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Saturday 19 September 2020
The vast majority of the cases involved an “employee error or omission”.
This and other data breaches are outlined in the Data Protection Commission’s annual report.
Dimples Creche in Sandyford has been forced to close its after-care from tomorrow.
It is a criminal offence to identify anyone who is the subject of childcare proceedings.
The child’s parents did not consent to her attendance at the school.
The most common form of abuse in cases referred to Tusla was emotional abuse.
The children involved were left with a foster family for several years despite abuse claims.
The website has been designed by young people with lived experience of the care system.
It comes after Minister Katherine Zappone revealed the findings earlier this week.
The organisation has been plagued with a number of scandals in recent years.
The CEO of Tusla has said this area is “one of the most challenging” aspects of the agency’s work.
The Child and Family Agency identified hiring and retaining staff, as well as reputational damage as challenges this year.
The case was taken by the Child and Family Agency.
The father told an education and welfare officer that the missed school days were a result of his “bad back”.
The Traveller family had been told that they presented a risk of engaging in anti-social behaviour.
Those involved in her treatment say the best place for the 16-year-old is at the St Andrew’s Healthcare facility in Northampton.
The boy damaged his family home during a fight with his mother over unwashed clothing.
The figures were revealed in the agency’s annual accounts.
The woman, whose records were lost by the HSE/Tusla for over three years, says she feels the latest ombudsman report into Tusla’s complaints procedures won’t change anything.
A report this morning suggests that the number of children home-schooled in Ireland has doubled in the past five years.
The judge adjourned the case until October, when the mother and child’s progress will be seen.
“Obviously, in hindsight, it was wrong, there is no question about that,” Richard Hickey said.
The family court heard that the family had living arrangements “unsuitable for a young child”.
The teen had been unable to explain how he came into possession of quantities of cash, counsel said.
The judge rejected an application to return the children home to their father.
The Child and Family Agency has a statutory duty to children who are not receiving adequate care and protection.
The chief executive of Tusla said the agency wants families to share more power and responsibility, and to “own their problems”.
So far this year, Tusla has received 97 referrals into its team for separated children seeking asylum.
The teen was caught on CCTV attacking the Brazilian national.
It is understood the girl, who went missing recently, was involved with an older man.
The children, who are both under the age of ten, will continue in the care of their foster parents.
A family court heard the child recently had an argument with his foster family.
The Child and Family Agency told the court the father was making good steps towards recovery.
Tusla’s annual report shows there were over 6,300 children in care in Ireland in 2015.
The children’s foster parents do not want them to be reunited with their biological parents.
The child had been placed in care because of family violence, parental alcohol use and neglect and remained in care until he was an adult.
Following yesterday’s exclusive report by TheJournal.ie, Tusla has commented further on the situation.
Some of the children in the home were moved out of the county entirely at short notice.
They’ve claimed he’s been too ill to attend but have not provided Tusla with proof.
In 2013 the Child and Family Agency found he was a risk to children and third parties should be informed of this.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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