Children in Care

Thursday, 18 December 2014

Questions (321)

Robert Troy

Question:

321. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of interventions under section 12 of the Child Care Act notified to the Child and Family Agency every month to date in 2014; the number of individual children involved; the number of such interventions that resulted in the child being admitted to care; the number of such interventions that resulted in the child being immediately returned home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48851/14]

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Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

I refer the Deputy to the reply on Wednesday, 17 September 2014, to Parliamentary Question number 32972/14, which noted that the Child and Family Agency advised that data in relation to Section 12 of the Child Care Act 1991, as amended, is collated on an annual basis only and the figures for this year are expected to be available in early 2015. The position remains unchanged.