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Tuesday, 10 October 2017
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Children in Care
Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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614. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children's residential centres by county; and the amount each centre has cost in each of the years 2011 to 2016, in tabular form. [42821/17]
Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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The latest figures from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, indicates that, at the end of July 2017, there were 6,272 children in care. Of these, 358 (6%) were in a residential placement of whom 209 were in a private residential centre run by a private body.
A child should be placed in a residential setting only when they have an identified need that can be met by this service or for an intensive assessment or provision of specialist services. In general, these centres are based in domestic style homes in the community, and staffed by social care workers to attend to the needs of the child. Specialist supports are also made available, as needed, and many centres have specialist skill-sets and therapeutic modalities.
Tusla does not collate data on residential care centres by county, but has provided the following information on the number of residential care centres by region for the years 2014 - 2016. Please note that data can only be provided since the establishment of Tusla in 2014. Payments to an organisation are based on the number of children in a centre or additionally, on the particular needs of individual children.
Number of Residential Care Centres by region 2014 - 2016
| Year | Dublin Mid Leinster | Dublin North East | South | West | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voluntary Residential Care Centres | |||||
| 2014 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 28 |
| 2015 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| 2016 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| Statutory Residential Care Centres | |||||
| 2014 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 47 |
| 2015 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 42 |
| 2016 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 39 |
| Private Residential Care Centres | |||||
| 2014 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 63 |
| 2015 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 73 |
| 2016 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 83 |
Tusla has provided the following information on payments made to Residential Centres per year for 2014 - 2016.
Funding Provided to Residential Centres 2014 - 2016
| Organisation / Centre Name | Region | Organisation Type | 2014 € | 2015 € | 2016 € |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Supplier 1 | Dublin North East - (1 centre) | Private | 296,562 | 938,575 | 887,950 |
| Private Supplier 2 | Dublin North East - (4 centres) | Private | 1,329,216 | 3,106,957 | 2,960,558 |
| Private Supplier 3 | West (2 centres) South (1 centre) | Private | 4,395,240 | 13,291,170 | 13,433,520 |
| Private Supplier 4 | West (1 centre) | Private | 2,766,666 | 3,350,000 | |
| Private Supplier 5 | South (6 centres) Dublin North East - (4 centres) | Private | 2,284,213 | 6,900,991 | 6,923,006 |
| Private Supplier 6 | Dublin North East - (2 centres) | Private | 491,788 | 1,416,364 | 1,457,723 |
| Private Supplier 7 | Dublin North East - (1 centre) Dublin Mid Leinster - (7 centres) South (2 centres) | Private | 1,756,743 | 4,746,344 | 5,471,865 |
| Private Supplier 8 | West (6 centres) | Private | 797,063 | 2,446,054 | 2,790,884 |
| Private Supplier 9 | Dublin Mid Leinster - (1 centre) | Private | 67,482 | ||
| Private Supplier 10 | South - (1 centre) | Private | 284,571 | 703,929 | 738,643 |
| Private Supplier 11 | Dublin Mid Leinster - (1 centre) | Private | 469,932 | 929,115 | 759,004 |
| Private Supplier 12 | Dublin Mid Leinster - (3 centres) | Private | 2,766,666 | 3,350,000 | |
| Private Supplier 13 | Dublin Mid Leinster - (1 centre) Dublin North East - (2 centres) South (3 centres) | Private | 2,111,027 | 6,390,180 | 6,450,516 |
| Private Supplier 14 | Dublin North East - (1 centre) | Private | 295,675 | 842,827 | 873,543 |
| Private Supplier 15 | Dublin Mid Leinster (1 centre) | Private | 167,427 | 655,501 | 690,004 |
| Private Supplier 16 | Dublin Mid Leinster (3 centres) | Private | 146,989 | 474,238 | |
| Private Supplier 17 | Dublin Mid Leinster - (4 centres) South (9 centres) West (1 centre) | Private | 9,130,541 | ||
| Private Supplier 18 | Dublin North East (2 centres) | Private | 634,836 | 1,714,443 | 1,653,093 |
| Private Supplier 19 | Dublin North East (4 centres) Dublin Mid Leinster (1 centre) | Private | 462,811 | 1,016,732 | 1,843,364 |
| Private Supplier 20 | South (2 centres) | Private | 390,639 | 1,417,025 | 1,744,134 |
| Private Supplier 21 | Dublin North East - (1 centre) | Private | 437,128 | 1,207,994 | 1,400,819 |
| Private Supplier 22 | Dublin North East (4 centres) | Private | 3,240,741 | 6,863,377 | 5,844,498 |
| Tusla Services | Dublin North East (12 centres) | Statutory | 10,800,643 | 10,727,597 | 12,142,050 |
| Tusla Services | Dublin Mid Leinster (8 centres) | Statutory | 7,880,639 | 9,178,452 | 9,018,600 |
| Tusla Services | South (11 centres) | Statutory | 14,842,102 | 16,080,166 | 15,178,584 |
| Tusla Services | West (4 centres) | Statutory | 4,150,892 | 4,094,189 | 3,978,976 |
| Tusla Services (Special Care) | National (3 centres) | Statutory | 12,301,991 | 12,502,904 | 11,329,680 |
| Voluntary Supplier 1 | Dublin North East - (1 centre) | Voluntary | 1,006,795 | 1,130,160 | 1,047,742 |
| Voluntary Supplier 2 | Dublin North East - (2 centres) | Voluntary | 1,430,771 | 1,754,217 | 1,526,992 |
| Voluntary Supplier 3 | Dublin North East - (2 centres) | Voluntary | 1,348,748 | 1,236,351 | 1,351,584 |
| Voluntary Supplier 4 | South - (1 centre) | Voluntary | 604,508 | 646,748 | 658,302 |
| Voluntary Supplier 5 | Dublin Mid Leinster- (2 centres) | Voluntary | 1,675,116 | 1,670,933 | 1,670,933 |
| Voluntary Supplier 6 | Dublin North East - (1 centre) | Voluntary | 698,346 | 701,696 | 729,643 |
| Voluntary Supplier 7 | Dublin Mid Leinster - (1 centre) | Voluntary | 679,122 | 868,923 | |
| Voluntary Supplier 8 | Dublin North East - (4 centres) | Voluntary | 1,744,599 | 2,225,029 | 2,317,300 |
| Voluntary Supplier 9 | Dublin North East - (2 centres) | Voluntary | 1,363,429 | 1,426,964 | 1,403,868 |
| Voluntary Supplier 10 | Dublin Mid Leinster - (1 centre) | Voluntary | 1,842,416 | 1,978,271 | 1,978,271 |
| Voluntary Supplier 11 | South - (1 centre) | Voluntary | 2,500,000 | 1,859,780 | 1,859,780 |
| Voluntary Supplier 12 | Dublin North East - (1 centre) | Voluntary | 498,203 | 575,418 | 535,152 |
| Voluntary Supplier 13 | Dublin Mid Leinster (2 centres) | Voluntary | 1,448,158 | 1,479,170 | 1,479,170 |
| Voluntary Supplier 14 | Dublin Mid Leinster (2 centres) | Voluntary | 1,751,972 | 1,759,195 | 1,759,195 |
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