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:
- Voluntary Agreement is reached by parents and Tusla
- No agreement is reached and a Care Orders are applied for in court
For more information on Tusla and the work that they do, click here.
The Social Care System & Care Orders
Get in touch
If you are a parent who’d like some support through childcare proceedings, freephone or email [email protected], the Parental Advocacy Service, delivered by Barnardos.
Our independent & confidential service is open to all parents of children in care.
1800 333 355.