Written answers
Monday, 11 September 2017
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Guardians Ad Litem
Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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1659. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount her Department has spent on guardian ad litem services broken down by county or provider. [37721/17]
Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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As stated in my response to Deputy Anne Rabbitte on 25 July 2017, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has informed me that the total amount paid to guardians ad litemwas €8,189,175 in2015 and €6,569,115 in 2016. Supplementary information has now been received from Tusla, confirming the total amount paid to guardians ad litem for 2017, as of the end of July, to be €4,218,779. Tusla has advised me that as these costs are all posted to one Legal Office cost centre, it has not been possible to break down the costs by county. The following therefore is a breakdown, by vendor, of amounts paid for 2015, 2016, and year to date 2017:
| GAL Costs | Actuals 2015 | Actuals 2016 | Actuals Ytd July 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNARDOS - BEACON | 3,822,950 | 3,422,780 | 1,535,371 |
| THE INDEPENDENT GUARDIAN AD LITEM | 1,304,482 | 1,834,553 | 1,236,124 |
| CEILI O'CALLAGHAN CONSULTANCY LTD | 251,624 | 239,482 | 13,390 |
| CHILD AND FAMILY CONSULTANCY LTD | 272,096 | 237,330 | 111,366 |
| CHILD FORENSIC SERVICES LTD | 162,622 | 223,241 | 38,563 |
| JIGSAW TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD | 268,305 | 209,451 | 148,636 |
| CELBRIDGE COUNSELLING SERVICE | 220,740 | 193,420 | 2,844 |
| RENEE HANLEY | 141,468 | 165,799 | -33,501 |
| MAEVE DRUMMEY | 153,304 | 138,237 | -13,365 |
| CHILD ADVOCACY SERVICES | 226,819 | 128,959 | -39,704 |
| NATIONAL CHILDRENS WELFARE SERVICES | 171,574 | 114,499 | 143,899 |
| JC GAL SERVICES LTD | 94,174 | 101,102 | 93,830 |
| SOCIAL WORK CONSULTANCY IRELAND LTD | 114,513 | 92,462 | 13,142 |
| PAT DONNELLY | 34,402 | 68,100 | 23,505 |
| SARAH TREACY | 60,684 | 59,885 | 33,995 |
| CARMEL MURPHY | 245,259 | 55,861 | 46,202 |
| INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORK SERVICE | 170,740 | 45,854 | 52,581 |
| PATRICIA MCKAY LTD | 59,841 | 44,699 | |
| INDEPENDENT GUARDIAN AD LITEM SERVI | 181,084 | 42,637 | 56,687 |
| CLARE OHARE | 34,026 | 29,542 | |
| CLAIRE QUINN | 307,465 | 27,128 | |
| ANTHONY JAMES MACKLIN | 25,691 | 33,055 | |
| MARY BIRD, GUARDIAN AD LITEM | 15,981 | 18,893 | 5,943 |
| PATRICIA MCKAY | 12,000 | 25,182 | |
| CLAIRE OCONNOR G.A.L. LTD | 9,500 | 1,907 | |
| INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORK | 40,699 | 8,752 | |
| TERESA MONICA SHANNON | 5,306 | 6,472 | |
| CHRISTINE JENKINS | 13,002 | 3,894 | 614 |
| FOLEY CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES LTD | 3,705 | ||
| JOHN P MURPHY | 3,456 | ||
| ALPHA GUARDIAN AD-LITEM SERVICES | 111,204 | ||
| LE CHEILE CHILDCARE SERVICES LTD | 125,181 | ||
| RAYMOND MCEVOY | 3,956 | ||
| MIKE RYAN - MDR CHILD AND FAMILY | 26,368 | -40,557 | |
| TMM GUARDIAN AD LITEM LTD | 158,601 | ||
| DAVID KENNEDY T/A | 117,415 | ||
| MARY O'SHEA T/A MARY MOLLOY | 62,353 | ||
| CLEAR PARADIGMS | 48,541 | ||
| Net Accruals/Prepayments/Journals | -787,211 | -993,650 | 674,056 |
| GAL Costs Total | 8,189,175 | 6,569,115 | 4,218,778 |
Please note the 2016 total includes accruals for refunds of VAT due from GAL vendors who had charged VAT in 2014 and 2015. The value of these refunds at end 2016 was €1,581,000. For 2017, due to VAT refunds relating to prior years invoicing, there is significant value of credit notes due to the Agency, which exceeded the value of the invoices submitted by GAL vendors.
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