Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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1353. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the percentage of foster children placed in care in 2017 and 2018 that were placed by for-profit foster care agencies; the names of the agencies involved; the percentage of children placed by each; and the jurisdiction in which each is located for tax purposes. [19080/19]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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I am advised by Tusla that, in 2017, there were 395 children placed with non statutory fostering agencies. In 2018, there were 390 children placed with non-statutory fostering agencies. This amounts to approximately 6% of all children in care in each of those years. Tusla remains the primary provider of fostering services in Ireland. I have asked Tusla to reply directly to the Deputy with a breakdown of the percentage of children placed with each Agency.

The names and country of registration of the private fostering services involved are listed in Table A.

Table A : Private fostering services and country of registration for tax purposes.