Tusla social workers “missed” an opportunity to intervene in the case of an infant whose mother was allegedly using illegal drugs and who subsequently died, a review of the case finds. The baby, known as “Jack”, died while co-sleeping with his mother. A PHN referred the family to Tusla social workers while Kim was expecting due to concerns over Kim’s drug use. It appears that during the night, while he was in bed with Kim, Jack died. In a sixth, social workers and relative foster carers were praised for providing a “consistent, child-centred service” to “Oisín”, who died aged 13 of a sudden viral illness.

Source: The Irish Times May 10, 2018 15:45 UTC