Child and Family Agency

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022

Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Ceisteanna (1162)

Peadar Tóibín

Ceist:

1162. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children referred to Tusla in 2021; the source of the referrals as was provided in response to Parliamentary Question No. 570 of 1 February 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21162/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Following from Parliamentary Question 570 of the 1st of February 2022, please find attached the requested data, including the source of the referrals outlined.

Referrals to Child Protection & Welfare Services by Source and Primary Report Type, Jan - Sep 2021  

Source (including list as per   Schedule 2 Child First Act 2015)	Physical Abuse	Emotional Abuse	Sexual Abuse	Neglect	Child Welfare Concern	Not Recorded	Grand Total
Anonymous	151	123	20	298	1351	186	2129
Courts 1 (S.20 Child Care Act 1991)	*	*	0	0	321	49	379
Courts 3 (Other Court Request)	0	*	0	0	26	*	38
HSE Officer	0	0	0	0	*	*	2
International Social Services	0	*	0	*	29	2	35
Member of the Public	39	29	22	60	364	60	574
Other	85	138	53	113	1303	410	2102
Other Family Member	76	84	20	57	491	106	834
Parent/Guardian	251	135	126	66	1266	341	2185
Self	28	11	8	6	43	21	117
A person carrying on a pre-school service	15	*	*	6	27	9	63
A safe guarding officer,child protection officer or other person (howsoever described) who is employed for the purpose of performing child welfare and   protection functions of religious, sporting, recreational, cultural,   educational and other bodies and organisations offering services to children	250	167	88	98	747	238	1588
An addiction counsellor	*	5	*	5	39	12	67
Child care staff member employed in a pre-school service	33	11	4	13	46	14	121
Dentist	*	0	0	*	3	1	7
Director of any institution where a child is detained by an order of a court	*	0	*	0	5	5	14
Emergency medical technician	6	*	*	5	21	4	40
Foster carer registered with the Agency	18	*	20	*	28	24	101
Guardian Ad Litem	*	11	*	0	*	6	25
Manager of a language school or other recreational school where children reside away from home	*	*	0	0	*	2	9
Manager of asylum seeker   accommodation (direct provision centre)	15	*	*	23	13	3	57
Manager of domestic violence shelter	127	344	27	13	493	117	1121
Manager of homeless provision or emergency accommodation facility	23	70	8	49	206	54	410
Medical  practitioner	199	129	239	71	704	205	1547
Member of An Garda Siochana	627	5127	1080	627	9214	3434	20109
Member of the clergy (howsoever described) or pastoral care worker (howsoever described) of a church or other religious community	*	*	*	*	5	1	13
Occupational therapist	13	10	12	*	25	*	70
Person   responsible for the care or management of a youth work service	51	24	21	16	138	31	281
Physiotherapist	14	*	18	11	22	*	73
Probation   officer	10	*	15	*	52	11	96
Psychologist	174	69	100	22	294	78	737
Psychotherapist or a person providing counselling who is registered with one of the professional bodies	116	77	129	26	311	113	772
Registered nurse /midwife	64	77	80	89	872	201	1383
Social care worker	351	206	172	127	755	330	1941
Social worker	636	459	468	448	3117	768	5896
Speech and language therapist	13	5	4	5	36	9	72
Teacher	948	203	337	220	1705	398	3811
Youth worker who (a) holds a professional qualification that is recognised by the   national qualifications authority in Youth work or a related discipline, and (b) is employed in a youth work service	84	45	36	43	207	69	484
Mandated person - not specified	79	330	50	149	2988	590	4186
Total	4513	7929	3172	2676	27275	7924	53489
*figures suppressed for confidentiality reasons.  Suppressed figures included in the totals
Quality & Regulation   21/04/2022