Oireachtas Monitor 225 Published: 21 November 2016

1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the (21 November 2016 – 25 November 2016)

Dáil and Seanad Agenda 2. Last week's Oireachtas Questions and Debates (14 November 2016 – 18 November 2016) a. Asylum and Immigration b. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care) c. Child Protection/ Child and Youth Services/ Children in Care d. Health and Wellbeing e. Disability and Special Educational Needs f. Child Benefit / Social Welfare/ Poverty / Housing g. Juvenile Justice/ Human Rights/ Equality

a. Asylum and Immigration

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Justice and Equality

 Direct Provision System, (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)  Direct Provision System, Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs  Foster Care Supports, Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)

b. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care)

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Education and Skills

 After-School Support Services, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Teacher Training Provision, Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)  Traveller Education, Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)  Education Policy, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Teachers' Professional Development, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  School Curriculum, Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)  School Patronage, Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)  School Patronage, Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)  Pupil-Teacher Ratio, (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)  Schools Building Projects, (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)  School Patronage, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  School Curriculum, Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Child Care Services Data, (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Child Care Services Regulation, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  Child Care Services Inspections, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)  After-School Support Services, Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

Department of Justice and Equality

 Commercial Rates Exemptions, (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Other Questions, School Accommodation  Dáil debates, Other Questions, Educational Disadvantage  Dáil debates, Other Questions, School Curriculum  Dáil debates, Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) c. Child Protection/ Child and Youth Services/ Children in Care

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers) Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Child and Family Agency Data, Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)  Foster Care Supports, Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)  Child and Family Agency Remit, Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)  Children in Care, Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)  Domestic Violence Refuges Provision, John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)  Children in Care, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)  Family Resource Centres, Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)  Children in Care, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, United Left)  Children in Care, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, United Left)  Child and Family Agency Data, Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)

Department of Justice and Equality

 Domestic Violence, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)  Garda Vetting of Personnel, James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)

e. Health and Wellbeing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Health

 National Children's Hospital, John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)  Traveller Community, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, United Left)  National Drugs Strategy Budget, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Drug and Alcohol Task Forces, (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)  Mental Health Services Funding, Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Mental Health Services Funding: Motion [Private Members]  Dáil debates, Topical Issues, Mental Health Services Provision

f. Disability and Special Educational Needs

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Education and Skills

 Speech and Language Therapy Provision, Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Special Educational Needs Staff, Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)  Speech and Language Therapy Provision, Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)  Education Policy, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, (Kildare North, )  Mental Health Awareness, Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail) Department of Justice and Equality

 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)  UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Other Questions, Special Educational Needs Staff  Dáil debates, Topical Issues, Speech and Language Therapy Provision  Dáil debates, Priority Questions, Proposed Legislation  Seanad debates, Commencement Matters, Playground Provision

g. Child Benefit / Social Welfare/ Poverty / Housing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Child and Family Agency Remit, Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)  Homeless Persons Supports, John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

Department of Health

 Homeless Persons Supports, John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

Department of Social Protection

 Social Welfare Code Review, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)  Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)

Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

 Homelessness Strategy, John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)  Homeless Accommodation Provision, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)  Homeless Persons Supports, Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)  Housing Assistance Payments Data, Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Priority Questions, Traveller Accommodation  Dáil debates, Priority Questions, Social and Affordable Housing Provision

h. Juvenile Justice/ Human Rights/ Equality

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Justice and Equality

 Traveller Community, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, United Left)  Traveller Community, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)  Traveller Community, Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)

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