Clare Daly
Ceist:489. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in private foster care in each month of 2018. [10350/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 5 March 2019
Ceisteanna (489)
Freagraí scríofa
I can inform the Deputy that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, publish figures monthly on the number of children placed with privately provided placements, by placement type. The most recent date for which information is available is November 2018. Table 1, below, lays out the number of children in private placements for January to November 2018. It should be noted that the figures published in monthly performance activity reports are provisional figures and subject to ongoing validation.
Tusla's local fostering committee are the approval body for all foster care placements, including those recruited by private foster care companies. Children placed with private foster care companies are allocated a Tusla social worker.
Table 1. Children in Private Placements, at end November 2018
|
Month |
Foster Care |
Residential Care |
Other Care Types |
Total |
|
January |
395 |
206 |
20 |
621 |
|
February |
390 |
212 |
18 |
620 |
|
March |
387 |
217 |
16 |
622 |
|
April |
381 |
221 |
21 |
623 |
|
May |
394 |
218 |
19 |
631 |
|
June |
393 |
217 |
13 |
623 |
|
July |
383 |
210 |
16 |
609 |
|
August |
392 |
211 |
23 |
626 |
|
September |
390 |
222 |
29 |
641 |
|
October |
397 |
222 |
31 |
650 |
|
November |
398 |
222 |
30 |
650 |