Clare Daly
Question:268. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who have died in State care since 2010. [18160/19]
View answerThursday, 18 April 2019
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The following table outlines the numbers of children who have died while in the care of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, between 2010 and 2018. I am informed by Tusla that information on the causes of death is not currently available on the figures for 2018.
|
Year |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
Total 2010-2018 |
|
Number |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
24 |
|
Natural causes |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
NA |
11 |
|
Homicide |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NA |
1 |
|
Suicide |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
NA |
5 |
|
Drug overdoses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
NA |
2 |
|
Road traffic accidents |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
NA |
1 |
|
Other accidents |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
NA1 |
1 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
NA |
1 |
The Deputy may wish to note that, prior to the establishment of Tusla in 2014, care services were provided to children by the Health Services Executive.