Written answers
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Child and Family Agency Data
Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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152. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children on care orders; and the types of care orders, in tabular form. [3575/18]
Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has informed me that the latest data available on the reason for a child being in care relates to Quarter 4, 2016. The 2017 data is currently being complied at area level and will be collated and verified at national level later in the year.
The table below relates to the number of children in care on 31st December 2016 and the legal reason for them being in care.
| Types of Care orders | Nos. | Percentages |
|---|---|---|
| Voluntary | 2,026 | 32% |
| Another Care Order (e.g. Section 12) | 8 | 0.1% |
| Special Care Order of the High Court | 12 | 0.2% |
| Care Order | 3,508 | 56% |
| Interim Care Order | 606 | 10% |
| Emergency Care Order | 107 | 2% |
| No. of Children in Care | 6,267 |
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