Departmental Staff Data

Tuesday, 5 February 2019

Ceisteanna (579)

Pat Buckley

Ceist:

579. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the key workers employed by her Department or organisations under her aegis; and the respective catchment areas in which they operate under or services they are assigned to. [5181/19]

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Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

I understand that the Deputy is referring to Social Workers in this instance.

I can inform the Deputy that there are no key workers, within the meaning of the word, employed in my Department. However, regarding the four agencies within my remit, the information required by the Deputy is set out as follows:

The Adoption Authority of Ireland:

There is 1 Principal Social Worker and 5 Social Workers (6 Headcount) employed by the Adoption Authority of Ireland. These key workers operate on a national basis and are assigned to services arising from information and tracing queries on historic adoptions and in response to matches generated by the National Adoption Contact Preference Register. I understand that these Social Workers are also assigned to regulatory functions relating to national adoption service providers accredited by the Adoption Authority.

Oberstown Children Detention Campus:

There is 1 Social Worker employed by Oberstown to provide for the needs of the young people detained on the Campus.

Child and Family Agency - Tusla:

Social Workers December 2018 Headcount
Child Resident Service	7
National Services	132
Dublin Mid Leinster	359
Dublin South Central	70
Dublin Sth East\Wicklow	99
Dublin Sth West\Kildare West Wicklow	89
Midland	75
Regional Services DML	26
Dublin North East	343
Cavan\Monaghan	38
Dublin North City	101
Louth\Meath	91
North Dublin	81
Regional Services DNE	32
South	383
Carlow\Kilkenny\Sth Tipperary	73
Cork	172
Kerry	43
Regional Services South	4
Waterford\Wexford	91
West	367
Donegal	71
Galway\Roscommon	100
Mayo	40
Mid West	117
Regional Services West	1
Sligo\Leitrim	38
Grand Total	1591

I can also inform the Deputy that there are no Social Workers employed by the Ombudsman for Children's Office.