770. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of unaccompanied minors that have been sent to IPAS for age verification for each of the past five years before being placed in a Tusla residential care unit. [32468/26]
Topics / Children in Care
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsChildren in Care
358 questions from 46 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 17 September 2026.
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353 written, 5 oral
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| May 2026 | 77 |
| June 2026 | 52 |
| July 2026 | 29 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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773. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in Tusla’s care who reached 18 years-of-age while still listed as 'missing' from State care, for each of the past ten years. [32556/26]
774. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of young people that go missing in care and never re-establish contact before adulthood, for each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if the State tracks outcomes at all once responsibility ends. [32557/26]
790. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total annual expenditure on private residential childcare placements for each of the past five years; the average cost per placement; and the comparative average cost of a public residential placement. [32700/26]
791. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a specific numerical or percentage reduction target has been set to reduce reliance on private residential childcare placements; the baseline from which this reduction will be measured; and the timeline for achieving such reduction [32701/26]
792. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the projected number of additional public residential placements required to eliminate or substantially reduce reliance on private placements; and whether this projection forms part of Tusla's current capacity planning. [32702/26]
793. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any formal transition strategy exists to move children from private residential placements into public provision; and if so, to outline the criteria, timelines and governance oversight mechanisms involved. [32703/26]
794. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any risk assessment has been carried out regarding continued reliance on private residential childcare placements, including risks relating to cost escalation, availability, and quality assurance; and if she will provide details. [32704/26]
799. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in care in County Cork. [32965/26]
800. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of registered foster carers in County Cork. [32966/26]
823. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the implementation of the current residential care strategy; the number of the projected units under the strategy that have been provided; the cost for same; and the projected cost of fully implementing this strategy.
[33435/26]
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]
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]
991. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total cost incurred by Tusla in respect of special emergency arrangements in each of the past five years, with a breakdown, where available, of average cost per placement, and the primary cost drivers [30987/26]
992. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children reported missing while in the care of Tusla in each of the past five years; and to provide a breakdown of the length of time each child was missing, and the number of incidents falling into duration categories of less than 24 hours, 1-7 days, 8-30 days, and more than 30 days. [30988/26]
993. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality of the children reported missing from Tusla care in the past five years, the number that were missing for a period exceeding one week in each year; and the steps taken by Tusla in such cases to locate and safeguard the child. [30989/26]
994. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in the care of Tusla that have been missing for a period of more than three months, six months, 9 months, and one year, and whose current whereabouts remain unknown, broken down by year for the past five years; and to outline the inter-agency actions taken in such cases.; and if she will make a statement on the m…
995. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the oversight mechanisms in place to monitor the use of special emergency arrangements; and to ensure the welfare and safeguarding of children placed under such arrangements. [31069/26]
996. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who were living in Tusla care settings and who were arrested by An Garda Síochána, in each of the past five years, broken down by year and by type of care placement. [31070/26]
187. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on her engagement to date with the Irish Foster Care Association; and if she will outline the work her Department has done to support foster carers in Ireland and to recruit additional foster carers. [28593/26]
315. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average annual cost per child associated with private residential placements, private foster care placements, and special emergency arrangements, for each year from 2022 to 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27505/26]
323. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether there is a defined national policy framework governing the reliance on private providers for residential childcare placements, including any targets, limits, or strategic objectives in relation to public versus private provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27513/26]
2340. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children who are currently in the care of State, with a separate column for the number of unaccompanied minors, in tabular form. [23622/26]