Delay in detailing complaints about foster carers

The new Child and Family Agency has said it will not be able to detail how many foster carers have been the subject of complaints or how many have been the subject of an investigation until a new database is up and running.

The agency said such data was not collated nationally at present but said new processes were being put in place to gather such information in future.

A Tusla spokesperson said: “A new electronic national foster care database is under development and it is anticipated that it will be possible to create such a report in the future.”