418. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether net changes in the number of approved foster carers are used as a key metric in assessing the capacity of the foster care system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31698/26]
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419. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new foster carers approved and the number exiting the system in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31699/26]
420. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has analysed the rate of attrition among foster carers; the main reasons identified for carers leaving the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31700/26]
421. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific measures that are in place or under development to address the loss of foster carers from the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31701/26]
850. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department and Tusla have explored the use of artificial intelligence or automated data systems to support intake triage, case risk scoring, and compliance monitoring within Tusla’s case management system, in view of the potential for such technology to accelerate low-risk case filtering, improve oversight, and free up social w…
2494. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider the recommendations put forward by an organisation (details supplied) in its pre-budget submission 2026, including the need to expand access to therapeutic supports for children in care, review the aftercare allowance, improve financial recognition for foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
2495. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will examine the possibility of extending the back to school clothing and footwear allowance to all children in State care by removing the means testing requirement for foster families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43817/25]
500. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 26 February 2025, the details of supports and services including advocacy that are provided to adults aged over 26 years that were in health board/HSE accommodation as a child, including disability residential homes; and if redress schemes or impending redress schemes to address the abuses including physical, emotion…
259. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether or not there are supports, including advocacy services, in the State for adults, many of whom are relatively young adults, who as children lived in health board and/or HSE/Tusla child/adolescent residential accommodation; to provide signposting information; and whether or not there are existing redress sche…
341. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether or not there are supports, including advocacy services, in the State for adults, many of whom are relatively young adults, who as children lived in health board and/or HSE/Tusla child/adolescent residential accommodation; to provide signposting information; and whether or not there are existing redress schemes or impending redress schemes to address the…