Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
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669. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children that Tusla is accommodating in hotels; the ages of each child; the number of children that it is accommodating in unregulated accommodation; the ages of each child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37564/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Tusla is committed to ensuring that all children and young people who can no longer live with their parents or guardian at a particular time, are provided with a safe alternative care placement.

Tusla has advised that the number of children in state care in hotel and other emergency accommodation, each month varies for a number of reasons, some of which are multi-factorial in nature. Examples include a break-down in placements; lack of suitable placements; complexity of the young person’s needs, including psychological or mental health issues; criminality; substance abuse or concerns for their safety.

The operating environment for such placements is dynamic, and numbers fluctuate on a daily basis and detailed information is not easily available. However, on average between 9-11 young people are referred for such emergency placements per month.

Tusla has stated that ensuring that the children and young people in the care of Tusla are in the appropriate care placement, with the appropriate support services, is an enduring priority for Tusla, in order to enable the best possible outcomes for every child.

Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
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670. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if all registered care places and facilities used by Tusla are full; if so, until when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37565/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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As this is an operational matter, the question has been referred to Tusla for their direct reply to the Deputy.

Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
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671. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social work, social care and child protection staff places that remain unfilled at Tusla; the number of these practitioners that it currently employs; the number of staff that is deemed to be full complement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37566/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to you on this matter.

Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
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672. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of the Tusla social care and child protection staff who have under three years’ experience in their Tusla role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37567/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to you on this matter.

Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
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673. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social care, child protection and other relevant practitioners that Tusla has hired in each of the past five years in tabular form; the number who have left the service in each year of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37568/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to you on this matter.