One in five endangered children did not have dedicated social worker in 2019

According to Tusla’s 2019 annual report, there were 24,827 child protection and welfare cases 'open to social work' nationally by the end of last year. Picture: File picture

One in five children known to be in danger of neglect, physical or sexual abuse did not have a dedicated social worker last year, it has emerged.

There were 5,291 children (21%), described as child protection and welfare cases, who did not have an allocated social worker.