Tusla failed in 65 cases of kids at risk

A damning investigation into the State’s child protection agency Tusla has identified 65 cases where the group failed to protect children who are at “potential risk” of abuse.

The situation is revealed in a hard-hitting report by State watchdog the Health Information Quality Authority (Hiqa) in the aftermath of serious and incorrect abuse claims last year against garda whistle-blower Maurice McCabe.

The 300-page report has uncovered a series of damaging problems hampering Tusla’s ability to ensure vulnerable children are protected and to adequately investigate historic abuse complaints.