Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I do not know if there is a register but we can find out. The practice is for a foster care family to care for two children. Sometimes there is an exception to move to three but that is on a case-by-case basis. However, when and if siblings have to be separated, steps are taken to maintain contacts across the family groups. Social workers spend a considerable amount of time making that happen.

There is a register of all children in care and all details are recorded. That is the specific answer to Deputy McGuinness' question. If siblings have to be separated for good reasons - sometimes there are good reasons - social care workers are in contact and work diligently to ensure as much contact as they can with the families.

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