asked the Minister for Health if he will list all adoption societies; the amount of public money they received in 1983; the number of children placed by each society in 1983; the other services provided by each society; the number and grade of staff; and the qualifications of staff relevant to adoption practice.
Written Answers. - Adoption Societies.
476.
The information requested by the Deputy is quite detailed and is set out in the attached tabular statement for convenience. The information contained in it is the most up-to-date available in my Department in relation to adoption societies.
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Society |
Amount of Public Assistance Received in 1983 Towards Society's Running Costs |
No. of Adoption Orders Made in 1983 |
Services, other than Adoption Placement, Provided by Society |
Number and Grade of Staff |
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£ |
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Catholic Protection and Rescue Society of Ireland |
59,220 |
120 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls, adoptive parents and adopted adults. Society anxious that putative father and girls' families avail of this counselling service. |
5 Social Workers 5 Secretarial |
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(ii) Arrangement of ante-natal and post-natal accommodation. Assistance for girls who are keeping their babies and foster and nursery care for babies awaiting adoption. |
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*Limerick Catholic Adoption Society |
See*at end of Table |
28 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls and adoptive parents. |
1 Social worker Secretarial assistance provided by |
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(ii) Foster and nursery care for babies awaiting adoption. |
Mid-Western H.B. |
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Ossory Adoption Society |
9,000 |
46 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls and their fami- lies, adoptive parents and adopted children. |
2 Social Workers 1 Secretary |
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(ii) Self-help support group for single mothers keeping their babies. |
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(iii) Foster care for babies awaiting adoption. |
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Protestant A Adoption Society |
18,500 |
18 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls and adoptive parents. |
2 Social Workers 3 Secretarial (In addition the Society has 13 |
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(ii) Support service for adoptive parents and adopted children. |
Social Workers throughout the country who work on a part-time basis. |
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Rotunda Girls Adoption Society |
12,500 |
70 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls and adoptive parents. |
2 Social Workers 2 Secretarial |
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(ii) Accommodation provided for expectant mothers. |
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(iii) Foster care for babies awaiting adoption. |
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(iv) Nursery care available for baby if required. |
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Sacred Heart Adoption Society |
12,300 |
104 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls, and adoptive parents. |
3 Social Workers 1 Secretarial |
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(ii) Nursery care and family placements available. |
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St. Anne's Adoption Society |
15,000 |
58 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls, adoptive parents, and adult adoptees. |
5 Social Workers 3 Secretarial |
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(ii) Foster care for babies awaiting adoption. |
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(iii) Society operates a day nursery. |
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St. Attracta's Adoption Society |
5,000 |
38 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls and adoptive parents. |
1 Social Worker |
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(ii) Accommodation and antenatal care provided for the girls. |
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(iii) Foster and nursery care for babies awaiting adoption. |
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St. Brigid's Adoption Society |
6,000 |
40 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls and adoptive parents. |
1 Social Worker 1 Secretarial |
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(ii) Foster care for babies awaiting adoption. |
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(iii) Financial aid for mothers, if necessary. Post placement support for mothers as required. |
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St. Catherine's Adoption Society |
11,000 |
34 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls and adoptive parents. |
2 Social Workers 1 Secretarial |
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(ii) Foster care provided for babies awaiting adoption. |
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St. Clare's Adoption Society |
5,000 |
57 |
(i) Nursery and foster care for babies awaiting adoption. |
1 Social Worker 1 Secretarial |
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St. John's Adoption Society |
1,500 |
8 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls and adoptive parents. |
1 Social Worker 1 Secretarial |
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* St. Kevin's Adoption Society |
See* at end of Table |
9 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls and adoptive parents. |
1 Social Worker 2 Public Health Nurses |
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(ii) Ante-natal clinic. |
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(iii) Family placements for the girls. |
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(iv) Foster care for babies awaiting adoption. |
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*St. Louise Adoption Society |
See* at end of Table |
74 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls and adoptive parents. |
Adoption work cases carried out by the social workers in each |
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(ii) Social work contact main- tained with girls who decide to keep their babies. |
of the 10 Community Care Areas of the Eastern |
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(iii) Foster care for babies await- ing adoption. |
Health Board working through the Senior Social Worker |
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*St. Mary's Adoption Society |
See* at end of Table |
9 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls and adoptive parents. |
1 Social Worker |
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(ii) Foster care for babies awaiting adoption. |
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St. Mura's Adoption Society |
8,000 |
24 |
(i) Counselling service and accommodation for single pregnant girls. |
2 Social Workers 1 Child Care worker 1 Secretarial |
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(ii) Operates nursery for babies awaiting adoption. |
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*St. Nicholas' Adoption Society |
See* at end of Table |
29 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls and adoptive parents. |
6 Social workers |
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(ii) The girls have access to Western Health Board medical and para-medical services. |
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(iii) Foster care for babies awaiting adoption. |
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St. Patrick's Guild |
19,200 |
139 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls and adoptive parents. |
3 Social Workers 3 Secretarial |
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(ii) Accommodation arranged for the girls, if necessary. |
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(iii) Nursery care for babies awaiting adoption. |
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St. Theresa Adoption Society |
Nil |
16 |
(i) Counselling service for single pregnant girls and adoptive parents. |
2 Social Workers |
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(ii) Foster and nursery care for children awaiting adoption. |
* These are societies operating under the aegis of the local health board. In 1983, estimated expenditure on St. Kevin's was £8,324, Limerick Society £20,000, St. Louise's £136,500, St. Mary's £13,000 and St. Nicholas's £25,000.
Qualifications of Staff: Social Workers employed by the societies are professionally qualified and/or have long experience on adoption work.