On any given day, hundreds of children in Ireland are living in residential care organised by Tusla, the child and family agency responsible for any minor whose parents or guardians are not in a position to look after them. A growing majority of these children live in homes run by commercial companies. In 2024, private entities contracted to Tusla under section 58 of the Child and Family Agency Act to provide full-time care for children under the agency’s responsibility received more than €300 million for the first time.  Some €270 million of those taxpayer funds (including €5 million in provisions…

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