Vol. 486 No. 2
176 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will give details of the number of applications made to each district court by a health board pursuant to the Child Care Act, 1991 seeking an emergency care order, an interim care order, a care order and a supervision order for each of the years 1996 and 1997; and the number of these orders made. [2346/98]
Set out in the following table are the number of applications made by health boards to the District Courts pursuant to the Child Care Act, 1991 in relation to care orders and supervision orders and the number of such orders granted in respect of the legal year 1996-97, which is the first year for which statistics in this area were collated. Figures are not available relating to the number of emergency or interim orders applied for or granted.
With regard to the DMD (Dublin Metropolitan District) statistics of applications made are currently being sought and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as they become available.
Child Care Act 1991.
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Office. |
Supervision Orders 1997. |
Care Orders 1997. |
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Applications. |
Granted. |
Applications. |
Granted. |
|
|
Athlone |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
|
Ballina |
– |
– |
2 |
2 |
|
Ballinasloe |
2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
|
Bandon |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
Bray |
– |
– |
65 |
53 |
|
Carlow |
10 |
10 |
– |
– |
|
Carrick-on-Shannon |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Castlebar |
10 |
10 |
53 |
48 |
|
Cavan |
2 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
|
Clonmel |
3 |
3 |
22 |
22 |
|
Cork |
15 |
15 |
26 |
26 |
|
Derrynea |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Donegal |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Drogheda |
– |
– |
13 |
10 |
|
Dundalk |
1 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
|
Ennis |
16 |
16 |
37 |
37 |
|
Fermoy |
3 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
|
Galway |
10 |
9 |
16 |
14 |
|
Gorey |
– |
– |
26 |
26 |
|
Kilkenny |
– |
– |
18 |
18 |
|
Killarney |
– |
– |
2 |
2 |
|
Letterkenny |
– |
– |
55 |
54 |
|
Limerick |
26 |
19 |
36 |
25 |
|
Listowel |
– |
– |
14 |
6 |
|
Longford |
– |
– |
8 |
7 |
|
Loughrea |
9 |
9 |
8 |
– |
|
Mallow |
8 |
8 |
15 |
15 |
|
Monaghan |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Mullingar |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
Naas |
– |
– |
14 |
14 |
|
Nenagh |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Portlaoise |
3 |
3 |
12 |
12 |
|
Roscommon |
– |
– |
3 |
3 |
|
Sligo |
7 |
7 |
21 |
21 |
|
Thurles |
3 |
3 |
– |
– |
|
Tralee |
8 |
7 |
28 |
27 |
|
Trim |
– |
– |
22 |
22 |
|
Tuam |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Tullamore |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
|
Waterford |
5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
|
Wexford |
4 |
4 |
17 |
17 |
|
Youghal |
12 |
8 |
29 |
29 |
|
Dublin Metropolitan District |
Not available |
1 |
Not available |
25 |
|
Total |
161 |
149 |
602 |
575 |
