The Child and Family Agency (called Tusla) is a statutory organisation, established in January 2014 under the Child and Family Agency Act 2013. Under Section 8 of the Act, it is required to:
- Support and promote the development, welfare and protection of children, and
- Support and encourage the effective functioning of families
The Agency has assumed responsibility for the following range of services:
- Child welfare and protection services previously operated by the Health Service Executive (including family support services)
- The services previously provided by the former Family Support Agency
- The services previously provided by the former National Educational Welfare Board
- Pre-school inspection services
- Domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services
- Services related to the psychological welfare of children
Information on the services it provides is available on its website tusla.ie.