Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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482. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the number of care orders were granted; the number of Garda notifications received regarding children at risk; the number of children placed in foster care; the number of children placed on child protection notification system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23802/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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483. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the number of children identified as being exposed to excessive physical chastisement; and the work undertaken to assist families in such cases. [23803/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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484. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the welfare concerns identified; and his views that direct provision in itself can be a cause of welfare concerns. [23804/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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485. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the measures undertaken to address identified inefficiency in their ability to affect changes for families. [23805/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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486. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the way the barriers were identified by social workers in seeking the views of children as part of assessment process. [23806/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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487. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the way barriers identified by social workers are being addressed; the resources and measures that are being now put in place. [23807/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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488. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if written information on rights and welfare is available to children and families; and the languages in which this material is available. [23808/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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489. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the training provided in understanding and promoting awareness of ethnicity to staff, social workers and practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23809/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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490. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the training proposed to address the stated needs of practitioners, regarding the asylum seeking process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23810/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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491. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if any children's case file errors were identified; if so, the measures undertaken to address this in view of potential failure to identify child concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23811/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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492. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if he will clarify that the 27 children identified as not having met a social worker, in spite of recorded concerns, have now met with social workers; if he will clarify that assessments have been undertaken and are completed: and if he will further clarify that these children are now receiving the necessary supports where applicable. [23812/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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493. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if he will clarify that the 27 children's cases identified have been subject to a full review; and if so, if this review has been completed. [23813/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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494. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if he will identify the number of cases were wrongly categorised as welfare cases, in spite of clear risk to the children identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23814/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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495. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if he will clarify the number of children's cases closed, in spite of incomplete checks with other agencies and Departments being involved with the child's family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23815/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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496. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if his Department will undertake and complete an audit to ensure that no children are at potential risk, due to outstanding or incomplete assessments; and the timeframe that would be envisaged for such an undertaking. [23816/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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497. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the proposals in place to ensure standardised protocol on the way RIA, the child and family agency, practitioners and direct provision accommodation providers work together to share information at operational level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23817/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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498. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if he is aware of any families involved with child care protection and welfare services, who have been moved between direct provision centres, unknown to the allocated social worker. [23818/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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499. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the number of families who were awaiting assessment upon referrals, have been moved between centres; the number of the families that have been deported; and the number that have been moved, following granting of leave to remain. [23819/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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500. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of Louth and Meath, the number of cases of alleged inappropriate contact by an adult to a child, that were assessed. [23820/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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501. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the number of cases of alleged inappropriate contact by an adult to a child that were not assessed; or had been delayed owing to a delay in sharing of information between relevant bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23821/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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502. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if staff were fully aware of the role of Child and Family Agency, RIA, within the centres identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23822/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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503. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, if he will confirm that team members from RIA, Child and Family Agency, attended case conferences as standard practise; the number of such meetings typically scheduled per year; and if the analysis of these meetings was shared between the relevant bodies. [23823/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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504. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the policies in place to guide practitioners in working with families from different cultural backgrounds; his views that this is sufficient in view of the HIQA findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23824/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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505. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the Health Information and Quality Authority report of child and family service areas of counties Louth and Meath, the resources and measures that are in place as part of the stated rapid improvement programme; when this programme will be in a position to report to members on its progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23825/15]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 482 to 505, inclusive, together.

I have been informed that the report referred to by the Deputy relates to an inspection by the Health and Information Quality Authority that was carried out earlier this year. This report has not been published or otherwise made publicly available to date. I understand that publication, in line with HIQA's procedures, is expected shortly. I do not intend to provide commentary on an independent regulatory report that is not currently in the public domain. In the interim, I have requested the information from the Child and Family Agency and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand, and the report referred to in the questions has been published.