Sunbeam House ‘unlawfully’ restrained intellectually disabled woman
Concerns over care standards, finances and governance at disability charity
Tusla failed to respond to teen’s ‘high priority’ case before suicide
Review shows repeated failures to follow up on reports of concern prior to suicide in 2014
New Tusla chief keen to tackle ‘deep mistrust in the Irish psyche’ of agency
Bernard Gloster says key objective of his tenure will be winning public’s confidence
‘Urgent’ Tusla cases involving convicted sex offenders left unassessed
Highly critical review was completed in May 2016 but findings were never made public
Tusla chief Fred McBride to step down next month
Tributes paid to Child and Family Agency boss after announcement of his departure
Zappone critical of HSE failings on mother and baby homes
Senior HSE staff highlighted concerns five years ago but these were not fully investigated
Simon Harris backs families over disability service allegations
Sunbeam House Services accused of abuse and neglect by clients’ relatives
Contentious role of guardians representing children in court
Some say it is a constitutional right while others say it results in an unfair advantage
Breda O’Brien: Entire foster care system needs overhaul
Our child protection and welfare system is broken, and there is no political will to fix it
Tusla head learned of foster home case in 2011
Gordon Jeyes says he is to see the reports drafted on the allegations of abuse
James Reilly considering new body to regulate court-appointed guardians
Service could be run by State or by existing private entity such as Barnardos
Over 2,300 jobs to be created by new children’s hospital
St James’s Hospital development will generate opportunities for local area - report
No cuts in services expected next year, says Tusla chief
Fred McBride says extra €38m funding will help make core services more sustainable
School completion programme under threat due to funding cuts
ESRI warns of loss of homework clubs, after-school programmes and counselling
Aftercare reforms will cut back foster family payments
Child and Family Agency defends plan to revise allowances for over-18s in State care
Child protection bosses express concern over high-risk cases
Tusla report says managers are not satisfied most vulnerable children can be kept safe
Social worker shortage delaying 5,000 cases, committee hears
Tusla head tells Oireachtas that Child and Family Agency needs 280 new employees
Why is Tusla head Gordon Jeyes at odds with the judiciary?
Chief executive of Child and Family Agency says child-protection cases inconsistent
Department planning ‘extensive reform’ of guardian scheme
Overhaul will include payments to guardians as well as their status, roles and responsibilities
Child and Family Agency raises critical issues about how children are protected in the courts
Childcare Act needs review and overhaul
Tusla chief: Court-appointed guardian earnings ‘outrageous’,
Head of child and family agency Gordon Jeyes criticial of €16.5m spend on ‘guardians’
Tusla voices concern over Louth-Meath child protection services
Agency head Gordon Jeyes: anxious about structure, relationships and practice
Scrutiny in Dublin child-care cases ‘suffocating’ – Tusla
Child-protection chief Gordon Jeyes critical of courts and prescriptive nature of orders
Tusla denies Accord cut a ‘slap on wrist’ for Catholic Church
Decision ‘absolutely nothing to do with same-sex marriage referendum’ - James Reilly
At least 1,200 child protection files in Laois-Offaly may not have been assessed
Tulsa head says some social protection offices still operating with ‘pencil and paper’ systems
Concerns over child safety in Laois-Offaly after files found
Files - some of which date back at least 10 years - are being reviewed by Tusla
Concern about ‘inadequate’ pre-school inspections
Tusla chief says gap could make it difficult to identify where children may be at risk
Minister warned supports for young could face ‘draconian’ cuts
Child and Family Agency’s board expressed concerns at critical underfunding
Child protection chief on ‘walking the talk’
Tusla chief executive Gordon Jeyes outlines the challenges as ‘year zero’ draws to a close
Department of Health seeks cuts in Child and Family Agency
Tusla is struggling to respond to needs of thousands of children at risk of abuse and neglect
Child welfare prosecutions thrown into doubt following court ruling
Judge rules agency does not have legal basis to take action against creche featured in ‘Prime Time’ investigation
One third of foster children in north Dublin placed outside area
Tusla says children often have to be placed with families in Donegal, Wexford and Cavan
Investigation into death of two-year-old Hassan Khan
Inquiry will try to establish if the boy had been harmed before
Tusla working to establish facts around death of toddler in Dublin
Hassan Khan (2) has been monitored by agency since child rescue alert in August
Reilly calls for departments to be billed promptly
Minister for Children critical of €1 million bill not being received from law firm four years
Children’s services under threat, warns agency chief
Agency requires an extra €45 million next year just to keep services at standstill
Controversial reforms to youth support to be postponed
Campaigners feared changes would pull crucial foster support from young people at risk
Tuam historian welcomes appointment of Judge Murphy to head inquiry
Local committee intends to build memorial garden and wall for babies and children who died in Bon Secours home in north Galway town
Taoiseach apologies to families of Roma children
Child and Family Agency say provision of Act invoked to take children “has and will continue to be” a force for good
Ombudsman for Children asked to investigate State care case
Judge says it is ‘unacceptable’ children had been left without an allocated social worker for three months
Support service to help migrants care for children launched
Chief executive of family agency ‘deeply conscious’ of cultural adjustments needed
More than 200 children in ‘unsuitable’ care placements
Senator says shortage of specialised beds is matter of ‘life or death’ for vulnerable teens
Taking into care of Roma children ‘a shame for the State’
Dublin conference hears of routine discrimination against minority group and Travellers
Garda warnings about abuser ignored despite conviction
Abuse continued with ‘hundreds of attacks’ on four boys
Agency a ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to reform child welfare services, says Taoiseach
Child and Family Agency established after a series of reports criticising poor co-ordination between State bodies
A fresh start for child services but challenges remain
The Child and Family Agency has the potential to end the failures that have hampered the State’s handling of abuse cases for decades
O’Keeffe accepts Taoiseach’s apology and says ‘please act’
Kenny and Gilmore both apologise for abuse victim suffered while in school
More than 200 social work posts vacant as child referrals increase
New move to fill staffing gaps with graduate placement scheme for social work students
New agency aims to offer child protection to those at risk on a co-ordinated basis
Opinion: Protecting children and supporting families are two sides of the same coin
Law reporting project casts a light on the messy reality of family law cases
Opinion: There is a widespread misconception of the powers of social workers
Social workers ‘must not be too cautious’ after Roma cases
Family services chief stresses Ireland has very strict guidelines for removal of children
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