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 810: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details in tabular form of any annual figures she has of the number of children in the care of the State for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26910/12]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) compiles and publishes monthly performance reports which include statistics in relation to children in care. The HSE reported the following information regarding the annual number of children in the care of the State for each of the past ten years;
Year | Number of Children in Care on 31st December |
2002 | 4921 |
2003 | 4984 |
2004 | 5060 |
2005 | 5220 |
2006 | 5336 |
2007 | 5324 |
2008 | 5347 |
2009 | 5689 |
2010 | 5964 |
2011 | 6160 |
2012 (at the end of Feb ) | 6168 |
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