Despite moves to fix the problem in 2019, Dr Niall Muldoon says child victims of sex abuse were subject to “multiple interviews” by different agencies, and that this had the potential to be “traumatising” and created “huge delays”.

The Child and Family Agency paid for services from 11 legal firms in 2022.

More than half of young homeless men surveyed had experienced reduced access to education due to suspension, rolling suspension, or expulsion, writes Jess Casey

The large number of expulsions have prompted renewed calls for analysis of what should be a 'last resort' disciplinary measure

A pilot operation of the ‘Barnahus’ model in Ireland has had 255 child sexual abuse cases referred to it between November 2020 and the end of 2022

Judge Siobhan Stack granted Tusla various orders allowing it to place the girl at a secure unit for troubled teens where she can get the supports and treatment she requires

Increase in referrals to national-out-of-hours service 'can in large part be attributed to the significant increase of separated children seeking International Protection', Tusla said

Report carried out by former child protection rapporteur Dr Geoffrey Shannon will be shared with abuse survivors on Thursday

Cork is to get its own centre to support children who have experienced sexual abuse, under plans announced by Tusla.

The law protects whistleblowers from being dismissed or penalised for reporting possible wrongdoing.

A flawed outcome was “inevitable”, he says, due to the want of impartiality in the investigation.

The review team said that “lessons can be learned”.

There is a metaphor in the Old Testament (Psalm 139: 17-18), concerning the futility of counting the number of grains of sand on the beach, which is called to mind by one of the latest statements from Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.

The Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) for Care Leavers aims to provide social housing for care leavers at high risk of homelessness

Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman has received Cabinet approval for proposals that would change the legal status of childminders

Adoptees speak of frustration and delays getting their own information under the Birth Information and Tracing Act

Ireland’s largest public sector trade union said the action will likely involve hundreds of staff, as it slammed a 'foot-dragging' approach by Government on pay and conditions inequality

A lack of specialist services and residential care beds is letting down young people with a disability, mental health issue, or behavioural difficulties

Processing initial volume of information requests is proving a challenge, says O'Gorman, 'reflecting decades of pent-up and increasing demand'

The Irish Examiner recently sat down for a lengthy discussion with foster carers involved in the Movement 4 change in foster care group. Here is what they said, and Tusla's responses to the issues they raised.

The HSE board approved the appointment on Friday, following an open selective process.

'Covid and staff changes' to blame

Charity says two thirds of its capacity is lying idle because of a shortage of therapists

Charities and children's organisations stress the need for greater support for children involved in domestic violence and abuse, who are 'victims in their own right'

The first letters were sent out Tuesday to the first of 94,800 patients, and 18,200 staff

At least 11 people have made complaints to Cork’s Cloyne diocese since 2013 alleging abuse or inappropriate behaviour by priests, a new report has found.

An extra €6. 8m in funding for domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence services will be rolled out next year to meet “acute service demands” in the sector.

The firm Pembroke Privacy were hired to deal with requests for personal information

Report into foster care in Tusla Mid-West found the area would benefit from a greater pool of foster carers and 'there had been significant challenges to retain carers'

Drug use, domestic violence, and child welfare were main reasons requiring the intervention of hospital social workers and Tusla

'This falls far short of the expectations of foster carers as set out in IFCA's pre-budget submission'

On Carmel Lawlor’s 68th birthday, she did not tell anyone that she was going to visit her birth mother’s grave for the first time

The increased funding will take up to €2,106 per child off the current price parents are paying in fees each year

As Tusla steps up its campaign to recruit new foster parents, advocates say Budget 2023 ought to include an increased allowance in light of the cost-of-living crisis

As reports to Tusla hit record levels, Colman Noctor outlines when and how to report a concern you have about potential child abuse.

Total of 40,000 child welfare and abuse referrals made to  Child and Family Agency up to end of June

Call for 10% or €100m increase in funding to organisations that provide Section 39 services, funded by the State and delivered by charities

Generally, most of the incidents are for children missing for less than 24 hours

Problem exacerbated by an influx in unaccompanied minors entering the country, most of whom have fled the war in Ukraine 

It also found that Tusla had failed to report allegations of abuse made by children or serious injuries to it.

It means at least 33,239 referrals had been made to Tusla in the year to the end of May

Data from Tusla details how 1,808 students were registered as being educated outside of a recognised school last year

The politician is accused of using an anonymous social media account to message a teenage member of the same political party.

Growing numbers of young people who have been through the care system are struggling to find accommodation, with many couch-surfing, sleeping in cars or even graveyards