Written answers

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Foster Care Supports

Photo of Gerry AdamsGerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1956. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the out of hours support services that are available to foster carers in counties Louth and Meath. [28574/17]

Photo of Katherine ZapponeKatherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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At present nationally there is no specific “Out of Hour’s Service”, dedicated to foster carers. However, Social Workers, Team Leaders and Principal Social Workers in the Louth/Meath area have provided support out of hours to foster carers in specific high risk cases.

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