20 guardianship providers paid over €100k each

Tusla figures show that payments to Guardians ad Litem in childcare cases rose 7.5% to €8.9m in 2015

Twenty individuals and firms acting as guardians to children in childcare court proceedings received sums in excess of €100,000 each from Tusla last year.

Figures released by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency show that last year payments to Guardians ad Litem (Gals) rose by 7.6% to €8.9m.