Tusla

Locals in Dundalk express bafflement and shock at disappearance of boy in 2022, when he was aged six

Judge Alex Gabbett said he was requiring the welfare check to be carried out ‘in the territory we are in this week in all that we are seeing in the news’

Gardaí say while arrests expected in time, more evidence is required to create necessary grounds for making first arrests, information from public being followed-up

Detectives no closer to making arrests amid claims the State’s child protection system had ‘failed’ Co Louth boy

When election candidates coming knocking at your door, will you speak for the children so badly let down by the State?

Forensic examination of Emer Terrace house and wasteland outside complete, with focus likely to shift to Drogheda

Last positive sighting of Kyran was in 2022, and missing persons case has been upgraded to a murder investigation

Family member claimed mother and son were noticed missing on same day Tusla indicated it was notifying Garda of concerns

Disclosure comes in a mother’s appeal seeking to hold Tusla in contempt of court order for her son’s detention

Tusla alerted Garda to ‘significant concern’ when Kyran (8) was reported missing in August

Search of former Durnin family home in Dundalk, Co Louth, involves garden excavation in search for boy’s remains

Minister says there will be ‘consequences’ for any State body found wanting in case of boy (8) who gardaí believe was killed two years ago

Officials assumed the eight-year-old boy had moved to a school in the North

Scheme would cater for 6,000 children across a range of different services intended to be representative of the current sector

Court reporting project that highlighted failures in care system stood down after State funding runs out

Parents support girl being taken into voluntary care by the Child and Family Agency

Judge notes ‘draconian’ law could have seen Padraig O’Connor, operator of Little Puddles Childcare in Glenageary, lose registration if convicted

Internal audit report says there was a time lag between instructions on recruitment being issued by management and when their impact was actually seen in the system

Gardaí and Tusla conducting investigations concerning reported physical, verbal and emotional abuse of toddlers

HSE, Central Bank, Department of Defence and Road Safety Authority among organisations now covered

Internal briefing warns of ‘severe demands’ put on Tusla service for child asylum seekers

Authority says it processed more than 3,500 applications for birth information last year

Department of Children briefings question whether special care system is ‘fit for purpose’

Thousands of staff at voluntary organisations contracted by Government to be affected by negotiations which have repeatedly stalled

Child faced ‘unacceptable’ delays, review has found

Of the 29 deaths, 18 were natural causes, 4 were suicides, 5 were as a result of accidents and 2 were ‘unknown’

Private firms making money from ‘misery of children’ is ‘distasteful’, says judge

Judges at coalface of State’s care system criticise ‘corporate’ Child and Family Agency and warn against privatisation of care

Judge told HSE and Tusla funding for placement in privately run facility is running out and cost €345,000 last year

Minister tells Dáil nine of the 33 children currently missing disappeared last year and 22 are separated children seeking international protection

Internal audit finds there should be ‘a centralised approach within Tusla to ensure third-party Garda vetting is accurate and undertaken’

Gerard Lowry failed to spot error that led to false allegation against whistleblower garda

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Regular reports of disturbing cases show the State has again been failing our most vulnerable children

One child has had no allocated social worker since 2019, judge notes

Tusla’s chief executive gave evidence in High Court in reviews of cases of five children who cannot get into special care because of shortage of places

Inspections uncover cases of Tusla putting children into ‘small and unsuitable’ rooms in emergency accommodation

Ombudsman highlights lack of State services to support children with disabilities to live at home with families

Tell Me About It: The relationship has ended over two years ago and he refuses to leave the house. He has taken over the main bedroom and it has become his den

Couple who have been providing foster care for the past 17 years say it can be challenging at times but incredibly rewarding