Oireachtas Monitor 196 Published: 21 December 2015

1. Last week's Questions and Debates ( 14 December 2015 - 18 December 2015) a. Asylum/Immigration b. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care) c. Child Services/ Children in Care d. Child Abuse/Child Protection e. Family f. Disability g. Health and Wellbeing h. Child Benefit/Social Welfare/Poverty/Housing i. Juvenile Justice/Human Rights/Equality

a. Asylum/Immigration

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Justice and Equality  Asylum Seeker Accommodation, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)

Debates  Dail Debates, International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages  Seanad Debates, International Protection Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages

b. Education (incl. ECCE and Child Care)

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Education and Skills  School Curriculum, ( West, Socialist Party)  School Curriculum, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)  Supervision and Substitution Scheme Allowance, Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)  Teaching Council of Ireland, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)  School Transport Provision, Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

Debates  Seanad Debates, Commencement Matters, Early Childhood Care Education

c. Child Services/ Children in Care

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Health

 Youth Services Funding, (Dún Laoghaire, Alliance)

d. Child Abuse/ Child Protection

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Children and Youth Affairs  Domestic Violence Policy, Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)

e. Family

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Children and Youth Affairs  Adoption Legislation, Anne Ferris (Wicklow, Labour)

Department of Justice and Equality  Legislative Measures, Ciara Conway (Waterford, Labour)

Debates  Seanad Debates, Commencement Matters, Adoption Legislation

f.Disability and Special Educational Needs

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Health  Autism Support Services, Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)

Department of Education and Skills  Special Educational Needs Staffing, Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

g. Health and Wellbeing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Education and Skills  Schools Mental Health Strategies, Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

Department of Health  Mental Health Services, Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)  Mental Health Services Provision, Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)  HSE Expenditure, Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)

Debates  Dail Debates, Priority Questions, Sports Funding  Seanad Debates, Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Second Stage  Dail Debates, Topical Issue Debate, Health Services  Dail Debates, Topical Issue Debate, Hospital Services

h. Child Benefit/ Social Welfare/ Poverty/ Housing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Social Protection  One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility, John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)  Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility, Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)  Family Income Supplement Data, Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Renua Ireland)

i. Juvenile Justice/ Human Rights/ Equality Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Children and Youth Affairs  Detention Centres Data, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Department of Justice and Equality  Legislative Programme, Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)

Debates  Dail Debates, Prisons Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage  Seanad Debates, Prison Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages*

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