428 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if in view of the fact that it is reported that every year more than 30,000 child protection and welfare concerns were reported to the Health Service Executive Services and 16,000 of these are child welfare concerns, 13,000 of these are child protection concerns and 1,500 of these are confirmed as cases of sexual, physical and emotional abuse, if she is satisfied that she has enough social workers in place to deal with the reporting of such cases, the waiting time to see a social worker; the waiting time to have a risk assessment conducted and the waiting time to have a case completed to ensure that a child is safe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33248/12]

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428 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if in view of the fact that it is reported that every year more than 30,000 child protection and welfare concerns were reported to the Health Service Executive Services and 16,000 of these are child welfare concerns, 13,000 of these are child protection concerns and 1,500 of these are confirmed as cases of sexual, physical and emotional abuse, if she is satisfied that she has enough social workers in place to deal with the reporting of such cases, the waiting time to see a social worker; the waiting time to have a risk assessment conducted and the waiting time to have a case completed to ensure that a child is safe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33248/12]

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1. 10 July 2012

   Child Protection

   428 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if in view of the fact that it is reported that every year more than 30,000 child protection and welfare concerns were reported to the Health Service Executive Services and 16,000 of these are child welfare concerns, 13,000 of these are child protection concerns and 1,500 of these are confirmed as cases of sexual, physical and emotional abuse, if she is satisfied that she has enough social workers in place to deal with the reporting of such cases, the waiting time to see a social worker; the waiting time to have a risk assessment conducted and the waiting time to have a case completed to ensure that a child is safe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33248/12]

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