asked the Minister for Health the facilities available for a child if he finds it impossible to live at home and the number of children taken into care within the last year from Dublin streets.
Written Answers. - Children in Care.
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Health boards provide facilities for children who do not live at home and who are in need of care. When these children come under the care of a health board they may be fostered in a family, placed in a residential home or, if appropriate, in employment.
It is estimated that during 1978, on approximately 60 occasions children who were living or sleeping rough in Dublin were admitted to care.