asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the number of foster parents newly recruited in each community care area in the five year period ended 31 December 1983.
451.
Written Answers. - Foster Parents.
450.
asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the numbers of foster parents in each community care area who have now withdrawn themselves as foster parents.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 450 and 451 together.
I am setting out in tabular form the most up-to-date information available to my Department in relation to foster care.
|
Health Board |
Community Care Area |
No. of Children in Foster Care in each Area |
No. of Foster Homes available in each area |
|
|
Short-Term |
Long-Term |
|||
|
Eastern |
1 |
54 |
9 |
40 |
|
2 |
29 |
5 |
21 |
|
|
3 |
14 |
3 |
63 |
|
|
4 |
68 |
14 |
51 |
|
|
5 |
34 |
5 |
28 |
|
|
6 |
41 |
9 |
31 |
|
|
7 |
47 |
4 |
31 |
|
|
8 |
71 |
18 |
57 |
|
|
9 |
81 |
11 |
48 |
|
|
10 |
48 |
8 |
36 |
|
|
Midland |
Laois/Offaly |
90 |
22 |
59 |
|
Longford/Westmeath |
46 |
22 |
41 |
|
|
Mid-Western |
Limerick |
106 |
19 |
74 |
|
Clare |
60 |
50 |
25 |
|
|
Tipperary NR |
47 |
4 |
34 |
|
|
South-Eastern |
Carlow/Kilkenny |
61 |
10 |
58 |
|
Sth. Tipperary |
52 |
4 |
49 |
|
|
Waterford |
24 |
4 |
24 |
|
|
Wexford |
33 |
10 |
31 |
|
|
North-Western |
Sligo/Leitrim |
34 |
8 |
8 |
|
Donegal |
50 |
11 |
23 |
|
|
North-Eastern |
Cavan/Monaghan |
50 |
4 |
2 |
|
Louth |
40 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
Meath |
34 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
Western |
Galway |
81 |
16 |
44 |
|
Roscommon |
31 |
13 |
13 |
|
|
Mayo |
39 |
16 |
21 |
|
|
Southern |
North Lee |
66 |
— |
48 |
|
South Lee |
35 |
— |
58 |
|
|
Southern |
North Cork |
14 |
— |
4 |
|
West Cork |
32 |
— |
14 |
|
|
Kerry |
27 |
— |
52 |
|
|
+ 30 places for children waiting for adoption. Community Care Area breakdown not available. |
I appreciate that this table does not cover all the points raised in the questions. For up-to-date details on the latest position in relation to the recruitment of foster parents in each community care area, I suggest that the Deputy contact the health boards direct.