Oireachtas Monitor 185 Published: 28 September 2015

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1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the Oireachtas (28 September 2015 - 1 October 2015)

 Dail and Seanad Agenda

2. Last week's Oireachtas Questions and Debates (21 September 2015 – 25 September 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 and Special Educational Needs g. Health and Wellbeing h. Child Benefit/Social Welfare/Poverty/Housing

a. Asylum/Immigration

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Justice and Equality:

 Immigration Policy, Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)  Direct Provision System, Ruth Coppinger ( West, Socialist Party)  Human Trafficking, Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)  Direct Provision System, Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade:

 Migrant Issues, Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)  Immigration Policy, Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)  Immigration Policy, Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)

Debates

 Topical Issue Debate: Refugee Numbers  Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs, Refugee and Migrant Crisis in the EU: Discussion  Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, Refugee and Migrant Crisis: Discussion b. Education (incl. ECCE and Child Care)

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Education and Skills:

 School Curriculum, Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour)  Teaching Qualifications, Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)  Home Tuition Scheme Administration, Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)  Home Tuition Scheme Funding, Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)  Home Tuition Scheme Provision, Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)  School Guidance Counsellors, Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, )  Schools Mental Health Strategies, Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)  School Guidelines on Obesity, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)  Teaching Council of Ireland, Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)  Schools Building Projects Status, Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)  School Patronage, Tom Barry (Cork East, Fine Gael)  Information and Communications Technology, Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs:

 Child Care Services Funding, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Child Care Services Expenditure, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Child Care Costs, Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)  Child Care Services Expenditure, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  After-School Support Services, Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

Debates

 Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation c. Child Services/ Children in Care Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Children and Youth Affairs:

 HIQA Reports, Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)  Children in Care, Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)  Aftercare Services, Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)  Children in Care, Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)  Child and Family Agency Funding, Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)  Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment, Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)  Aftercare Services, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)  Aftercare Services, Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)  Social Workers Recruitment, Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent) d. Child Abuse/ Child Protection

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Education and Skills:

 Residential Institutions, Niall Collins (, Fianna Fail)  Child Abuse, Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour)  Residential Institutions Redress Scheme, Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)  Child Abuse, Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)

Debates

 Children First Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Seanad) e. Family

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Children and Youth Affairs:

 Inter-Country Adoptions, Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)  Legislative Measures, Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)  Departmental Funding, Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)

Department of Justice and Equality:

 Parental Leave Policy, Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)  Parental Leave Policy, Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) f. Disability and Special Educational Needs

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Children and Youth Affairs:

 Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Early Childhood Care Education, Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)

Department of Health:

 Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)  Services for People with Disabilities, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) g. Health and Wellbeing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Health:

 HSE Complaints Procedures, Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)  Mental Health Services, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Mental Health Services, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Mental Health Services Funding, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Suicide Prevention, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Mental Health Strategy, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)  Mental Health Services, Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)  Obesity Strategy, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)  Primary Care Centre Data, Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)  Medical Card Administration, John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)  Medical Card Eligibility, Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)  Health Services Reorganisation, Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)  General Practitioner Services, Ray Butler (Meath West, Fine Gael)  Medical Card Administration, Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)  Mental Health Services, Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Debates

 Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, National Maternity Services and Infrastructure: Discussion  Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services h. Child Benefit/ Social Welfare/ Poverty/ Housing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers

Department of Social Protection:

 Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times, Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) (23 September 2015)  Child Benefit Data, Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) (22 September 2015)  Child Benefit Payments, Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) (22 September 2015)  Child Benefit Payments, Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) (22 September 2015)  Poverty Data, Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein) (22 September 2015)  Social Welfare Benefits Data, (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) (22 September 2015)  Supplementary Welfare Allowance Data, Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent) (22 September 2015)  One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility, Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) (22 September 2015)  One-Parent Family Payment Application Numbers, Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) (22 September 2015)  Family Income Supplement Eligibility, Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) (22 September 2015)  Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility, Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael) (22 September 2015)

Debates

 Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection, Estimates for Public Services 2015 - Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (22 September 2015)

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