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A REVIEW OF the foster care services in Dublin south central found that there were “significant risks” in five of 26 standards.
A Hiqa report into the services found that there were positives in the system, including the allocation of social workers, but that some safeguarding and vetting processes were consistently ignored.
The report found that there were significant risks in:
All other 21 headings “require improvement”.
Moreover, there was no system in place to ensure all staff were vetted in line with Children First (2011) and Tusla’s own recruitment policy. Social workers also told inspectors that there was confusion and uncertainty amongst the team on how to manage welfare concerns and allegations.
Among the serious risks that were identified at this service were long delays in the commencement and completion of relative foster carer assessments and in achieving a decision from the foster care committee.
In addition, inspectors found that regular reviews of foster carers to assess their continuing capacity to provide quality care to the children placed with them were not occurring.
It was also found that the management of the service was “crisis-led” rather than delivered in a planned manner.
Concerns
The service told HIQA there had been no child protection concerns in the previous two years; however, on review of files, inspectors found four concerns of a child protection nature detailed in significant event notifications. In these cases, child protection reports were not made to the relevant social work department.
A statement from Tusla COO Jim Gibson said:
“HIQA inspection reports are an important measurement tool and allow us to ensure that Tusla services operate at the highest possible standard. The report published today demonstrates evidence of good, child-centred practice and care in Dublin South Central, however, we acknowledge that there are areas which require improvement within the area’s fostering services.
“Every child in foster care in Dublin South Central has an allocated social worker to ensure they are safe and well cared for in their placement.”
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Uisce Eireann don’t have crews. It’s local authority staff carrying out the repairs.
@Declan MacAuley: More sub standard services on display. At this one moment in time we’re closer to a third world country than anything else.
Why is “Irish water”providing electricity generators for hospitals? Surely hospitals have their own generators?!
@Zmeevo Libe: Not chance. The lotto size salaries and pensions for the thousands of useless HSE managers, directors and executives has to be paid first.
Silly things like generators etc are not even on the radar.
@Zmeevo Libe: From reading this I understand it to be they are providing generators to the Irish Water sites that have lost power that supply the hospital so any other private people supplied form the site will also have water.
@Chris Lynch: Don’t be coming in here with facts and stuff. It’s ruining the whiners buzz.
Is it 700,000+ people or 700,000+ homes?
@Kevin Farrell: 700k homes, but this includes businesses if I remember the figure correctly.
It’s to rain tomorrow, so put a few containers under each of the gutters down pipes and collect the water for flushing the jacks
lol… ‘progress’
1) Run down existing services.
2) Charge for service.
3) Water meters.
An essential service like water supply and these idiots at Irish Water don’t have backup generators at treatment plants? Unbelievable and shameful.
They say to check their website for local supply issues. Their site shows no issues in my area which hasn’t had water since yesterday morning. They’re jokers.
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