Dáil Éireann - Volume 623 - 06 July, 2006 - Written Answers.


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Dáil Éireann - Volume 623 - 06 July, 2006

Written Answers. - Unaccompanied Minors.

Ms McManus Ms McManus

Ms McManus asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of unaccompanied minors referred to the Health Service Executive between the years 2000 and 2006; the number that remain in the care of the HSE; the number that have gone missing or remain unaccounted for while under the care of the HSE; if this information is collated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28005/06]

Mr. B. Lenihan Mr. B. Lenihan

Mr. B. Lenihan: Information in relation to separated children seeking asylum was not routinely collected by my Department prior to 2001. The information held in this Department on Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum collected as part of the Interim Dataset is set out in the table below.

Year	No. of UAMS Coming to Attention of HSE	No. Reunited with Family	No. Placed in Care of HSE	No. Found not to be Minor	Other Arrangements Made
2001	1,151	445	560	32	114
2002	779	427	282	13	57
2003	858	456	285	50	67
2004*	679	450	176	13	40**
* The Interim Dataset for 2004 has yet to be validated and as such all figures for 2004 are provisional. Figures for 2005 are not yet available.
** Contains outcomes for 11 Separated Children yet to be confirmed by HSE Western area.

I have requested the Health Service Executive to provide you, if possible, with more recent figures and the further information relating to Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum sought by you.

Dáil Éireann 623 Written Answers. Unaccompanied Minors.

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