Cianan Brennan
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- Oct 1, 2026
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Tusla losing special care staff faster than it can recruit (opens the original)
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Tusla has said it remains about 100 staff short of the number required to adequately operate its special care system and is losing employees faster than it can recruit them. Kate Duggan, the chief executive of the child and family agency, told the Public Accounts Committee on Thursday Tusla was operating in a “very competitive marketplace” in attracting staff. “It is a very challenging place to work, within the special care environment,” she said, noting the children in question were the “most c
Tusla âregrets sincerelyâ its failure to hit targets for special care provision, PAC to hear (opens the original)
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Irelandâs child and family agency says it âregrets sincerelyâ the fact that it has been unable to match its statutory targets for special care provision. However, amid a dedicated cross-Government efficiencies-drive, Tusla has also said that any further cost-cutting across its remit could impact the delivery of its front-line services. Chief executive Kate Duggan is expected to tell the Public Accounts Committee on Thursday that her agency achieved cost savings of â¬112.7m in 2026 âas a
Ukraine turns down offer of €20m fleet of armoured vehicles from Defence Forces (opens the original)
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The Defence Forces attempted to give a €20m fleet of armoured vehicles which had barely been driven to the Ukrainian Armed Forces — but were told the machines were unsuitable for Ukraine’s requirements. The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) reports the Defence Forces first entered into a contract to purchase the 27 light tactical armoured vehicles (LTAVs) in 2008 for €19.6m, rising to €20m once modified for Irish military use. You have reached your article limit. Already a subscriber? Sign
We need to be 'weaning ourselves off' corporation tax windfall, ESRI tells Government (opens the original)
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Ireland needs to “wean itself off” its reliance on corporation tax if it is to stave off the effects of a potentially devastating global recession, the Government has been warned. The latest quarterly economic commentary from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) says Ireland is currently being buffeted by two international “cross currents” — the negative effects of the energy crisis due to the conflict in the Middle East, together with the more positive impact of the mass investment
HSE spent â¬16.6m on storage and destruction of expired covid vaccines and PPE, committee hears (opens the original)
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The HSE incurred costs of â¬16.6m last year due to the write-off, storage, and destruction of covid vaccines and personal protective equipment, an Oireachtas committee has heard. The Public Accounts Committee was told the health service sustained charges of â¬8.4m at the end of 2025 for covid vaccines which had passed their expiry, or which were no longer considered to be clinically safe to use. You have reached your article limit. Already a subscriber? Sign in Six months of digital access fo
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