Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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177. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the foster care agencies engaged by Tusla in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. [25765/18]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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I have written to Tusla for this information in the format requested by the Deputy. I can inform you that the following companies were engaged by Tusla for the provision of private foster care in the relevant timeframe

- Five Rivers Fostering Ltd.

- Fostering First Ireland Ltd.

- Orchard Children’s Services Ltd.

- Care Visions Fostering

- Oaklodge Fostering Services

- Sorcha Homes Ltd./Horizon House

- St Christopher’s Fellowship

- Fresh Start

Fresh Start are no longer providing fostering services.

It should be noted that children being cared for by a private foster care company remain in the care of Tusla at all times and have a Tusla allocated social worker.The Tusla Foster Care Committee approves all applications by the private company for families to be eligible to foster.