Oireachtas Monitor 190 Published: 9 November 2015

1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the (9 November 2015 - 13 November 2015)

 Dail and Seanad Agenda

2. Last week's Oireachtas Questions and Debates (2 November 2015 - 6 November 2015) a. Education (incl. ECCE and Child Care) b. Child Services / Children in Care c. Child Abuse/Child Protection d. Family e. Disability and Special Educational Needs f. Health and Wellbeing g. Child Benefit/Social Welfare/Poverty/Housing h. Juvenile Justice/ Human Rights/ Equality

a. Education (incl. ECCE and Child Care)

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Education and Skills:

 Schools Extra Curricular Activities, Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, )  School Transport Data, (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)  Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Róisín Shortall ( North West, Social Democrats)  School Staffing, Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)  Early Childhood Care Education, Patrick O'Donovan (, Fine Gael)  Home Tuition Scheme, Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)  State Examinations, Anthony Lawlor (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Schools Establishment, Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)  School Enrolments Data, (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)  Multidenominational Schools, (Dún Laoghaire, Alliance)  School Patronage, Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)  School Enrolments, Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs:

 Preschool Services, Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)  Preschool Services, Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)  Preschool Services, Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)  Departmental Expenditure, Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)  Preschool Services, Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)  Child Care Costs, Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)  Capitation Grants, Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Topical Issue Debate, Schools Site Acquisitions  Dáil debates, Topical Issue Debate, Educational Projects

b. Child Services/ Children in Care

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Children and Youth Affairs:

 Youth Services, Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)  Child and Family Agency Funding, Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)  Aftercare Services, (Dublin South, Independent)  Departmental Budgets, (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)

Debates

 Seanad Debates, Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage

c. Child Abuse/ Child Protection

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Justice and Equality:  Garda Vetting of Personnel, Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs:

 Child Protection, Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)

d. Family

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Justice and Equality:

 Proposed Legislation, Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)  Assisted Human Reproduction, Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)

Department of Health:

 Assisted Human Reproduction, Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)

Debates

 Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed)

e. Disability and Special Educational Needs

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Health:

 Early Childhood Care Education, Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)

Department of Education and Skills:

 Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)  Special Educational Needs Staffing, Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Expenditure, (Dublin West, Socialist Party)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Data, Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

f. Health and Wellbeing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Health:

 Magdalen Laundries Report, Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)  Dental Services Provision, Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)  Primary Care Centre Data, (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)  Hospital Charges, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)  Dental Services Waiting Lists, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)  Speech and Language Therapy, Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)  Primary Care Centre Provision, Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour)  Primary Care Services Provision, (Dublin North East, Independent)  General Practitioner Services, Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs:

 Substance Misuse, Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

Debates

 Seanad debates, Commencement Matters, Vaccination Programme  Seanad debates, Commencement Matters, Hospital Services

g. Child Benefit/ Social Welfare/ Poverty/ Housing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Children and Youth Affairs:

 Emergency Accommodation Numbers, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)

Department of Social Protection:

 Youth Unemployment Measures, Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)  Social Insurance Rates, Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)  Child Benefit Eligibility, Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)  Family Income Supplement Payments, Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)  Legislative Measures, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)  Back to Work Family Dividend Scheme Data, Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)  Social Welfare Benefits, Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, United Left)  Family Income Supplement Data, Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government:

 Homeless Accommodation Provision, Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)  Homelessness Strategy, Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Renua Ireland)  Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists, (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Local Authority Funding, Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)  Social and Affordable Housing Provision, (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)  Homelessness Strategy, Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)  Emergency Accommodation Provision, Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, United Left)  Homeless Accommodation Provision, John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)  Emergency Accommodation Provision, Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)  Housing Assistance Payments, (Cork East, Fine Gael)  Homelessness Strategy, Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)  Homeless Accommodation Funding, Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)  Local Authority Housing, Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)  Housing Assistance Payments, Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)  Traveller Accommodation, Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)  Traveller Accommodation, Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)  Traveller Accommodation, Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)  Traveller Accommodation, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)  Traveller Accommodation, Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)  Traveller Accommodation, (Wexford, Independent)  Traveller Accommodation, Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)  Traveller Accommodation, Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation:

 Living Wage, Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage  Dáil debates, Leaders' Questions  Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection, JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection  Dáil debates, Topical Issue Debate, Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls  Dáil debates, Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions, Social and Affordable Housing Data  Dáil debates, Other Questions, Homelessness Strategy

h. Juvenile Justice/ Human Rights/ Equality

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Justice and Equality:

 Magdalen Laundries Data, Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)  Magdalen Laundries Report, Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)  Crime Data, Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)  Traveller Community, Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Travellers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]  Dáil debates, Human Rights Issues

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