Childcare Costs

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 October 2018

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Questions (294)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

294. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average cost of the care of a child in a foster setting per annum; and the average cost of the care of a child in an institutional setting by the type of institution in question. [44195/18]

Written answers

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

The information requested by the Deputy would not normally be held in my Department and, as this is an operational matter, I have referred the question to the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, for a direct reply.