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# Child and Family Agency

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# Foster Care
Heartbroken grandparents say Tusla custody battle is 'killing' them
Following yesterday’s exclusive report by TheJournal.ie, Tusla has commented further on the situation.
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May 24th 2016, 12:08 PM
# Letterkenny
Concern over sudden closure of care home for children in Donegal
Some of the children in the home were moved out of the county entirely at short notice.
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May 18th 2016, 3:43 PM
# welfare concerns
Dublin couple face garda probe after their son misses school for four years
They’ve claimed he’s been too ill to attend but have not provided Tusla with proof.
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May 13th 2016, 4:06 PM
# Sexual Abuse
Former GAA coach fails in bid to challenge ruling that he’s a risk to children
In 2013 the Child and Family Agency found he was a risk to children and third parties should be informed of this.
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Feb 15th 2016, 7:28 PM
# High Court
Mother claims authorities only let her spend an hour with her son every fortnight
The woman is currently challenging the decision to reduce her access facilities.
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Sep 22nd 2015, 10:57 PM
# protection
Ignored, abandoned, deprived of food: Abuse suffered by Irish kids before they go into care
The most common form of abuse is neglect and some children suffer horrific physical and sexual abuse before the State is called on to intervene.
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Jun 4th 2015, 6:05 AM
# Rathcoole
Dozens of families have offered to look after abandoned baby Maria
Tusla says it “identifies an appropriate placement to suit the individual needs of each child in care”.
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May 26th 2015, 12:11 PM
# Missing
Two teens in care who disappeared last year are still missing
Both teens had arrived in Ireland unaccompanied.
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Jan 24th 2015, 5:00 PM
# Child and Family Agency
'The impact on your sanity is incredible': One social worker per week resigning
Between 2010-2013, there was a staff turnover rate of 15%.
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Jan 9th 2015, 11:05 AM
# Child and Family Agency
Here's how many social worker vacancies there are nationwide
James Reilly shared the figures in the Dáil recently.
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Dec 31st 2014, 3:30 PM
# aftercare
How some teenagers are forced from foster care into direct provision once they turn 18
The ESRI has published a report into the care given to unaccompanied minors.
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Nov 25th 2014, 6:30 AM
# Children
Tusla can't prosecute creche over Prime Time revelations
The Child and Family agency said it is seeking urgent legal advice over yesterday’s court decision as it is “critical” it has the law on its side.
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Nov 21st 2014, 10:16 AM
# HIQA
More than 100 children in foster care have no social worker
One child had not been visited by a social worker in more than four years.
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Nov 21st 2014, 6:30 AM
# Social Care
'Social workers can't do their jobs properly due to under resourcing'
Social work expert Maurice Fenton said that the relationship between children and carers is being sacrificed.
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Nov 16th 2014, 8:15 AM
# Family court
"Disgrace" of teen girl stuck with braces over pay dispute
An orthodontist refused to remove the braces because they weren’t paid.
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Oct 16th 2014, 2:17 PM
# Children in Care
Court rules home extension be built so 'inseparable' siblings in care could stay together
The case is outlined in the lastest volume of the Child Care Law Reporting Project.
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Oct 6th 2014, 6:15 AM
# Courts
Judge criticises Child and Family Agency after daughter taken away from mother
A judge criticised the Child and Family Agency for failing to have sufficient out-of-hours procedures.
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Sep 3rd 2014, 6:15 AM
# Moratorium
No Education Welfare Officers in Dublin 3, 5 or 17
The Children’s Minister, James Reilly, says the system is being reorganised.
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Jul 22nd 2014, 7:06 PM
# Children in Care
One-year-old died in tragic accident in her home, just months after being reunited with mother
Susan had spent some time in the care of the State before her death at the age of 15 months.
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Jul 17th 2014, 7:00 AM
# Children in Care
Social workers were called after family refused treatment for ill son
The social work teams were commended for their handling of the case.
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Jul 16th 2014, 6:00 PM
# Children in Care
'Little appreciation' from State that Luke was at risk of harm while in care
Tusla, the child and family agency has published four reports into the deaths of children in State care.
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Jul 16th 2014, 10:59 AM
# unprotected
HSE cannot contact home-schooled girls to provide HPV vaccine
The HSE are ‘not in a position’ to do so because of data protection issues.
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May 30th 2014, 6:30 AM
# Care order
Drug and alcohol abuse leading to care proceedings for children
The latest report on child care law shows that the Child & Family Agency failed in its applications for care orders in three cases.
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Mar 18th 2014, 9:10 AM
# Training
Student social workers slam proposed graduate scheme as 'complete exploitation'
The Child and Family Agency said the proposal is at an early stage but it has made initial contact with unions to start developing the details.
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Mar 9th 2014, 8:00 AM
# Children
Parents encouraged to read the 2,530 pre-school inspection reports online
Children’s Minister Frances Fitzgerald outlined her department’s progress on the issue this evening.
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Feb 11th 2014, 9:08 PM
# Job Vacancies
'It's taking 12 weeks to fill a social worker post - that's too long'
Head of Child and Family Agency Gordon Jeyes says there are over 100 social worker vacancies, but not because people are not coming forward.
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Jan 30th 2014, 9:10 AM
# Child Welfare
New child protection agency to be officially launched today
The Child and Family Agency will take over from the HSE in relation to child welfare.
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Jan 30th 2014, 7:38 AM
# withdrawal room
Revealed: Autistic children locked in unsupervised ‘isolation rooms’ for hours
One child was locked into a small, converted bathroom, for 90 minutes for falling behind on work.
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Jan 13th 2014, 10:54 PM
# care units
HIQA special care report must consider lack of places says Child and Family Agency
Gordon Jeyes, CEO of the newly formed state agency, says lack of resources are a vital factor.
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Jan 9th 2014, 6:42 PM
# Children
New Child and Family Agency opens today
Children’s Minister Frances Fitzgerald said that this is part of a reform to lay the foundation for development of world-class child protection.
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Jan 1st 2014, 7:30 AM
# Child and Family Agency
State agency for children to be debated by Oireachtas
Three separate agencies are set to be taken into the Child and Family Agency.
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Oct 22nd 2013, 6:45 AM
# Leinster House
Oireachtas Agenda: The state of the roads and young offenders
What’s on Leinster House today? Well, as you asked…
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Jul 17th 2013, 7:15 AM
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