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Tusla Spends 40M on Private Foster Care | Cork News
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- Jul 12, 2026
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Summary
Tusla’s spending on private foster care surged to nearly forty million euro last year—up from thirty-three million in 2024—with over thirteen million already spent this year alone. The agency pays private providers an all-inclusive fee covering foster allowances, recruitment, and admin, but doesn’t track how funds are split between carer pay, overhead, or profit. Private placements are used only when no relative or direct Tusla carer is available, often for urgent cases like unaccompanied minors. While Tusla is expanding its own foster carer pool—approving over 200 new carers in 2024 and 2025—many also left the system. All children in private placements remain under Tusla’s legal responsibility. Rising referrals and skyrocketing demand for unaccompanied minors have forced this shift, as private providers offer faster placements when the public system is stretched thin. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/cd190ad631dd7750