Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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579. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the key workers employed by her Department or organisations under her aegis; and the respective catchment areas in which they operate under or services they are assigned to. [5181/19]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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I understand that the Deputy is referring to Social Workers in this instance.

I can inform the Deputy that there are no key workers, within the meaning of the word, employed in my Department. However, regarding the four agencies within my remit, the information required by the Deputy is set out as follows:

The Adoption Authority of Ireland:

There is 1 Principal Social Worker and 5 Social Workers (6 Headcount) employed by the Adoption Authority of Ireland. These key workers operate on a national basis and are assigned to services arising from information and tracing queries on historic adoptions and in response to matches generated by the National Adoption Contact Preference Register. I understand that these Social Workers are also assigned to regulatory functions relating to national adoption service providers accredited by the Adoption Authority.

Oberstown Children Detention Campus:

There is 1 Social Worker employed by Oberstown to provide for the needs of the young people detained on the Campus.

Child and Family Agency - Tusla:

I can also inform the Deputy that there are no Social Workers employed by the Ombudsman for Children's Office.