Oireachtas Monitor 225 Published: 21 November 2016 1. Coming up this week in the Houses of the Oireachtas (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, Richard Boyd Barrett (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, Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) Schools Building Projects, John Lahart (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, Anne Rabbitte (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, Shane Cassells (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, Niall Collins (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, Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. The source is derived from content on the kildarestreet.com website. We acknowledge their assistance in the provision of this service. As the information is sourced from an external party, we do not accept responsibility for its content. The Children's Rights Alliance unites over 100 members working together to make Ireland one of the best places in the world to be a child. 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