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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, Carol Nolan (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, Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, 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, Fine Gael) 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, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) Aftercare Services, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) Child Abuse, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) Child and Family Agency Staff, Pearse Doherty (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, Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent) Children in Care, Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) Foster Care, John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) Guardians Ad Litem, Anne Rabbitte (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, David Cullinane (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, Denise Mitchell (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, Peter Burke (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, Gerry Adams (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. 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    Oireachtas Monitor 230 Published: 23 January 2017 1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the Oireachtas (23 January 2017 – 27 January 2017) Dáil and Seanad Agenda 2. Last week's Oireachtas Questions and Debates (16 January 2017 – 20 January 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 Children and Youth Affairs Child Care Services Provision, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) Department of Justice and Equality Direct Provision System, Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) Direct Provision Data, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) Refugee Resettlement Programme, Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) Department of Children and Youth Affairs Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children, Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) Children in Care, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) b. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care) Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Education and Skills Home Tuition Scheme Administration, Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) School Transport Data, Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) Department of Children and Youth Affairs Early Years Strategy Implementation, Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) Early Years Strategy Implementation,