Tusla, Care Orders & the Social Care System

What is Tusla?

Tusla is Ireland’s child and family agency.

Tusla provide a number of services to children and families nationwide, ranging from family support to providing care and protection to children at significant risk. 

Tulsa provides a number of alternative care arrangements. This includes the provision of foster care, residential care, and special care.

There are many different roles within Tusla:

• Family support workers
• Early years
• Social workers
• Social Care workers
• Access workers

When children need alternative arrangements, there are a number of different ways that this decision can be made:

• A Voluntary Agreement is reached by parents and Tusla, or
• No agreement is reached and a Care Order is applied for in court.

For more information on Tusla and the work that they do, click here.