Tusla

National Review Panel report says ‘tragic deaths of the children’ could not have been predicted by services

Charities have held off signing amid ongoing efforts to persuade Tusla to review funding arrangements

Child and family agency says stolen data has not been published on the dark web to date

Organisation ‘seriously concerned’ by children being placed in adult psychiatric units and impact of ‘racism’ on children

Reforming without ruining a traditional and highly valued part of the childcare landscape is a complex challenge

O’Gorman to seek Cabinet approval to change the legal status of childminders, enabling the National Childcare Scheme to be opened to more parents

Whereabouts of three underage asylum seekers still unknown

Thousands of applications have been made following the enactment of the Birth and Information Tracing legislation, but a significant backlog has built up

Judge ordered new investigation by different social workers of complaint dating back several years

Internal Tusla audits raise concern about young people left in 'inappropriate' emergency accommodation

HSE counselling director criticises ‘misinterpretation’ of Children First reporting requirements

Teenagers were allegedly taken to Dublin hotel rooms, given alcohol and drugs before allegedly being sexually abused by older men

Cost of hotel rooms and other properties up to €1 million per child in some cases

Further allegations against Dominicans and Salesians

New child protection measures planned prior to recent scandal over abuse in Spiritan-run schools

One in Four predicts ‘flood’ of disclosures of past abuse to Tusla

Independent investigation was commissioned to examine handling of past abuse allegations

Congregation reports total of 124 allegations of sexual abuse of children made against 26 friars

National guideline for public health nurses being worked on and set to be approved by year end

Internal reports criticise ‘serious shortcomings’ in handling of prior complaints about abuser

Parents using unregistered childcare providers cannot avail of State subsidy scheme

Charity agreed to repay funding following investigation into financial concerns

The Birth Information and Tracing Act allows adopted people easier access to birth family information

Those adopted, boarded out, or whose birth was illegally registered can access information under new law

The issue arose due to the altered statutory interpretation of the word ‘child’ in the Children First Act

Review panel notified of 27 deaths of children known to Tusla last year

Reformed system gives people much greater access to information about their early life and family

Those adopted, boarded out, or whose birth was illegally registered can use service as part of Birth Information and Tracing Legislation Act

Deborah Somorin turned her life around thanks to finding someone who believed in her

New birth information and tracing system to come into effect from Monday

Concerns Tusla service for finding children emergency housing overnight ‘in crisis’

Blackrock Health made pandemic payment to employees and sought tax-free status on it

Some 295 reports of children going missing from residential care homes last year, most returned or were found within 24 hours

Growing numbers need to be fostered due to humanitarian crises and the Covid pandemic, the agency says

A civil society group has called for more support to be provided to vulnerable young Ukrainian refugees

Staff at Coovagh House unit in Limerick tell Hiqa they ‘no longer had capacity to safely provide a service’

Report shows long wait times to access child protection and welfare services

Party states it took ‘immediate steps’ to report allegations to authorities

HSE cyberattack in May 2021 had a ‘major effect’ on Tusla services and ‘disrupted access to key systems and records’, says Tusla annual report

Private provider criticised Tusla procurement process as ‘inherently flawed’