Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 March 2004
312 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if sufficient facilities will be in place to process foreign adoption applications; if there will be no undue delay in the processing of such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7607/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe allocation of resources within the health boards is a matter for the management of each board.
313 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications for foreign adoptions awaiting an initial processing in each health board area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7608/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe most recent statistics available relate to numbers of applications on hand on 31 December 2003. At that time, the provisional figures for the number of completed applications for inter-country adoption awaiting first, second and subsequent assessments were as follows:
|
Health Board |
1st Assessment |
2nd and Subsequent Assessments |
|
ERHA |
397 |
62 |
|
MHB |
35 |
5 |
|
MWHB |
133 |
14 |
|
NEHB |
63 |
16 |
|
NWHB |
20 |
3 |
|
SEHB |
118 |
19 |
|
SHB |
224 |
52 |
|
WHB |
51 |
4 |
|
TOTAL |
1,041 |
175 |
