Campaigners call for new agency for historical domestic adoption 

Chief executive of the child and family agency, Tusla, acknowledged that many people felt hurt and let down by the State in their search for answers to the most basic questions.

A new agency and social work model should be established to handle all matters concerning historical domestic adoption, a campaign group has said.

In his opening statement to the Oireachtas children’s committee today, Bernard Gloster, chief executive of the child and family agency, Tusla, acknowledged that many people felt hurt and let down by the State in their search for answers to the most basic questions.