Oireachtas Monitor 231
Published: 30 January 2017
1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the Oireachtas (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, Carol Nolan (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, Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) Child Care Services Funding, Kathleen Funchion (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, Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) 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, Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail) Special Educational Needs, Peter Fitzpatrick (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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