Health Information and Quality Authority inspections of services in Dublin North and Galway/Roscommon warn of ‘inadequate pool of foster carers’ to meet children’s needs
A 'national shortage of foster carers' meant 21 children in Dublin North were awaiting a full-time foster care placement, while 48 children were awaiting approval of long-term placements, Health Information and Quality Authority inspectors found.case management system were highlighted in the inspection of the Dublin North area fostering services, carried out in late August 2024.
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Some 21 children in Dublin North foster care did not have a professionally qualified social worker allocated to them, in line with national standards, because of staff vacancies in the area, it wrote. Despite these challenges, the Dublin North service area was “committed to providing a child-centred foster care service that protected and promoted children’s rights and supported children to achieve their potential”, said the report.
Inspectors escalated one case after discovering the Garda vetting of the foster carer and adult members of their household still had not been completed six months after a child arrived on an emergency basis.
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