Noel Rock
Question:624. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of concerns regarding children lodged by sports clubs to Tusla in the past five years. [2658/17]
View answerTuesday, 24 January 2017
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I have been informed by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, that data on the number of concerns regarding children lodged by sports clubs is not presently collected. As required under Section 8 of the Child Care Act 1991, my Department also receives the annual 'Review of Adequacy' report compiled and published by Tusla, which reviews the adequacy of the child and family services provided by the Agency. This Report includes a breakdown of the source of referral which was first included in 2013. Figures are available by source of referral for 2013, 2014 and 2015 as set out in the following table. Figures for 2016 are not yet available.
Table 1: Combined Total of Child Protection (Abuse) and Child Welfare Referrals 2013 - 2015 By Source
|
Combined Total of Child Protection (Abuse) and Child Welfare Referrals |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
An Garda Síochána |
7,714 |
8,645 |
10,282 |
|
Tulsa/HSE: Non-Designated Officers |
6,106 |
6,223 |
6,471 |
|
School |
4,456 |
5,114 |
4,999 |
|
Parent/Guardian |
3,828 |
4,330 |
4,039 |
|
Tulsa/HSE: Designated Officers |
3,492 |
3,976 |
4,004 |
|
Voluntary Agency |
2,660 |
3,154 |
3,544 |
|
Other Sources |
2,212 |
2,626 |
2,113 |
|
Anonymous |
2,101 |
2,163 |
2,108 |
|
Other Family Member |
1,487 |
1,627 |
1,544 |
|
Member of the Public |
1,191 |
1,297 |
1,180 |
|
General Practitioner |
1,064 |
1,276 |
1,200 |
|
Government Agency/Dept. |
590 |
968 |
749 |
|
Local Authority |
505 |
491 |
463 |
|
Self-Referral |
290 |
433 |
301 |
|
Courts Section 20 |
292 |
294 |
344 |
|
Probation Service |
133 |
153 |
135 |
|
Foreign National Services |
107 |
101 |
101 |
|
Total Referrals |
38,249 |
42,914 |
43,596 |