475. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether risks associated with delayed permanency outcomes, care drift, or prolonged temporary care arrangements are included within Tusla corporate risk registers, governance escalation frameworks, or internal oversight structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36035/26]
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
57
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| January 2025 | 4 |
| February 2025 | 5 |
| March 2025 | 4 |
| April 2025 | 7 |
| May 2025 | 4 |
| June 2025 | 11 |
| July 2025 | 4 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 38 |
| October 2025 | 5 |
| November 2025 | 36 |
| December 2025 | 22 |
| January 2026 | 19 |
| February 2026 | 37 |
| March 2026 | 34 |
| 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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477. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla currently maintains the technical capability within its information systems to distinguish between re-referrals, formally reopened social work cases, repeat safeguarding episodes, and repeat entries into State care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36037/26]
478. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the absence of a distinct national dataset relating to formally reopened social work cases has been identified internally by her Department or Tusla as a governance, safeguarding, or performance-monitoring limitation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36038/26]
482. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla’s Audit and Risk Committee has considered risks associated with the absence of nationally standardised data on reopened child protection cases. [36073/26]
483. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any key performance indicators, governance metrics, or safeguarding indicators monitored under the Tusla Oversight Agreement relate to repeat child protection interventions, repeat emergency removals, or reopened social work cases. [36074/26]
484. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has sought legal or policy advice regarding whether reopened child protection cases should form part of a national safeguarding and outcomes dataset. [36075/26]
488. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of child deaths involving children known to Tusla were reviewed by the National Review Panel in each year since its establishment. [36116/26]
499. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any national framework exists to assess consistency in the application of emergency child removal powers under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991 across Tusla regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36369/26]
500. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any formal outcomes comparison has been conducted between Tusla-operated residential placements and privately operated placements; and if she will provide details. [36374/26]
501. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any quantified target exists to reduce Tusla’s reliance on private residential childcare placements; and if not, whether such a target will be introduced. [36375/26]
972. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if findings of Tusla investigations form part of the Garda vetting process; if statutory bodies, such as the Teaching Council, are informed of the findings of an investigation by Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34560/26]
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]
821. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tulsa is currently fully funded to employ the full complement of social workers they have requested to deliver their services; if not, the additional cost of employing the full complement of social workers required across all Tusla services. [33433/26]
822. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of additional aftercare workers would be required by Tusla to ensure that every child, included every separated child, with an aftercare entitlement has an allocated aftercare worker, ensuring caseloads are at recommended levels; and the estimated cost of providing additional aftercare workers (details supplied). [33434/26]
824. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will clarify and provide detail of whether Tusla sought on increase in the rate of the aftercare allowance in previous pre-budget submissions; and the estimated cost of increasing the aftercare allowance in line with the current rate of the foster care payment. [33436/26]
825. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she accepts the recommendations of the Tusla commissioned External Review of Special Care; the progress made to date in respect of implementation of the accepted recommendations; if she has rejected any in full and or in part; if recommendations (details supplied) have been accepted; and the estimated cost of implementing these rec…
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]
128. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla has completed any monitoring visits to hotels used to provide separated children seeking international protection, SCSIP, accommodation in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28219/26]