Oireachtas Monitor 228 Published: 28 November 2016
1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the Oireachtas (28 November 2016 – 2 December 2016)
Dáil and Seanad Agenda 2. Last week's Oireachtas Questions and Debates (21 November 2016 – 25 November 2016) 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 Social Protection
Direct Provision Payments, Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, United Left) Direct Provision Data, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
Department of Justice and Equality Direct Provision Data, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) Direct Provision Data, Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) Direct Provision System, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children, Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, United Left) Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, United Left) Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, United Left)
b. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care)
Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers
Department of Education and Skills
Teacher Training Provision, Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) Garda Vetting of Personnel, Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) Legislative Measures, Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) School Patronage, Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) School Admissions, Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) School Admissions, John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Child Care Services Funding, Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) Child Care Services Data, Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) Child Care Services Inspections, Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) Child Care Qualifications, Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) Child Care Services Data, Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) Child Care Services, Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) Child Care Services Expenditure, Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) Child Care Services Provision, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) Child Care Services, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) Child Care Costs, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
Debates
Dáil debates, Questions on Proposed Legislation Dáil debates, Topical Issue Debate, School Transport c. Child Protection/ Child and Youth Services/ Children in Care
Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Garda Vetting of Personnel, Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) Departmental Agencies Staff Data, Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) Domestic Violence Refuges Provision, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)
Debates
Dáil debates, Questions on Proposed Legislation
d. Family
Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Adoption Records Provision, Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
Debates
Dáil debates, Priority Questions, Child Maintenance Payments
e. Health and Wellbeing
Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers
Department of Health
Psychological Assessments Waiting Times, Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein) Mental Health Policy, Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) Mental Health Services Provision, Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) General Practitioner Contracts, Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) Mental Health Services Funding, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) Mental Health Services Provision, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) General Practitioner Contracts, Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael) Drug and Alcohol Task Forces, Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) Traveller Community, Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) Hospital Services, John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) National Children's Hospital Location, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) National Children's Hospital, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
Debates
Dáil debates, Questions, Programme for Government Implementation
f. Disability and Special Educational Needs
Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers
Department of Education and Skills
Special Educational Needs Data, Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) Special Educational Needs Staff, Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein) Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) School Transport Review, Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
Department of Justice and Equality
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
Department of Health
Psychological Services, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
Debates
Dáil debates, Topical Issue Debate, Services for People with Disabilities Seanad debates, Commencement Matters (Resumed), Dental Services Waiting Lists Dáil debates, Topical Issue Debate, Special Educational Needs g. Child Benefit / Social Welfare/ Poverty / Housing
Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers
Department of Social Protection
Child Poverty, Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour) Child Benefit Eligibility, Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) Supplementary Welfare Allowance, Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) Family Income Supplement, Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times, Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
Housing Provision, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) Traveller Accommodation, Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
Debates
Dáil debates, Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage Dáil debates, Questions, Programme for Government Implementation
h. Juvenile Justice/ Human Rights/ Equality
Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Child Detention Centres, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
Department of Justice and Equality
Traveller Community, Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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