Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 January 2019
518. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children taken into care under sections 12, 13 or 17 of the Child Care Act 1991, in cases in which the child was under 30 days and under one year of age, in each of the years 2013 to 2018. [3956/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have been provided by Tusla with data on the number of children taken into care under Section 13 or 17 of the Child Care Act 1991. Children are not admitted to care under Section 12 of the Act, which is only used by An Gardaí Síochána to remove a child to safety.
Data on admissions of children aged under 30 days is not collated nationally and the data provided is a count of admissions into care of children aged under one year. It should also be noted that data for 2018 is not yet available.
Table 1: Admissions of children aged under 1 year into care following the use of Sections 13 and 17 of the Child Care Act 1991
|
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
|
Section 13 |
41 |
32 |
45 |
28 |
30 |
|
Section 17 |
56 |
51 |
57 |
41 |
48 |
It is important to note the data is a count of admissions and not individual children, as a child may have more than one admission in the year.
