Future of children's residential care centres in jeopardy

Tusla may seek to acquire some residential centres for children in care after the company running the centres signalled they may close its service over issues linked to the procurement process. File photo

Tusla may seek to acquire some residential centres for children in care after the company running the centres signalled they may close its service over issues linked to the procurement process.

The Irish Examiner understands that Positive Care Ireland issued letters on Wednesday outlining how, having not received any referrals from Tusla in almost a year due to issues in meeting procurement requirements, it was stopping operations in the near future.