1631. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has examined data-sharing arrangements with local authorities or homelessness services to monitor housing outcomes among former care leavers after aftercare case closure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43190/26]
1632. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of young people recorded as homeless while in receipt of aftercare services in each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43191/26]
1633. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla records Emergency Care Order applications under section 13 of the Child Care Act 1991 at local, regional, service-area, court-office or other operational level, notwithstanding the absence of a national reporting mechanism; and if they will provide details of any such datasets currently maintained. [43211/26]
1634. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of Emergency Care Order applications made by Tusla under section 13 of the Child Care Act 1991 in each of the past five years, broken down by service area, region and District Court district; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43212/26]
1635. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla records the outcome of individual Emergency Care Order applications under section 13 of the Child Care Act 1991, including whether applications are granted, refused, struck out, adjourned or withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43213/26]
1636. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla has undertaken any review, analysis or assessment of the consistency of Emergency Care Order application outcomes across regions, service areas or District Court districts; and if they will provide details of any such review [43214/26]
1637. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla has considered establishing a national reporting mechanism recording Emergency Care Order applications and outcomes under section 13 of the Child Care Act 1991; whether any business case, feasibility assessment or implementation proposal has been prepared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43216/26]
1638. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla records the duration between an Emergency Care Order application being initiated and a court determination being made; whether such information is centrally collated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43217/26]
1639. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla records the number of Emergency Care Order applications that subsequently progress to Interim Care Orders, Care Orders or Supervision Orders; whether this information is centrally analysed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43218/26]
1640. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any key performance indicators, governance metrics, audit measures or oversight arrangements are in place regarding the use of Emergency Care Orders under section 13 of the Child Care Act 1991; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43219/26]
1641. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration will be given to publishing annual national statistics on Emergency Care Order applications and outcomes under section 13 of the Child Care Act 1991; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43220/26]
1642. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla records the number of Emergency Care Order applications involving newborn infants, children aged under five years, children aged five to twelve years and children aged thirteen years and over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43221/26]
1643. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla records the primary grounds cited in support of Emergency Care Order applications under section 13 of the Child Care Act 1991, including neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, parental incapacity, abandonment or other categories; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43222/26]
1644. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a target timeframe exists for completion of National Review Panel reviews into the deaths of children known to Tusla. [43229/26]
1645. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the longest period taken to complete a National Review Panel review during the years 2020 to 2026. [43230/26]
1646. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether interim safeguarding recommendations are issued before completion of National Review Panel reviews where urgent risks are identified. [43231/26]
1647. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of National Review Panel reviews currently outstanding and awaiting completion. [43232/26]
1648. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average time between the death of a child and implementation of recommendations arising from a National Review Panel review. [43233/26]
1649. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any review has remained incomplete for more than five years. [43234/26]
1650. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has assessed the impact of review delays on child protection learning and service improvement. [43235/26]
1675. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any key performance indicators, governance metrics, audit measures or oversight arrangements are in place regarding the use of Emergency Care Orders under section 13 of the Child Care Act 1991; and if they will provide details of same. [43456/26]
1686. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the Department has considered establishing a formal national reporting framework with Tusla covering Emergency Care Order applications under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991, including the number of applications made, granted, refused, withdrawn, varied or discharged, together with complaints received, judicial crit…
1687. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any review, assessment, audit or governance examination has been undertaken by the Department regarding the adequacy of current oversight arrangements for Emergency Care Orders, having regard to the fact that the Department does not receive aggregate reporting on complaints, judicial criticism, overturned orders or adverse findi…
1688. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the CDNT workforce and vacancy reports received by the Department include information on vacancy duration, funded but unfilled posts, service-delivery risks, waiting-list impacts, delayed-intervention risks and regional staffing deficits; whether any national escalation thresholds, intervention triggers or risk-management arrang…
1689. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department receives any data, reports, performance indicators or management information relating to permanency planning for children in State care; the nature and frequency of such reporting; whether national or regional benchmarks, targets or expected timelines exist for permanency planning; and if she will make a statement…