HIQA Reports

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2015

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Questions (482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505)

Gerry Adams

Question:

482. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the number of care orders that were granted; the number of Garda notifications received regarding children at risk; the number of children placed in foster care; the number of children placed on child protection notification system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23802/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

483. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the number of children identified as being exposed to excessive physical chastisement; and the work undertaken to assist families in such cases. [23803/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

484. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the welfare concerns identified; and his views that direct provision in itself can be a cause of welfare concerns. [23804/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

485. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the measures undertaken to address identified inefficiency in their ability to effect changes for families. [23805/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

486. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the way the barriers were identified by social workers in seeking the views of children as part of the assessment process. [23806/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

487. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the way barriers identified by social workers are being addressed; and the resources and measures that are being now put in place. [23807/15]

Gerry Adams

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488. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if written information on rights and welfare is available to children and families; and the languages in which this material is available. [23808/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

489. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the training provided in understanding and promoting awareness of ethnicity to staff, social workers and practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23809/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

490. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the training proposed to address the stated needs of practitioners regarding the asylum seeking process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23810/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

491. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if any children's case file errors were identified; if so, the measures undertaken to address this in view of potential failure to identify child concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23811/15]

Gerry Adams

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492. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if he will clarify that the 27 children identified as not having met a social worker, in spite of recorded concerns, have now met with social workers; if he will clarify that assessments have been undertaken and are completed: and if he will further clarify that these children are now receiving the necessary supports where applicable. [23812/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

493. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if he will clarify that the 27 children's cases identified have been subject to a full review; and if so, if this review has been completed. [23813/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

494. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if he will identify the number of cases which were wrongly categorised as welfare cases, in spite of clear risk to the children identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23814/15]

Gerry Adams

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495. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if he will clarify the number of children's cases closed, in spite of incomplete checks with other agencies and Departments being involved with the child's family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23815/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

496. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if his Department will undertake and complete an audit to ensure that no children are at potential risk due to outstanding or incomplete assessments; and the timeframe that would be envisaged for such an undertaking. [23816/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

497. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the proposals in place to ensure standardised protocol on the way RIA, the Reception and Integration Agency, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, practitioners and direct provision accommodation providers work together to share information at operational level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23817/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

498. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if he is aware of any families involved with child care protection and welfare services who have been moved between direct provision centres, unknown to the allocated social worker. [23818/15]

Gerry Adams

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499. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the number of families awaiting assessment upon referrals who have been moved between centres; the number of families that have been deported; and the number that have been moved, following granting of leave to remain. [23819/15]

Gerry Adams

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500. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of Louth and Meath, the number of cases of alleged inappropriate contact by an adult to a child that were assessed. [23820/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

501. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the number of cases of alleged inappropriate contact by an adult to a child that were not assessed or had been delayed owing to a delay in sharing of information between relevant bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23821/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

502. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if staff were fully aware of the role of Child and Family Agency, RIA, within the centres identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23822/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

503. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if he will confirm that team members from RIA, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, attended case conferences as standard practice; the number of such meetings typically scheduled per year; and if the analysis of these meetings was shared between the relevant bodies. [23823/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

504. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the policies in place to guide practitioners in working with families from different cultural backgrounds; his views that this is sufficient in view of the HIQA findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23824/15]

Gerry Adams

Question:

505. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the resources and measures that are in place as part of the stated rapid improvement programme; when this programme will be in a position to report to Members on its progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23825/15]

Written answers

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

I propose to take Questions Nos. 482 to 505, inclusive, together.

I have been informed that the report referred to by the Deputy relates to an inspection by the Health and Information Quality Authority that was carried out earlier this year. This report has not been published or otherwise made publicly available to date. I understand that publication, in line with HIQA's procedures, is expected shortly. I do not intend to provide commentary on an independent regulatory report that is not currently in the public domain. In the interim, I have requested the information from the Child and Family Agency and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand, and the report referred to in the questions has been published.