Department of Public Expenditure repeatedly rejects Tusla’s request for special care staff allowance increase

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Tusla’s chief executive gave evidence in High Court in reviews of cases of five children who cannot get into special care because of shortage of places

Department of Public Expenditure has rejected Tusla’s request for an increase in an allowance for staff working in the challenging area of special care detention’s request for an increase in an allowance that is paid to staff working in the challenging area of special care detention, which is facing a staff retention crisis, the High Court has heard.

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Mr Justice Jordan, who has made orders for their detention that have not been followed by Tusla, said the children are in “extraordinarily perilous situations” while left in unsecured residential placements in the community. The judge said he wanted to find out from Tusla and relevant Government departments called before the court where the solutions lie.

Speaking from the witness box on Thursday, Ms Duggan said Tusla has recruited 168 staff into special care since 2021, but 174 workers have left over the same period.

 

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