tusla

A total of 177 summonses were issued by Tusla. The summonses issued by the Child and Family agency were due to children missing too many days of school since the beginning of last year. Tusla reported that 52 summonses had been sent to parents or guardians in the first six months of this year; 32 […]

3 years ago

Tusla data shows 19 refugee children have reportedly gone missing from the care of the State within the first six months of 2023. This is the highest level recorded in three years. According to data from the child and family agency, 11 of these children have gone missing in the past month. In 2023 so […]

3 years ago

The figure has decreased since 2021. Almost 300 children were reported missing from Irish State care last year with the majority being teenage boys, a new report says. Newstalk has revealed through a Freedom of Information request that there were 319 cases reported of missing people from State care, with 294 of these being children. […]

3 years ago

She was driving on the wrong side of the road at 4 am. A mother, who was caught drink-driving with her kids in the car, may have child neglect charges dropped. However, she will have to engage with the Probation Service if the charges are dismissed. Gardaí caught the woman driving home from a party […]

4 years ago

“They can’t go to school with a sniffle.” A lot of children are missing more school than usual because of the current Covid guidelines. Many of us are still suffering from Covid, which means a lot of our families are too. These absences are part of our daily lives now, especially after the most recent […]

4 years ago

Can you, or anyone you know help? Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. has launched a new awareness and recruitment campaign to find carers for separated children seeking international protection. The ‘Tusla Separated Children Seeking International Protection’ campaign will run from the 6th – 12th September. Tusla requires a panel of carers from different family, […]

5 years ago