2341. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in foster care for each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [23623/26]
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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| June 2026 | 52 |
| July 2026 | 29 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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2342. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of foster carers approved for foster care in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [23647/26]
413. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount each provider of special emergency arrangements has been fined in the last three years, including the names of each provider, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21197/26]
1496. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in the care of the State (Tusla) who were identified as victims of human trafficking and identified as victims of sexual abuse occurring while in State care, in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will provide a breakdown of the specific exploitation types (e.g., labour, sexual) for tho…
1498. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently listed as 'missing from care' who are suspected by Tusla’s Separated Children Seeking International Protection (SCSIP) service to have been victims of human trafficking; and the number of reports made to the Missing Children Forum regarding suspected trafficking since its establishment. [18370/26]
1526. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of recipients of the foster care allowance in each of the years 2020-2026, in tabular form. [19006/26]
1541. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will reinstate and restore a service in full as a matter of urgency (details supplied), if she will provide the reason for its closure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19149/26]
1559. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the changes foster carers will face due to changes being made by Tusla as part of the reforms the agency has underway; the number of therapy services being withdrawn from children in care, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19571/26]
1560. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of foster carers in the State in each of the years 2019 to 2026, in tabular form. [19576/26]
1561. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children in care in each of the years 2019 to 2026, in tabular form. [19577/26]
1562. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average age of foster carers in Ireland at present. [19578/26]
1563. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on work to introduce a State pension for foster carers. [19579/26]
1598. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of foster carers providing foster care in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to-date in 2026. [20135/26]
1599. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in State care currently without an assigned social worker. [20136/26]
1600. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children in the care of the State with a breakdown of where these children are currently placed and separately; the number of unaccompanied minors, in tabular form. [20153/26]
1601. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of foster carers that would be needed for every child in State care. [20154/26]
1638. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of registered foster carers for each of the years 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025. [20801/26]
1639. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children placed in foster care for each of the years 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025. [20802/26]
1640. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her understanding as to the reasons for the fall off in the number of fosters carers over recent years. [20803/26]
1641. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the date when the fosters carers allowance was last raised; and the considerations that are underway for an improvement to this rate. [20804/26]
501. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there will be an expansion of fostering services to match the projected need in the area in Cavan Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18221/26]
127. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons who have ceased fostering in each of the past ten years; the number of persons who have begun fostering in each of those years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12166/26]
151. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of foster parents or foster placements in County Mayo. [12185/26]
153. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports that will be made available to foster families in the south-east to replace the services from an organisation (details supplied), which have recently been withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13260/26]
175. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline her Department’s plans to invest in more Tusla mainstream residential cares centres for children and young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13267/26]