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Oireachtas Monitor 214 Published: 4 July 2016 Oireachtas Monitor 214 Published: 4 July 2016 1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the Oireachtas (4 July 2016 – 8 July 2016) Dáil and Seanad Agenda 2. Last week's Oireachtas Questions and Debates (27 June 2016 – 1 July 2016) a. Asylum and Immigration b. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care) c. Child Protection/ Child 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 Immigration Data, Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) b. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care) Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Education and Skills Child Care Services Provision, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) School Curriculum, Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) School Transport Administration, Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) Substance Abuse Prevention Education, Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) Schools Mental Health Strategies, Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) School Staff, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) School Patronage, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) School Enrolments, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, United Left) Education Policy, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) School Patronage, Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent) Schools Recognition, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) Departmental Strategies, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) Literacy Programmes, Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) School Curriculum, Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) School Placement, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) Department of Children and Youth Affairs Preschool Services, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) Debates Dáil debates, Priority Questions, School Transport Administration Dáil debates, Priority Questions, School Curriculum Dáil debates, Priority Questions, School Admissions Dáil debates, Topical Issue Debate, Schools Building Projects Dáil debates, Other Questions, Educational Disadvantage c. Child Protection/ Child Services/ Children in Care Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Children and Youth Affairs Missing Children, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, United Left) Department of Justice and Equality Legislative Measures, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) Debates Dáil debates, Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] Dáil debates, Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions, Anti-Poverty Strategy Dáil debates, Other Questions, School Curriculum d. Family Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Children and Youth Affairs Family Support Services, Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) e. Health and Wellbeing Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Health National Children's Hospital Location, Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) Hospital Waiting Lists, Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) Hospital Services, Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) Medical Card Expenditure, Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) Mental Health Services, Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail) f. Disability and Special Educational Needs Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Education and Skills Special Educational Needs Staff, Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) Special Educational Needs Staff, Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) Legislative Reviews, Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) Special Educational Needs Staff, Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) Special Educational Needs, Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael) Special Educational Needs Staff, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) Special Educational Needs Staff, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) Special Educational Needs, Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael) Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) Special Educational Needs Staff, Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) Debates Seanad debates, Commencement Matters, Special Educational Needs Service Provision Dáil debates, Topical Issue Debate, Special Educational Needs Service Provision g. Child Benefit / Social Welfare/ Poverty / Housing Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Environment, Community and Local Government Housing Provision, Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein) Social and Affordable Housing Provision, Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) Rent Controls, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) Social and Affordable Housing, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) Traveller Accommodation, Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, United Left) Homeless Accommodation Provision, Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent) Department of Social Protection Family Income Supplement Data, Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) Family Income Supplement, Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) One-Parent Family Payment, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) One-Parent Family Payment, Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) Rent Supplement Scheme, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) Social Welfare Benefits, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) One-Parent Family Payment, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) Child Poverty, John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) Child Poverty, Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) Social Welfare Benefits, Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) Social Welfare Schemes Data, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) Debates Dáil debates, Other Questions, Housing Policy Dáil debates, Priority Questions, Housing Provision Dáil debates, Priority Questions, Emergency Accommodation Provision Dáil debates, Priority Questions, Anti-Poverty Strategy Dáil debates, Priority Questions, Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme h. 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