Children's Rights Alliance Is Calling For Tusla To Urgently Recruit More Social Workers To Deal With Vulnerable Children

Nearly 5,000 children haven't been allocated a social worker
That's according to the Child and Family Agency's latest figures.
The children have been referred to Tusla for child protection or welfare reasons - and 722 are deemed to be 'high priority'.
Tanya Ward, the chief executive of the Children's Rights Alliance, says a shortage of staff is the problem.
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