Child and Family Agency

809. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the expenditure incurred by Tusla on privately provided residential care placements in each year from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the proportion of all residential care expenditure represented by such placements in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45837/26]

810. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla has established a quantified target to reduce the proportion of children in State-funded care placed with private residential childcare providers; the baseline percentage against which progress is being measured; the target percentage to be achieved; the target year for achievement; and if she will make …

812. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether reliance on private residential childcare placements has been assessed as a strategic, financial, operational or governance risk by Tusla since 2020; whether this issue has been considered for inclusion on Tusla’s National Corporate Risk Register; whether any formal risk assessment has been completed; and if s…

815. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children placed by Tusla with foster families through private-for-profit foster care agencies in each of the past five years, tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45919/26]

816. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total amount of public money paid by Tusla to private-for-profit foster care agencies that place children with foster families in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45920/26]

817. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the name of all private-for-profit companies and agencies used by Tusla to place children with foster families during each of the past five years; the number of children placed through each company; and the amount paid to each company in each year concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45921/26…

1580. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 470 and 469 of 14 May 2026, when exactly the Revised Case Allocation Framework came into effect in each of Tusla's respective areas; the way this process was formalised and ratified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42363/26]

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. [432…

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.…

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]

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]

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]

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]

1691. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the process by which recommendations arising from National Review Panel reviews into the deaths of children known to Tusla are monitored and implemented; whether a central register of recommendations and actions is maintained; whether compliance with recommendations is audited or reported to her Department; and if sh…

1692. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total expenditure incurred by Tusla on private residential childcare placements in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the expenditure attributable to each private provider in each year; the number of placements purchased from each provider in each year; and if she will make a statement on the mat…