Shortage of funding impeding Tusla's handling of child sex abuse claims - report

The final progress report by the Expert Assurance Group (EAG) on how Tusla deals with allegations of child sex abuse has outlined how some targets have been met but also how a shortage of funding has impeded progress in other areas.

The EAG was established arising out of the disastrous handling by Tusla of a false allegation made against garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe. In March 2017, Minister for Children, Katherine Zappone, asked the Health Information and Quality Authoruty to undertake a statutory investigation into Tusla.