Government cannot use Tusla to avoid responsibility, Peadar Toibin says

On 2026-04-23, Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín criticized the Irish Government in the Dáil, saying it could not use Tusla as an "insulating blanket" to avoid responsibility for failures in child care. The remarks were made during Leaders’ Questions in Dublin and were followed by Tánaiste Simon Harris acknowledging "harrowing failures" in some cases.