Oireachtas Monitor 236

Published: 6 March 2017

1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the (6 March 2017 – 10 March 2017)

Dáil and Seanad Agenda

2. Last week's Oireachtas Questions and Debates (27 February 2017 – 3 March 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 h. Juvenile Justice/ Human Rights/ Equality

a. Asylum and Immigration

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Justice and Equality

 Refugee Resettlement Programme, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)  Refugee Resettlement Programme, (Dublin Bay South, )  Asylum Applications, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)  Direct Provision System, Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent)  Immigration Policy, Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) Department of Social Protection

 Direct Provision Data, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) b. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care)

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Education and Skills

 Child Care Qualifications, (Mayo, Fianna Fail)  Child Care Services, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Education Policy, (Kildare North, )  Gaelcholáistí Issues, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  School Catchment Areas, Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)  School Guidance Counsellors, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  School Patronage, (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)  School Patronage, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  School Patronage, (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)  School Patronage, Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)  School Transport Review, Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)  School Transport, Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)  Schools Building Projects, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Teacher Data, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Teachers' Professional Development, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  School Supervision and Substitution Scheme, Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)  Brexit Issues, Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)  School Enrolments, Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)  School Catchment Areas, Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Child Care Services Data, Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)  Child Care Services, Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)  Child Care Services, (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)  Information and Communications Technology, Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)  Early Years Strategy Implementation, (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Priority Questions, Disadvantaged Status  Dáil debates, Priority Questions, Disadvantaged Status  Dáil debates, Priority Questions, Disadvantaged Status  Dáil debates, Priority Questions, Schools Building Projects

c. Child Protection/ Child and Youth Services/ Children in Care

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Child Abuse Prevention, Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)  Child and Family Agency Data, Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)  Child and Family Agency Staff, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)

Department of Justice and Equality

 Child and Family Agency Services, Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)

Department of Health

 Child and Family Agency Investigations, Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)  Child and Family Agency Services, Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)

Debates

 Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance

d. Family

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Legislative Measures, Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)  Adoption Records Provision, Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)  Adoption Legislation, Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)  Adoption Authority of Ireland, Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)  Adoption Records Provision, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Mediation Bill 2017: Second Stage  Seanad debates, Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Second Stage

e. Health and Wellbeing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Health

 Mental Health Services Provision, Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)  National Children's Hospital Expenditure, Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)  National Children's Hospital Expenditure, (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)  Hospital Facilities, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Mental Health Services Provision, Éamon Ó Cuív ( West, Fianna Fail)

f. Disability and Special Educational Needs

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Health

 Medical Card Eligibility, (Galway West, Independent)

Department of Education and Skills

 Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Special Educational Needs Staff, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Other Questions, Special Educational Needs Service Provision

g. Child Benefit / Social Welfare/ Poverty / Housing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Social Protection

 Social Welfare Benefits Reviews, Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)  Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)  Programme for Government Implementation, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)

Department of Finance

 Home Repossessions, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) h. Juvenile Justice/ Human Rights/ Equality

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Justice and Equality

 Bail Law, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)  Youth Justice Strategy, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) Debates

 Dáil debates, Traveller Ethnicity: Statements

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