{"podcast":{"title":"Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"cork-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612488","podcast_index_feed_id":7612488,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/fort-smith-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/fort-smith-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1473,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Cork News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Cork, Ireland—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Cork News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T12:18:31.445270+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cork-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612488"},"episode":{"title":"Tusla Spends 40M on Private Foster Care | Cork News","slug":"tusla-spends-40m-on-private-foster-care-cork-news","published_at":"2026-07-12T18:46:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cork-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612488/tusla-spends-40m-on-private-foster-care-cork-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cork-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612488","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/cd190ad631dd7750","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/9076ca64-8dd3-45e5-a361-d806b4eb7629.mp3","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: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/cd190ad631dd7750","meta_description":"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 alre…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":128,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cork-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612488/episodes/tusla-spends-40m-on-private-foster-care-cork-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cork-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612488/tusla-spends-40m-on-private-foster-care-cork-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}