Tusla care contracts extended at the eleventh hour

Providers of private residential care placements have been granted a last-gasp, three-month extension, after their contracts were due to run out at midnight last Friday, meaning children could have been in unregulated placements over the weekend.

The Irish Examiner reported on Saturday that the providers of private residential places were waiting on contracts, with Tusla confirming there had been a delay and that the relevant paperwork would arrive this week.