1666. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of allegations or reports of abuse involving children in State care that were made in each of the past five years; and if this information is not available, the reason Tusla does not collect standardised national data on such allegations, in tabular form. [43361/26]
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1667. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla holds any data, nationally or at regional or local level, on allegations of abuse involving children in care, broken down by placement type, including foster care and residential care, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if not, when such data collection will be implemented. [43362/26]
1669. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of the initiative referenced by Tusla to improve data collection on abuse allegations involving children in care, including timelines and funding allocated; and when comprehensive data will be publicly available. [43364/26]
988. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla independently verifies the identity and location of such family members before the child is considered to have left voluntarily [39579/26]
1057. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla disaggregates re referral data to distinguish between new concerns and repeat or unresolved child protection risks; and whether such distinctions are monitored as part of key performance or safeguarding indicators. [40179/26]
1058. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether re referral rates within Tusla are included as formal key performance indicators, governance metrics or safeguarding indicators under the Tusla Oversight Agreement; whether any targets, thresholds or trend analyses are applied to such rates; and if she will provide details of how this information is used at departmental oversi…
1059. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla disaggregates re referral data to distinguish between new concerns and repeat or unresolved child protection risks; and if she will provide the proportion of re-referrals falling into each category in the most recent year for which data is available. [40182/26]
1060. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla collects and reports data on repeat child protection interventions involving the same child or family; whether such data forms part of any performance, risk, or oversight metrics; and if she will provide figures for each of the past five years. [40183/26]
1061. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla records the number of repeat emergency removals involving the same child or household; whether such events are tracked as safeguarding indicators or escalation triggers; and if she will provide data for each of the past five years. [40184/26]
1062. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla records the number of reopened social work cases within specified timeframes following closure; whether these are monitored as indicators of case resolution or system performance; and if she will provide the relevant figures for each of the past five years. [40185/26]
1063. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the Tusla Oversight Agreement explicitly includes provisions relating to repeat referrals, repeat interventions, emergency removals or reopened cases; and if she will provide copies or extracts of the relevant sections. [40186/26]
1064. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the extent to which repeat engagement with Tusla services, including re-referrals, repeat interventions, emergency removals and reopened social work cases, are monitored as key performance indicators, governance metrics or safeguarding indicators under the Tusla Oversight Agreement; whether any targets, thresholds or escalation proced…
735. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the emergency supports that are in place for working parents affected by sudden closures of pre-school facilities by Tusla. [31881/26]
771. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of court orders that Tusla has failed to comply with for each of the past five years. [32469/26]
223. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children from Tusla care settings who were prosecuted for criminal offences in each of the past five years. [30993/26]
224. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in the care of Tusla who received criminal convictions in each of the past five years; and to indicate whether those convictions occurred while the child was in care or after leaving care. [30995/26]
225. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children from Tusla care settings who were detained in a children detention facility, including Oberstown Children Detention Campus, in each of the past five years, by length of detention. [30997/26]
226. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla records and monitors the progression of children in care through the criminal justice system, including arrest, prosecution, conviction and detention; if not, the reason; and if there are any plans to introduce such monitoring. [30999/26]
227. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific early intervention, diversion and safeguarding measures in place for children in Tusla care who are at risk of involvement in the criminal justice system; and to outline how the effectiveness of such measures is evaluated. [31001/26]
989. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of special emergency arrangements entered into by Tusla in each of the past five years, broken down by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30985/26]
990. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of special emergency arrangements that were closed by Tusla in each of the past five years, broken down by year; and to provide the reasons for closure in each case. [30986/26]
181. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether it is Government policy to phase out, regularise, or continue the use of unregulated special emergency arrangements by Tusla; the timeline for any legislative or regulatory change; and the reason such settings do not fall under the remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority, despite accommodating children in State ca…
190. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of complaints made directly by children to Tusla in each of the past five years; the categories of complaints received; the process available to children to make a complaint; and whether any element of that process is independent of Tusla management structures. [29222/26]
192. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of allegations or reports of abuse made by or on behalf of children while in the care of Tusla in each of the past five years, broken down by placement type; the channels through which such reports are made; and whether children in State care have access to an independent body outside Tusla to report abuse or safeguarding co…
193. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of unregulated special emergency arrangements used by Tusla to accommodate children in its care; the number of children currently placed in such arrangements; the duration of placement in each case; and whether the Minister will outline why children continue to be placed in settings that are not subject to statutory regulati…