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A total of 891 adopted people and relatives applied to the new register in July.
Peter Mulryan is going public with his search for information about a second sister, Bridget, who passed through St Gerard’s in Dublin.
The girl had arrived into Ireland from Ukraine.
Lengthy delays and a lack of resources were the main issues noted.
14 unaccompanied children are currently in Tusla care.
Taoiseach says Ireland will take in a further 500 Ukrainian refugees that are currently in Moldova.
Minister Helen McEntee has committed to a womens’ refuge expansion.
Absence of clear oversight and supports leave children and caring relatives in precarious position.
The email addresses of 74 HSE and Tusla employees were used for fraudulent claims
Internal records detail how some employees reported being less burdened with emails.
One case involved two siblings aged three and four who consumed cannabis peach ring jellies.
Tusla CEO Bernard Gloster has said the provision of counselling should be underpinned by law.
An adoptee rights group said that Tusla’s apology is a “long overdue acknowledgement” of adoptees’ pain.
The Tusla database holds information on current and previous child care cases.
Tusla said perpetrators may have been involved in the abuse of multiple children over time.
The agency said it has conducted checks in other regions and this appears to be an isolated incident.
Minister Roderic O’Gorman says “deep ethical issues” arise in relation to illegal birth registrations, and an inquiry may still happen.
Rent supplement can be provided for an initial three-month period and the usual means test does not apply.
The child suffered brain damage and significant life-changing injuries in 2016.
The minister has defended the legislation but said he regrets poorly communicating what it intends to do.
Writer Fionn Davenport says the government’s rushing through of legislation last night condemns survivors of mother and baby homes to 30 more years of darkness.
Powerful testimonies of survivors from mother and baby homes were read out in the Dáil last night.
The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes is due to submit its final report later this month.
The vast majority of the cases involved an “employee error or omission”.
The Child Care Law Reporting Project published its latest reports today.
Internal risk reports expressed concern about the impact of reduced home visits and face-to-face meetings.
Teachers and other professionals play a role in reporting suspected cases of child abuse – but schools are now closed until September.
The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is currently being detained at a special care unit.
This and other data breaches are outlined in the Data Protection Commission’s annual report.
Tusla’s new guidelines mean social workers could have to “stress test” allegations during interviews.
The two crèches are in Dublin and Wicklow.
He was convicted by a jury and sentenced to 12 years in prison last month.
Early drafts of a letter that caused a row between the agency and Scouting Ireland contained stronger criticism of the organisation than the final version.
New research being launched today shows how vulnerable adults are falling through the cracks when it comes to safeguarding.
Niamh’s case is among three child deaths examined by the National Review Panel.
Some childcare providers were finding it “particularly challenging” to carry out fire risk assessments.
Children as young as five years old required the support of advocates last year.