Oireachtas Monitor 228 Published: 28 November 2016

1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the (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 ( South Central, United Left)  Direct Provision Data, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)

Department of Justice and Equality  Direct Provision Data, (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)  Direct Provision Data, (Galway West, Independent)  Direct Provision System, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children, (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, (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)  Legislative Measures, Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)  School Patronage, (Dublin Bay South, )  School Admissions, Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, )  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, (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, (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, (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, (Clare, Fine Gael)  Drug and Alcohol Task Forces, Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)  Traveller Community, (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, (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, (Dún Laoghaire, Alliance)  Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times, Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)

Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

 Housing Provision, (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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