Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 May 2018
395. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average time taken to investigate cases of children at risk of various forms of abuse; the degree to which a systemic response is in place to deal with such issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19130/18]
View answerI have written to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, to request the information outlined by the Deputy. A further response will issue when the information has been supplied.
Tusla publishes figures on a quarterly basis to indicate the length of time a case is awaiting allocation, by priority level. At the end of Q3 2017, the most recent validated data published, 63% of high priority cases were waiting less than 3 months, compared to 53% of medium priority cases and 43% of low priority cases.
