Oireachtas Monitor 245

Published: 29 May 2017

1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the (29 May 2017 – 2 June 2017)

Dáil and Seanad Agenda

2. Last week's Oireachtas Questions and Debates (22 May 2017 – 26 May 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

a. Asylum and Immigration

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Justice and Equality

 Asylum Applications, Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)  Asylum Support Services, (Dublin West, Solidarity)  Direct Provision System, Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)  Direct Provision System, Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)  Direct Provision System, ( West, Independent)  Refugee Resettlement Programme, Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)  Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children, Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)

Debates

 Seanad debates, Commencement Matters, Family Reunification Policy

b. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care)

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Child Care Costs, (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)  Child Care Qualifications, (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)  Child Care Services Data, Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)  Child Care Services Funding, (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Child Care Services Provision, Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)  Child Care Services Regulation, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Child Care Services Regulation, Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)  Child Care Services Staff, Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)  Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes, Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)  Early Years Sector, Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)  Preschool Services, Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)

Department of Education and Skills

 Arts in Education Charter, (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)  Arts in Education Charter, Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)  DEIS Scheme, (Dublin West, Labour)  Departmental Funding, Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)  Education Policy, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Languages Programme, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)  Literacy Programmes, (Tipperary, Labour)  Pupil-Teacher Ratio, (Kildare North, )  Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)  Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  School Admissions, (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)  School Patronage, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  School Patronage, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  School Transport Eligibility, Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)  School Transport Provision, Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)  School Transport Review, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Schools Building Projects Administration, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Schools Building Projects, Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)  Schools Building Projects, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)  Schools Extra Curricular Activities, Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)  Schools Inspections, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Schools Property, Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)  Teachers' Professional Development, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Teachers' Remuneration, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Teaching Qualifications, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Priority Questions, School Accommodation Provision  Dáil debates, Priority Questions, Schools Mental Health Strategies  Dáil debates, Topical Issue Debate, Schools Property

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

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Child Abuse, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Child and Family Agency, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Child Care Services Regulation, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Child Protection Services Provision, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Child Protection Services Provision, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Child Protection, Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)  Children First Guidelines, Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)  Children in Care, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Youth Services Funding, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Youth Work Supports, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

Department of Justice and Equality

 Garda Vetting Legislation, Frank O'Rourke (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)

Department of Education and Skills

 Garda Vetting Applications Data, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

d. Family

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Justice and Equality

 Domestic Violence Policy, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)

e. Health and Wellbeing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Health

 General Practitioner Services Provision, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)  Mental Health Services Staff, James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)  National Children's Hospital, ( North West, Fianna Fail)  National Children's Hospital, Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)  National Children's Hospital, Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)  Obesity Strategy, (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)  Obesity Strategy, (Mayo, Fianna Fail)  Obesity Strategy, Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)  Vaccination Programme, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)

Department of Education and Skills

 School Transport, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Leaders' Questions

f. Disability and Special Educational Needs

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Education and Skills

 School Transport, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Special Educational Needs, John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs, Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)  Speech and Language Therapy Provision, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Priority Questions, Autism Support Services

g. Child Benefit / Social Welfare/ Poverty / Housing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Child Poverty, Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)

Department of Social Protection

 Family Income Supplement Data, Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)  Social Welfare Appeals Data, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Social Welfare Benefits Data, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)

Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

 Emergency Accommodation Provision, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)  Social and Affordable Housing Data, Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)  Traveller Accommodation, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Traveller Accommodation, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Leaders' Questions  Dáil debates, Other Questions, Homelessness Strategy  Dáil debates, Topical Issue Debate, Homeless Accommodation Provision

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