Tusla spent more than €10m on external solicitors' fees despite having its own legal department

Tusla spent more than €10m on external solicitors' fees last year, despite having its own internal legal department.

The Child and Family Agency, Tusla, spent more than €10m on external solicitors' fees last year, despite having its own internal legal department.

Figures released to the Irish Examiner this week by Tusla, show a total of 11 legal firms were paid for their services in 2022.