Tusla must improve speed of notifying gardaí, says Hiqa

Health watchdog Hiqa has said Tusla is moving in the right direction in terms of bolstering its child protection and welfare services, but improvements still need to be made, including in the timely notification of referrals to gardaí.

The health watchdog Hiqa has said Tusla is moving in the right direction in terms of bolstering its child protection and welfare services, but improvements still need to be made, including in the timely notification of referrals to gardaí.

The findings are included in the Overview Report on Inspections of Child Protection and Welfare Thematic Programme from 2019-2021, which also found staffing levels sometimes impacted on how Tusla was able to operate its services.