Aftercare Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 December 2017

Tuesday, 12 December 2017

Ceisteanna (482, 483)

Catherine Martin

Ceist:

482. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons engaging with aftercare services from either Tusla or a voluntary agency, by age and area. [53127/17]

Catherine Martin

Ceist:

483. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons engaged with aftercare services that are registered with homeless services. [53128/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

I propose to take Questions Nos. 482 and 483 together.

1,914 young adults aged 18-22 were in receipt of aftercare services at the end of the third quarter of 2017. An additional 75 persons aged 23-25 and upwards also received aftercare services.

See the table below for a breakdown of this figure by area.

Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has informed me that it does not collate data centrally regarding the number of young persons engaged with aftercare services who are registered with homeless services.

Area	The number of young adults aged 18-22 in receipt of an aftercare service*	The number of young adults aged 18 years and up, incld.those 25 or older in receipt of an aftercare service*
Dublin South Central	109	109
Dublin South East Wicklow	109	111
Dublin South West Kildare West Wicklow	162	169
The Midlands	117	123
Dublin City North	159	162
Dublin North	86	89
Louth Meath	155	155
Cavan Monaghan	70	70
Cork	239	249
Kerry	38	40
Carlow Kilkenny South Tipperary	124	127
Waterford Wexford	137	137
The Midwest	162	169
Galway Roscommon	136	151
Mayo	31	40
Donegal	48	54
Sligo Leitrim West Cavan	32	34
Total	1,914	1,989

*Data on the last day of the reporting period, Quarter 3 2017

Question No. 484 answered with Question No. 458.