Written answers
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Department of Health
Children in Care
10:00 pm
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 809: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details in tabular form of the number of children in the care of the State and details of the number and percentage of same with an allocated social worker for each month since January 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26909/12]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) compiles monthly performance reports which include statistics in relation to children in care. These reports are published on the HSE website at www.hse.ie. The HSE has provided the following information;
Number of Children in Care in 2011 | ||||||||||||
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | June | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Overall Total | 5907 | 6015 | 6083 | 6131 | 6152 | 6175 | 6208 | 6215 | 6210 | 6210 | 6242 | 6160 |
Percentage of children in care with an allocated social worker in 2011 | ||||||||||||
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | June | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Overall total % | 93.7% | 94.6% | 93.7% | 94.5% | 93.9% | 93.4% | 93.4% | 93.1% | 92.3% | 92.3% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
Number of Children in Care in 2012 | ||
Month | Jan | Feb |
Overall Total | 6163 | 6168 |
Percentage of children in care with an allocated social workerin 2012 | ||
Month | Jan | Feb |
Overall total % | 92.0% | 91.9% |
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