# Social Work
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Child Protection
Tusla struggling to recruit social workers amid large increase in child welfare referrals, CEO says
6 Feb
13.8k
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Voices
Opinion: The Irish state is a very bad parent - when its children turn 18 they often end up on the streets
Shane Dunphy
16 Dec 2018
13.5k
22
permanent record
Tusla's new national database will keep records of children on file 'in perpetuity'
31 Aug 2018
11.5k
25
Addiction
Social work action 'unacceptably slow' in case of heroin user whose newborn died
13 Aug 2017
22.5k
36
Disability
'He pinned my arms down and he strangled me': Couple with challenged son call for more support
29 Jun 2017
25.7k
21
workplace violence
'My life is shattered': Social care workers speak out about vicious assaults
7 Sep 2016
51.9k
39
tusla
More than 150 court summonses sent to parents about poor school attendance
23 Aug 2016
11.2k
16
Child Safety
Concern after hundreds of unidentified files on families discovered in office
30 Apr 2015
10.1k
13
Child and Family Agency
'The impact on your sanity is incredible': One social worker per week resigning
9 Jan 2015
26.9k
45
Child and Family Agency
Here's how many social worker vacancies there are nationwide
31 Dec 2014
18.5k
18
Children in Care
One-year-old died in tragic accident in her home, just months after being reunited with mother
17 Jul 2014
22.5k
11
Children in Care
91 children known to HSE died in four years - one quarter by suicide
16 Jul 2014
8.8k
15
Child Protection
Complaints to Children's Ombudsman have increased by 15% since 2010
10 Jun 2014
4.6k
4
Oireachtas agenda
Do sexual assault laws discriminate against people with disabilities?
10 Jun 2014
3.6k
6
Job Vacancies
'It's taking 12 weeks to fill a social worker post - that's too long'
30 Jan 2014
6.5k
30
Voices
Column: Care system had been well funded - so why didn't it work?
Charlie McConalogue
25 Jun 2012
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