Oireachtas Monitor 231

Published: 30 January 2017

1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the (30 January 2017 – 3 February 2017)

Dáil and Seanad Agenda

2. Last week's Oireachtas Questions and Debates (23 January 2017 – 27 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 Justice and Equality

 Direct Provision Data, Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)  Refugee Data, Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)  Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children, Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)

b. Education (incl ECCE and Child Care)

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Education and Skills

 Schools Review, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  School Transport Review, (Offaly, Sinn Fein)  School Transport Data, Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)  Gaelscoil Issues, Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)  School Patronage, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Education Policy, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Teachers' Professional Development, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Critical Incidents in Schools, Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Child and Family Agency Data, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)  Early Childhood Care and Education, (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)  Child Care Services Funding, (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)  Child Care Services, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Child Care Services Data, Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)

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, Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)  Youth Services Provision, (Kildare South, )  Garda Vetting of Personnel, Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)  Children's Rights, Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael)  Sports Organisations, Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael)

Department of Justice and Equality

 Garda Vetting Applications, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)

d. Family

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 Proposed Legislation, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)  Adoption Services Provision, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, United Left)  Proposed Legislation, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)  Legislative Programme, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)

Department of Justice and Equality

 Family Law Cases, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, United Left)  Family Law Cases, Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, United Left)

Debates  Seanad debates, Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage

e. Health and Wellbeing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Health

 National Children's Hospital Location, Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)  National Children's Hospital Location, Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)  National Children's Hospital, Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)  National Children's Hospital Status, Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)  Maternity Services, Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)  Medical Card Administration, Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)  Medical Card Eligibility, Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)  School Meals Programme, Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)  Mental Health Services Data, Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)

Department of Social Protection

 School Meals Programme, Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)

Debates

 Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees, Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health, Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion  Dáil debates, Topical Issue Debate, General Practitioner Services Provision  Seanad debates, Health Service: Statements  Seanad debates, Commencement Matters, Hospital Services

f. Disability and Special Educational Needs

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Education and Skills

 Special Educational Needs Data, (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)  Special Educational Needs, (Louth, Fine Gael)  Special Educational Needs, Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)  Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility, Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)

g. Child Benefit / Social Welfare/ Poverty / Housing

Parliamentary Questions- Written Answers Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

 Social and Affordable Housing, Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)

Department of Social Protection  Social Welfare Benefits, Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)  Social Welfare Benefits Data, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)  Paternity Leave Scheme, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)  Emergency Accommodation Data, Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)  Social Welfare Benefits, Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)

Debates

 Dáil debates, Other Questions, Family Income Supplement Eligibility

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