Tusla's online referral portal back up and running for first time since cyberattack

As well as referrals, the Tusla Portal can also be used for Early Years registrations for early years, school-age care, and childminder services, funding applications for providers of child and family-related services, and school returns for student absence reports and annual attendance reports.

The Child and Family Agency has said its online portal for referrals has re-opened for the first time since the cyberattack hobbled its systems earlier this year.

Tusla had already managed to get its National Childcare Information System (NCCIS) back up and running in recent weeks but the resumption of the online portal is seen as significant as it is one of the main ways in which people can provide information regarding child welfare and protection concerns.