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]
Topics / Child and Family Agency
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsChild and Family Agency
399 questions from 57 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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389 written, 10 oral
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| November 2025 | 36 |
| December 2025 | 22 |
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| April 2026 | 27 |
| May 2026 | 78 |
| June 2026 | 41 |
| July 2026 | 16 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 6 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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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 she will make a statem…
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 matter. [43658/26]
1693. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla has established targets, milestones, implementation plans or projected timelines to reduce its dependency on private residential childcare providers; the current and projected public residential placement capacity planned for each of the years 2026 to 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43659/26]
1718. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the re-referral metrics provided to Tusla’s Audit and Risk Committee and Board in each year from 2020 to 2025; whether those metrics include national and area-level re-referral rates, repeat re-referrals involving the same child, the average time between case closure and re-referral, and outcome measures arising from re-referrals; and i…
1719. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether risks relating to child protection re-referrals have appeared on Tusla’s National Corporate Risk Register or any successor corporate risk framework since 2020; and if so, the risk reference number, risk description, risk rating, period during which the risk remained active, and the mitigation measures identified. [44080/26]
1722. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla reports to their Department on delays in permanency planning for children in care; if so, the information reported and the frequency of such reporting; and if not, the reason no such reporting arrangement exists. [44086/26]
1725. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla is required to report on actions taken in response to recommendations made by the National Review Panel; if so, the frequency and format of such reporting; and if they will make a statement on the matter. [44091/26]
1726. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any audit, review or evaluation has been conducted since 2020 of the implementation of recommendations arising from National Review Panel reviews into the deaths of children in care or known to Tusla; and if so, if they will provide details of the findings. [44092/26]
1727. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether recurring thematic findings identified across multiple National Review Panel reviews are analysed separately from the annual reporting process; and if so, whether any thematic reports have been published since 2020. [44093/26]
487. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of young people in receipt of Tusla aftercare supports in each year since 2020, broken down by age cohort including 18, 19, 20, 21 and over 21 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41009/26]
488. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of young people whose formal aftercare supports ceased upon reaching 21 years of age in each year since 2020; the number who subsequently re-engaged with Tusla services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41010/26]
489. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla operates any discretionary mechanism allowing aftercare supports to continue beyond 21 years of age for vulnerable care-experienced young adults with complex mental health, disability, addiction, homelessness or trauma-related needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41011/26]
490. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla maintains any national data regarding homelessness, emergency accommodation use, or housing instability among care leavers following the cessation of aftercare supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41012/26]
491. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of care leavers known to Tusla who entered emergency accommodation, homeless services or supported housing settings within two years of leaving care in each year since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41013/26]
492. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla maintains any longitudinal outcome tracking regarding care-experienced young adults following discharge from foster care, residential care or special care settings, including outcomes relating to housing, education, employment, mental health or addiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41014/26]
493. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla operates any specific transition framework for young people leaving special care settings into adult or community-based living arrangements; whether any national standards apply in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41015/26]
494. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of young people discharged from special care units in each year since 2020; the number who subsequently experienced placement breakdown, homelessness, emergency accommodation use, psychiatric admission or re-referral to Tusla services within 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41016/26]
495. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla intends to introduce a national reporting mechanism recording the number of Emergency Care Order applications under section 13 of the Child Care Act 1991 that are granted, refused, struck out, adjourned or withdrawn. [41019/26]
496. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether their Department considers the absence of centrally recorded outcome data relating to Emergency Care Order applications under section 13 of the Child Care Act 1991 to represent a governance or oversight gap. [41020/26]
497. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children taken to safety under section 12 of the Child Care Act 1991 in each year from 2020 to 2025, broken down by Tusla area and Garda division. [41021/26]