Tusla CEO Kate Duggan said the agency is seeing an 'unprecedented demand' which is causing it significant challenges.
THE INTERIM CEO of Tusla has said that there were 145 young people in emergency placements this week.
These placements are often unregistered and do not have the same safeguards in place, such as inspections. She said the remaining 90 of those are separated children seeking international protection, where Tusla has an obligation to provide them with a place of safety when they arrive in Ireland. Report In its annual report, published today, Tusla highlighted there is a “risk to the Agency in failing to meet several requirements through the increasing use of unplanned emergency responses referred to as Special Emergency Arrangements”.
There were 813 admissions to care last year, with 666 children coming into care for the first time. Admissions to care were down 51 on 2021 , while 28 fewer children came into care for the first time. “Out of that number of 220, 72 of those are Ukrainian, the remaining 148 are from other countries such as Somalia, Afghanistan, and tonight we have an additional 256 separated young people in our care.
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