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Oireachtas Monitor 185 Published: 28 September 2015 Oireachtas Monitor 185 Published: 28 September 2015 New Oireachtas Term - New Look Oireachtas Monitor - Let us know what you think! Contact [email protected] 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 (Dublin 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, Fine Gael) 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 (Limerick, 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, Jerry Buttimer (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) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Oireachtas Monitor is produced by the Children’s Rights Alliance and is a compilation of links to Oireachtas Debates and Questions relating to children and families. 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