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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 09, 2017

QUESTION NO.1

QUESTION: Councillor F.N. Duffy

To ask the Chief Executive - with reference to the ‘Young People Leaving State Care Joint Working Protocol between Tusla,  the child and family agency and housing authorities - how many young persons have been supported to complete and Housing Needs Assessment in advance of their 18th Birthday since the protocol was adopted.

REPLY:

The Young People Leaving State Care Joint Working Protocol was introduced under Circular 46/2014 with responsibility for implementation with TUSLA.

The Protocol was introduced in a small number of areas however it was not rolled out nationally and proposed Aftercare Steering Committees were not established within the area of South Dublin County Council

Currently revised quidelines are being prepared by the Department of Housing Planning Community and Local Government and TUSLA.