Tusla audit: 13% of suspected abuse cases not referred to gardaí

Bernard Gloster, Chief Executive Officer of Tusla, says for the agency to take the next steps in its development it needed between €80m and €100m in extra money in the next budget. Picture: Larry Cummins

A national audit by Tusla has found that 13% of cases of suspected abuse had not been referred to gardaí as required.

Tusla's CEO, Bernard Gloster, told the Irish Examiner that the audit had been sparked by initial concerns in late 2019 in Kerry which identified low numbers of notifications made to gardaí on referrals identified under the category of abuse.