Seán Sherlock
Question:542. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children awaiting an aftercare social worker as of 1 January 2018. [2776/18]
View answerTuesday, 23 January 2018
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Aftercare metrics are collated by Tusla on a quarterly basis. The latest available data relates to Quarter 3 2017.
Quarter 4 Data is due for return at the end of January.
At the end of Quarter 3 2017 (30th September 2017) there were 1,914 young adults (aged 18-22 inclusive) in receipt of an aftercare service. Of these young adults 1,638 (86%) had an allocated aftercare worker and 276 (14%) were awaiting allocation.
At the end of Quarter 3 2017 (30th September 2017) there were 1,025 children in care aged 16 and 17 years. Of these 1,025 children 463 (45%) had an allocated aftercare worker and 562 (55%) were unallocated.