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Guardians Ad Litem

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2017

Thursday, 14 December 2017

Ceisteanna (662)

Anne Rabbitte

Ceist:

662. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount her Department has spent on guardian ad litem services, by provider. [54076/17]

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As stated in my previous response to you on 25 July 2017, and to Deputy Niamh Smith on 11 September 2017, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has informed me that the total amount paid to Guardians ad litem was €8,189,175 in 2015 and €6,569,115 in 2016. Supplementary information has now been received from Tusla, confirming the total amount paid to Guardians ad litem for 2017, as of the end of October, to be €6,152,517. The following is a breakdown, by provider, of amounts paid for 2015, 2016, and year to date 2017:

GAL Costs

Actuals 2016

Actuals 2015

Actuals Ytd October 2017

BARNARDOS - BEACON

3,422,780

3,822,950

2,359,011

THE INDEPENDENT GUARDIAN AD LITEM

1,834,553

1,304,482

1,820,788

CEILI O'CALLAGHAN CONSULTANCY LTD

239,482

251,624

60,086

CHILD AND FAMILY CONSULTANCY LTD

237,330

272,096

133,027

CHILD FORENSIC SERVICES LTD

223,241

162,622

46,849

JIGSAW TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD

209,451

268,305

201,624

CELBRIDGE COUNSELLING SERVICE

193,420

220,740

86,973

RENEE HANLEY

165,799

141,468

13,369

MAEVE DRUMMEY

138,237

153,304

28,147

CHILD ADVOCACY SERVICES

128,959

226,819

-34,737

NATIONAL CHILDRENS WELFARE SERVICES

114,499

171,574

143,899

JC GAL SERVICES LTD

101,102

94,174

136,917

SOCIAL WORK CONSULTANCY IRELAND LTD

92,462

114,513

13,142

PAT DONNELLY

68,100

34,402

26,945

SARAH TREACY

59,885

60,684

43,581

CARMEL MURPHY

55,861

245,259

46,202

INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORK SERVICE

45,854

170,740

80,653

PATRICIA MCKAY LTD

44,699

59,841

INDEPENDENT GUARDIAN AD LITEM SERVI

42,637

181,084

62,596

CLARE OHARE

29,542

34,026

16,591

CLAIRE QUINN

27,128

307,465

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ANTHONY JAMES MACKLIN

25,691

50,160

MARY BIRD, GUARDIAN AD LITEM

18,893

15,981

6,770

PATRICIA MCKAY

12,000

13,744

CLAIRE OCONNOR G.A.L. LTD

9,500

6,496

INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORK

8,752

40,699

7,312

TERESA MONICA SHANNON

5,306

11,695

CHRISTINE JENKINS

3,894

13,002

614

FOLEY CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES LTD

3,705

JOHN P MURPHY

3,456

ALPHA GUARDIAN AD-LITEM SERVICES

111,204

LE CHEILE CHILDCARE SERVICES LTD

125,181

RAYMOND MCEVOY

3,956

MIEKE RYAN - MDR CHILD AND FAMILY

26,368

-40,557

TMM GUARDIAN AD LITEM LTD

158,601

DAVID KENNEDY T/A

117,415

MARY O'SHEA T/A MARY MOLLOY

62,353

CLEAR PARADIGMS

88,319

SEAMUS OGALLCHOIR

6,194

DEIRDRE CHAMBERS

50

Net Accruals/Prepayments/Journals

-993,650

-787,211

716,056

Gal Costs Total

6,569,115

8,189,175

6,152,517

Please note the 2016 total includes accruals for refunds of VAT due from GAL vendors who had charged VAT in 2014 and 2015. The value of these refunds at end 2016 was €1,581,000. For 2017, due to VAT refunds relating to prior years invoicing, there is significant value of credit notes due to the Agency, which, in some instances, exceeded the value of the invoices submitted by GAL vendors.

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