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Reviews found evidence of poor practice by Tusla, the child and family agency

Staff shortages highlighted in review of care deaths

Ireland • 10 May 17

HIQA published two inspection reports on foster care services today

HIQA raises concerns after foster care inspections

HIQA • 18 Apr 17

Review was tasked with finding out why it took two years to remove Mary from foster home

Review published into 'Mary' foster care case

Ireland • 29 Mar 17

Last week the HSE published two reports into failures at a foster home

HSE contacted gardaí three years after 'Grace' report

News • 17 Mar 17

Retired Supreme Court judge Catherine McGuinness says repeated child protection recommendations have not been acted on

Grace inquiry needs to 'look at what happened and how'

News • 02 Mar 17

Katherine Zappone described the events surrounding the McCabe controversy as 'very challenging'

Zappone meets Tusla in wake of McCabe controversy

News • 24 Feb 17

Fred McBride has apologised to people affected by mistakes of Tusla

Tusla: Confidence undermined by Sgt McCabe affair

News • 23 Feb 17

Forty unaccompanied minors who were living in an unofficial camp in Calais are to be accommodated in Ireland in the coming weeks

Govt told of flight risk with relocated refugees

News • 20 Feb 17

A tribunal of inquiry has been established to determine whether there was a smear campaign against Maurice McCabe

Source says McCabe file error was obvious

News • 17 Feb 17

Barnardos CEO Fergus Finlay said Tusla has struggled with inadequate resources

Children's charities welcome Tusla investigation

News • 14 Feb 17

Katherine Zappone addressing reporters outside the Dáil

Zappone contradicts Taoiseach on McCabe details

News • 13 Feb 17

Maurice McCabe intends to take a a case against the State

Tusla chief offers personal apology to McCabe

News • 10 Feb 17

Payments are made by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency

Concern over cost of child advocates in court

News • 19 Jan 17

Tulsa says it is taking steps to address the recommendations of the reports

Absence of co-ordination in State care criticised

News • 16 Aug 16

The boy was taken to St James' Hospital where he died

Tusla investigating death of teenager in its care

News • 04 May 16

The HSE says it is seeking legal advice before passing on the names of any individuals requested by Tusla

No staff names in HSE alleged foster abuse report

News • 06 Mar 16

Maeve Lewis was commenting on yesterday's HIQA report into the referral of child abuse cases

Report shows lack of action on child abuse cases

News • 05 Feb 16

Inspectors reviewed 258 case files and met five children as part of the review

177 referrals were on Tusla waiting list - HIQA

News • 04 Feb 16

Tusla warns that children at 'serious risk'

Govt warned about 'serious risks' to children

News • 04 Oct 15

Tusla said there were a total of 743 case files

Tusla completes audit of discovered files

Ireland • 22 May 15

Gardaí at the scene this afternoon where the newborn baby girl was discovered

Fresh information appeal over baby 'Maria'

News • 15 May 15

Tusla will continue to give €1.6m a year to Accord for marriage counselling

State funding for all pre-marriage courses cut

News • 13 May 15

26 new support posts will be created by Tusla following €8.3m grant

€8m boost for Tusla from Atlantic Philanthropies

Ireland • 13 Apr 15

HIQA's report reveals that the behaviour has been continuing over a significant period of time

'Risky behaviour' by teens in State-run home

News • 12 Jan 15

An RTÉ programme focused on the care of children in three crèches

Crèche prosecution adjourned until December

News • 18 Nov 14