The scheme, which is now in its third year, provides financial support to those over 18 years old to help them achieve their education and training goals. Care-experienced young people, who are not receiving financial support for their education from any other State source, can apply for a bursary of up to €5,000 to fund
Cost of hotel rooms and other properties up to €1 million per child in some cases The State child and family agency has been spending more than €500,000 a week housing children in hotel rooms, rented properties or other emergency placements, figures show. Emergency placements are used where a child is taken into State care
Commenting on the study, Clare Murphy, Director of Services and Integration (Interim), Tusla said: “Tusla is acutely aware of and remains concerned about the increased risk of child sexual exploitation of vulnerable children and young people, whether relating to children and young people in our care or those in the wider community. We’ve just received