Oireachtas Monitor 210 Published: 7 June 2016

1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the (6 June 2016 – 10 June 2016)

Dáil and Seanad Agenda

2. Last week's Oireachtas Questions and Debates (30 May 2016 – 3 June 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

 Refugee Resettlement Programme, Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)  Direct Provision System, (Dublin Rathdown, )  Direct Provision System, Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)

Department of Social Protection

 Direct Provision System, (Galway West, Independent)

b. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care)

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Education and Skills

 Gaelscoil Issues, Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)  Bullying in Schools, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)  Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)  School Curriculum, Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)  After-School Support Services, James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Early Childhood Care and Education, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)

Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

 Arts in Education Charter, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Irish Language, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

c. Child Protection/ Child Services/ Children in Care

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Child and Family Agency, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)  Child and Family Agency Funding, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)  Child Protection Services Provision, (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

Department of Justice and Equality

 Criminal Law, Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael) d. Family

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Justice and Equality

 Departmental Strategies, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)

Department of Health

 Assisted Human Reproduction, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Domestic Violence Services Funding, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)  Adoption Legislation, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)  Foster Care, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)  Domestic Violence Services Funding, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)

e. Health and Wellbeing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Health

 Traveller Community, Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)  Traveller Community, (Louth, Sinn Fein)  National Drugs Strategy, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)  National Drugs Strategy, Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)  National Children's Hospital Expenditure, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)  National Children's Hospital Status, (Wicklow, Social Democrats)  National Children's Hospital Expenditure, Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Social Democrats)  National Children's Hospital, (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  National Children's Hospital, John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)  Mental Health Services Funding, Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)  Mental Health Services Funding, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)  Mental Health Policy, Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)  Mental Health Services Provision, Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)  Mental Health Policy, Brian Stanley (Laois, Sinn Fein)  Mental Health Services Report, Brian Stanley (Laois, Sinn Fein)  Proposed Legislation, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)  Mental Health Services, Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)  National Drugs Strategy Budget, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Adjournment Debate, Mental Health Commission Reports

f. Disability and Special Educational Needs

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Health

 Disability Support Services Provision, Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)  Autism Support Services, Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)  Speech and Language Therapy, (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Department of Education and Skills

 Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Anti- Austerity Alliance)

g. Child Benefit / Social Welfare/ Poverty / Housing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Social Protection

 Family Income Supplement Data, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)  Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times, Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)  Social Welfare Benefits Data, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

 Traveller Accommodation, (Offaly, Fianna Fail)  Homelessness Strategy, Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)  Emergency Accommodation Data, Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) h. Juvenile Justice/ Human Rights/ Equality

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Justice and Equality

 Legal Aid Service, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)  UN Conventions Ratification, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)  Juvenile Offenders, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)  Detention Centres Data, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

 Female Genital Mutilation, Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)

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