Tusla logged child as having yearly visits with father who was actually dead, as report exposes ongoing failings

"Tusla fails to comply with court orders as vulnerable children left without social workers Judge in Limerick reviewed over 30 cases where children had not been allocated social worker Issue persists despite strong criticism from judge last year Tusla has continued to fail to comply with court orders relating to vulnerable children, even after being excoriated by a judge over the problem last year."

"A new report by the Child Law Project highlights the scale of the issue, including a case where a child in long‑term care was recorded in meeting minutes as having "seen his father once a year" despite the fact that the boy's father was deceased."

Tusla has repeatedly failed to comply with court orders relating to vulnerable children, leaving many without allocated social workers. A judge in Limerick reviewed more than 30 cases in which children had not been allocated social workers. The failure to allocate social workers persisted despite prior judicial criticism. Child Law Project identified cases showing systemic recordkeeping and oversight problems, including an instance where meeting minutes recorded a child in long-term care as having "seen his father once a year" although the father was deceased. The extent of non-compliance indicates serious deficiencies in safeguarding and case management.

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