Oireachtas Monitor 237

Published: 13 March 2017

1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the Oireachtas (13 March 2017 – 17 March 2017)

The Dáil and Seanad are adjourned until 2.00 p.m. on Tuesday 21 March 2017

2. Last week's Oireachtas Questions and Debates (6 March 2017 – 10 March 2017) a. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care) b. Child Protection/ Child and Youth Services/ Children in Care c. Family d. Health and Wellbeing e. Disability and Special Educational Needs f. Child Benefit / Social Welfare/ Poverty / Housing

a. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care)

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Education and Skills

 Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme, (Offaly, Sinn Fein)  Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme, Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)  Education Data, Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)  School Enrolments Data, John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)  Traveller Education, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Child Care Services Expenditure, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)  Child Care Services Expenditure, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)  Child Care Services Funding, (Carlow-, Sinn Fein)  Child Care Services Provision, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)  Child Care Services Provision, Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)  Child Care Services, Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)  Early Start Programme, Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)  School Completion Programme, Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, )

Debates

 Dáil debates, Education (Disadvantage Committee) Bill 2017: First Stage  Dáil debates, National Educational Psychological Service: Motion [Private Members]  Dáil debates, Topical Issue Debate, Gaelscoil Issues  Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills, Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and General Scheme of Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion

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

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Aftercare Services, (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Aftercare Services, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)  Child Abuse, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)  Child and Family Agency Staff, (Donegal, Sinn Fein)  Child Protection, Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Anti-Austerity Alliance)  Child Protection, Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Anti-Austerity Alliance)  Children in Care, (Galway West, Independent)  Children in Care, Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)  Foster Care, John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)  Guardians Ad Litem, (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Social Workers Register, Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)

Department of Education and Skills

 Child Protection Services Provision, Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Anti-Austerity Alliance)

Department of Health

 HSE Reports, Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Commission of Investigation into the Grace case: Motion  Dáil debates, Commission of Investigation Announcement on Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements  Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs, General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion  Seanad debates, Commission of Investigation Announcement on Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements  Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs, Estimates for Public Services 2017, Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised)

c. Family

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Family Resource Centres, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)

Department of Health

 Assisted Human Reproduction, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)

d. Health and Wellbeing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Health

 General Medical Services Scheme Expenditure, Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)  General Practitioner Services Provision, Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)  General Practitioner Services, Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)  Hospital Services, Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)  Hospital Waiting Lists, Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)  Hospital Waiting Lists, Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, United Left)  Hospitals Building Programme, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)  HSE Waiting Lists, John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)  Medical Card Applications, Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)  Medical Card Data, Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)  Mental Health Services Provision, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Mental Health Services Provision, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)  Mental Health Services Provision, Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)  Mental Health Services Staff, Pat Casey (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)  National Children's Hospital Expenditure, (Waterford, Sinn Fein)  National Children's Hospital Expenditure, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)  National Children's Hospital Status, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)  National Children's Hospital, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, United Left)  Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists, John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)  Suicide Prevention, Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Other Questions, Mental Health Services Staff  Dáil debates, Topical Issue Debate, Mental Health Services e. Disability and Special Educational Needs

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Health

 Disability Support Services Provision, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)  Medical Card Data, Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)

Department of Education and Skills

 Autism Support Services, (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)  Autism Support Services, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)  Education Data, Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)  Garda Vetting of Personnel, Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)  School Placement, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  School Transport, Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Data, (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)  Special Educational Needs Expenditure, Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, United Left)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Staff, Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage

f. Child Benefit / Social Welfare/ Poverty / Housing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Social Protection

 Child Benefit Eligibility, Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)  Family Income Supplement, John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)

Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

 Homeless Accommodation Provision, Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)  Social and Affordable Housing Provision, (Offaly, Fianna Fail)

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