Children in Care
Dail Éireann — 2025-04-29
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Norma Foley (FF), Kerry

Just to be clear, over the ten-year period that was part of the Deputy's question, there have been 221 admissions to care, as he has said and I have confirmed, out of a total of 11,183, where sexual abuse has been reported. These were admissions to care, and out of a total of 11,183 such admissions, there were 221 admissions to care where sexual abuse was reported. Regarding the figure, there may have been instances where a child had been admitted to care more than once and, as I said, the Department is happy to provide the Deputy with a table containing the full year-by-year breakdown.
On the children missing from care, these can fall under two categories: children who go missing from mainstream services for children in the care of Tusla and separated children seeking international protection. Missing children are predominantly a phenomenon involving separated children seeking international protection and, in particular, in relation to the children who remain unaccounted for, with 99% of-----

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Sitting date: 2025-04-29