Written answers
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Child Protection Services Provision
Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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647. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 9 May 2017, the 5,720 open child cases waiting to be allocated a social worker by county in tabular form; the length of time these cases have been waiting to be allocated a social worker; and the number of these cases that are still waiting to be allocated a social worker. [24106/17]
Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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The latest data available (end of February 2017) is contained in the following table. Unfortunately, the data is not collated in the form requested by the Deputy.
I will be requesting that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, revert with the data the Deputy has requested with regard to the length of time the cases referred to have been awaiting the allocation of a social worker.
| Open cases | Open cases awaiting allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin South East Wicklow | 1106 | 161 |
| Dublin South West Kildare West Wicklow | 2161 | 972 |
| Dublin South Central | 1401 | 310 |
| The Midlands | 1592 | 428 |
| Dublin City North | 1730 | 280 |
| Dublin North | 3065 | 827 |
| Louth Meath | 1444 | 274 |
| Cavan Monaghan | 565 | 124 |
| Kerry | 485 | 12 |
| Cork | 3979 | 626 |
| Carlow Kilkenny South Tipperary | 1203 | 324 |
| Waterford Wexford | 1552 | 353 |
| Donegal | 879 | 271 |
| Sligo Leitrim West Cavan | 426 | 89 |
| Mayo | 573 | 2 |
| Galway Roscommon | 1638 | 333 |
| The Midwest | 1588 | 334 |
Cases that are unallocated are monitored, supported and managed by the duty social work team under the supervision of the principal social worker.
Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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648. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 9 May 2017, the number of whole-time equivalent social workers in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form; the whole-time equivalent social worker target for these years; and the funding that was allocated for the provision of these posts for the years in question. [24107/17]
Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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649. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 9 May 2017, if she will elaborate on the meaning of supporting Tusla in the employment of additional social care workers and administrative staff to assist social workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24108/17]
Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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650. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 9 May 2017, the cost of providing an allocated social worker to the open cases in question. [24109/17]
Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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651. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 9 May 2017, the steps she has taken to address the recruitment issue identified in her response; the funding which is in place; and her plans to address the defects within the recruitment process. [24110/17]
Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 648 to 651, inclusive, together.
My officials have requested the information from Tusla and I will forward the reply to the Deputy once I have been furnished with it.
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