Politics
No magic bullet for Tusla crisis, Taoiseach says
Two reports from Hiqa last week detailed a litany of failings in the state agency’s care of children
The pressure Tusla is under is a “real challenge” that can’t be fixed by just signing a cheque, the Taoiseach has said.
Leo Varadkar was responding to questions from the Business Post after Kate Duggan, Tusla’s chief executive, admitted that the Child and family Agency had reached a “crisis point” due to a shortage of social workers and not enough appropriate accommodation for children in state care.
Last week this newspaper reported that 15 separated ...
