Tusla received record number of referrals in first three months of 2019

The number of referrals to the Child and Family Agency relating to alleged abuse have hit a quarterly high.

The figures contained in the most recently published quarterly reports by Tusla also show 15,388 referrals in Q1 2019 - 11% more than in the last quarter of last year, and the highest number for all quarters since Tusla was established at the beginning of 2014.