# child-and-family-agency - Thursday 30 August, 2018
The organisation has been plagued with a number of scandals in recent years.
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# child-and-family-agency - Thursday 29 March, 2018
The CEO of Tusla has said this area is “one of the most challenging” aspects of the agency’s work.
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# child-and-family-agency - Wednesday 28 March, 2018
The Child and Family Agency identified hiring and retaining staff, as well as reputational damage as challenges this year.
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# child-and-family-agency - Saturday 10 March, 2018
The case was taken by the Child and Family Agency.
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# child-and-family-agency - Tuesday 13 February, 2018
The father told an education and welfare officer that the missed school days were a result of his “bad back”.
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# child-and-family-agency - Tuesday 19 September, 2017
The Traveller family had been told that they presented a risk of engaging in anti-social behaviour.
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# child-and-family-agency - Tuesday 12 September, 2017
Those involved in her treatment say the best place for the 16-year-old is at the St Andrew’s Healthcare facility in Northampton.
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# child-and-family-agency - Tuesday 29 August, 2017
The boy damaged his family home during a fight with his mother over unwashed clothing.
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# child-and-family-agency - Monday 21 August, 2017
The figures were revealed in the agency’s annual accounts.
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# child-and-family-agency - Tuesday 8 August, 2017
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.
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# child-and-family-agency - Wednesday 19 July, 2017
A report this morning suggests that the number of children home-schooled in Ireland has doubled in the past five years.
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# child-and-family-agency - Friday 21 April, 2017
The judge adjourned the case until October, when the mother and child’s progress will be seen.
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# child-and-family-agency - Thursday 20 April, 2017
“Obviously, in hindsight, it was wrong, there is no question about that,” Richard Hickey said.
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The family court heard that the family had living arrangements “unsuitable for a young child”.
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# child-and-family-agency - Wednesday 19 April, 2017
The teen had been unable to explain how he came into possession of quantities of cash, counsel said.
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# child-and-family-agency - Tuesday 18 April, 2017
The judge rejected an application to return the children home to their father.
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# child-and-family-agency - Saturday 24 December, 2016
The Child and Family Agency has a statutory duty to children who are not receiving adequate care and protection.
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# child-and-family-agency - Sunday 30 October, 2016
The chief executive of Tusla said the agency wants families to share more power and responsibility, and to “own their problems”.
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# child-and-family-agency - Saturday 29 October, 2016
So far this year, Tusla has received 97 referrals into its team for separated children seeking asylum.
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# child-and-family-agency - Tuesday 4 October, 2016
The teen was caught on CCTV attacking the Brazilian national.
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# child-and-family-agency - Thursday 22 September, 2016
It is understood the girl, who went missing recently, was involved with an older man.
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# child-and-family-agency - Thursday 15 September, 2016
The children, who are both under the age of ten, will continue in the care of their foster parents.
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# child-and-family-agency - Monday 29 August, 2016
A family court heard the child recently had an argument with his foster family.
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# child-and-family-agency - Saturday 27 August, 2016
The Child and Family Agency told the court the father was making good steps towards recovery.
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# child-and-family-agency - Tuesday 23 August, 2016
Tusla’s annual report shows there were over 6,300 children in care in Ireland in 2015.
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# child-and-family-agency - Friday 19 August, 2016
The children’s foster parents do not want them to be reunited with their biological parents.
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# child-and-family-agency - Wednesday 17 August, 2016
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.
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# child-and-family-agency - Tuesday 24 May, 2016
Following yesterday’s exclusive report by TheJournal.ie, Tusla has commented further on the situation.
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# child-and-family-agency - Wednesday 18 May, 2016
Some of the children in the home were moved out of the county entirely at short notice.
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# child-and-family-agency - Friday 13 May, 2016
They’ve claimed he’s been too ill to attend but have not provided Tusla with proof.
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# child-and-family-agency - Monday 15 February, 2016
In 2013 the Child and Family Agency found he was a risk to children and third parties should be informed of this.
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# child-and-family-agency - Tuesday 22 September, 2015
The woman is currently challenging the decision to reduce her access facilities.
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# child-and-family-agency - Thursday 4 June, 2015
The most common form of abuse is neglect and some children suffer horrific physical and sexual abuse before the State is called on to intervene.
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# child-and-family-agency - Tuesday 26 May, 2015
Tusla says it “identifies an appropriate placement to suit the individual needs of each child in care”.
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# child-and-family-agency - Saturday 24 January, 2015
Both teens had arrived in Ireland unaccompanied.
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# child-and-family-agency - Friday 9 January, 2015
Between 2010-2013, there was a staff turnover rate of 15%.
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# child-and-family-agency - Wednesday 31 December, 2014
James Reilly shared the figures in the Dáil recently.
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# child-and-family-agency - Tuesday 25 November, 2014
The ESRI has published a report into the care given to unaccompanied minors.
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# child-and-family-agency - Friday 21 November, 2014
The Child and Family agency said it is seeking urgent legal advice over yesterday’s court decision as it is “critical” it has the law on its side.
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One child had not been visited by a social worker in more than four years.
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