The Department of Health and Children directly funds the following bodies in respect of services to children, other than acute hospital services: the Eastern Regional Health Authority, the Midland Health Board, the Mid-Western Health Board, the North Eastern Health Board, the North Western Health Board, the South Eastern Health Board, the Southern Health Board and the Western Health Board.
The Eastern Regional Health Authority funds the three area health boards within its region and the authority, together with the seven health boards, fund a wide range of service providers in their areas.
Staff in the child care area in the Department of Health and Children do not provide direct services. These services are provided either by, or on behalf of, the health boards, or, in the case of counties Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow, by the Eastern Regional Health Authority and the three area health boards. The role of the Department is a policy one.
The following is the current staffing in the child care area within the Department of Health and Children:–
Number of Staff in the Department of Health and Children in the child care area.