Some foster carers feel “disrespected” by social workers, while both parties said a lack of clarity and timely resolution of issues was impacting on family life.

Tusla has said adequate resources are in place to deliver on its newly launched Child Protection and Welfare Strategy that aims to tackle, over the next five years, deficits in existing services.

The deaths of nine young people, who had been in the Irish care system, were not as a result of the services they had received.

The child and family agency Tusla has been cleared of the deaths of several youngsters it was helping.