Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 June 2012
809 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details in tabular form of the number of children in the care of the State and details of the number and percentage of same with an allocated social worker for each month since January 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26909/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Health Service Executive (HSE) compiles monthly performance reports which include statistics in relation to children in care. These reports are published on the HSE website atwww.hse.ie. The HSE has provided the following information:
|
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
April |
May |
June |
Jul |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Overall Total |
5,907 |
6,015 |
6,083 |
6,131 |
6,152 |
6,175 |
6,208 |
6,215 |
6,210 |
6,210 |
6,242 |
6,160 |
|
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
April |
May |
June |
Jul |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Overall total % |
93.7% |
94.6% |
93.7% |
94.5% |
93.9% |
93.4% |
93.4% |
93.1% |
92.3% |
92.3% |
92.6% |
92.6% |
|
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
|
Overall Total |
6,163 |
6,168 |
|
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
|
Overall total % |
92.0% |
91.9% |
810 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details in tabular form of any annual figures she has of the number of children in the care of the State for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26910/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Health Service Executive (HSE) compiles and publishes monthly performance reports which include statistics in relation to children in care. The HSE reported the following information regarding the annual number of children in the care of the State for each of the past ten years:
|
Year |
Number of Children in Care on 31st December |
|
2002 |
4,921 |
|
2003 |
4,984 |
|
2004 |
5,060 |
|
2005 |
5,220 |
|
2006 |
5,336 |
|
2007 |
5,324 |
|
2008 |
5,347 |
|
2009 |
5,689 |
|
2010 |
5,964 |
|
2011 |
6,160 |
|
2012 (at the end of Feb ) |
6,168 |
