Irish Independent | Tusla
The child and family agency, Tusla, responded to less than 1pc of referrals it received about child welfare issues in parts of Wicklow in the first three months of 2025, new figures from the agency show. Social Democrats TD for Wicklow, Jennifer Whitmore, has expressed serious concern over the data, which is available on Tusla’s website, calling it a “crisis in the child protection system”.