Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, collates data in relation to the numbers of admissions to care. Each admission to care represents a new admission and hence the same child could be admitted into care more than once during the year. The data records each admission and not individual cases.
Data in relation to each admission is collected for the individual child and recorded on the child's file. Care files contain information about admission, care plans, including reunification plans, placement details, actions of each professional in the child’s life, health and development needs, educational needs and discharge details. This information is not analysed or collated nationally.
Tusla does not specifically identify pregnant mothers as a cohort for specific enumeration through metrics because each case is assessed individually both before and after birth. The newborn baby's environment, familial supports and the parents’ capacity are unique to each child; therefore each assessment is informed by these factors.
Data regarding the number of admissions into care of children who were under 1 year old for the years 2011 to 2015 is set out in the following tables.
|
Year
|
Number of Admissions for children aged under 1 year
|
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2011
|
230
|
|
2012
|
255
|
|
2013
|
224
|
|
2014
|
231
|
|
2015
|
205
|
Please note data relates to admissions and not children and there may be multiple admissions for the one child or children
|
Year
|
Number of Admissions for children aged under 1 year
|
|
2011
|
230 (10%)
|
|
2012
|
255 (12%)
|
|
2013
|
224 (12%)
|
|
2014
|
231(14%)
|
|
2015
|
205 (13%)
|
Please note data relates to admissions and not children and there may be multiple admissions for one child or children.
The percentage figures above reflect the percentage of those under 1 year as a percentage of the overall number of admissions (all age categories).
