 2017) a. Asylum and Immigration b. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care) c. Child Protection/ Child and Youth Services/ Children in Care d. Family e. Health and Wellbeing f. Disability and Special Educational Needs g. Child Benefit / Social Welfare/ Poverty / Housing

a. Asylum and Immigration

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

 Refugee Resettlement Programme, Pat Deering (Carlow-, )

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

 Human Trafficking, (, Independent)  Immigration Policy, Darragh O'Brien ( Fingal, Fianna Fail)  Refugee Resettlement Programme, Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Topical Issue Debate, Supreme Court Rulings

b. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care)

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Capitation Grants, (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Child Care Services Funding, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Child Care Services Funding, (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)  Child Care Services Provision, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Child Care Services, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Early Childhood Care and Education Funding, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)  Early Years Strategy Implementation, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)

Department of Education and Skills

 Literacy Programmes, (Offaly, Sinn Fein)  Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)  School Accommodation Provision, (Dublin West, Labour)  School Curriculum, Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)  School Enrolments, (Dublin Bay North, Independent)  School Transport Review, (Tipperary, Labour)  Schools Establishment, Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, )  Schools Mental Health Strategies, Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)  Teachers' Remuneration, (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)  Teachers' Remuneration, (Dún Laoghaire, Alliance)

Debates

 Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills, Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed)

c. Child Protection/ Child and Youth Services/ Children in Care Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Aftercare Services, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)  Child and Family Agency Expenditure, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Child and Family Agency Staff, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Child and Family Agency Staff, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)  Child Protection, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)  HIQA Reports, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Psychological Assessments, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)  Youth Work Projects Funding, Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)

Department of Justice and Equality

 Child and Family Agency Staff, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Garda Data, Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)  Garda Training, Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)  Garda Vetting Legislation, Pat Gallagher (Donegal, Fianna Fail)

Department of Education and Skills

 Residential Institutions Statutory Fund, Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Leaders' Questions  Dáil debates, Mother and Baby Homes: Statements  Seanad debates, Report on Use of Section 12 of Child Care Act by An Garda Síochána: Statements

d. Family

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Family Support Services, Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)

Debates

 Seanad debates, Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage

e. Health and Wellbeing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Health

 Dental Services, Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)  Electronic Health Records, Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)  General Practitioner Data, Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)  Health Promotion, Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)  Mental Health Services Data, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Mental Health Services Provision, John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)  Mental Health Services Staff, Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)  National Children's Hospital, Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)

Debates

 Seanad debates, Commencement Matters, Mental Health Services  Seanad debates, Commencement Matters, Primary Care Services Provision

f. Disability and Special Educational Needs

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Education and Skills

 Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Staff, Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)  Special Educational Needs Staff, Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)

Department of Social Protection

 Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications, John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)  Domiciliary Care Allowance Data, John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)  Domiciliary Care Allowance, (, Fianna Fail)  Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times, Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)

g. Child Benefit / Social Welfare/ Poverty / Housing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Social Protection  Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Expenditure, John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)  Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)  Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)  Child Benefit Administration, Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)  Child Benefit Eligibility, (Meath West, Fianna Fail)  Family Income Supplement Data, (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)  Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times, (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Social Welfare Benefits, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

 Homeless Accommodation Provision, (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)  Housing Policy, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Housing Policy, John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Other Questions, Family Income Supplement  Dáil debates, Priority Questions, School Meals Programme

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