Kate Duggan

Kate Duggan

executive Ireland

Kate Duggan is the chief executive of Tusla, Ireland's child and family agency. Recently, she discussed the organization's challenges, including resource scarcity and social worker shortages, while addressing the welfare of children in an increasingly complex environment.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
9,039
Power
9$
Sentiment
5.50
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Ireland 2 5.50 0.18% +0% 5,030,000 9,039 $5,100 9$
Totals 2 5,030,000 9,039 $5,100 9$
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Recent Mentions

Ireland Ireland: Kate Duggan, Tusla chief executive, considered going public with the agency’s opposition to the legislation. 6

Jim O Callaghan Valerie French James Kilroy David French Gerry Hone
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Tusla has ‘many objections’ to proposed law removing parental rights from killers – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Tusla chief executive Kate Duggan apologized 'unreservedly' to the families of two children in respect of whom special care orders had been made but not complied with. 5

John Jordan Emily Egan
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: State is failing the most vulnerable – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Kate Duggan is the chief executive of Tusla and was involved in discussions regarding the child's case. 6

David Barniville Shane Costelloe Sarah Mckechnie John Maher
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Tusla took ‘unprecedented’ steps to accommodate minor it considered most vulnerable in the State – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Tusla chief executive Kate Duggan expressed her commitment to transparency and reform in child safeguarding. 7

Kyran Durnin Norma Foley Rossa Fanning Dr Helen Buckley
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Review into Kyran Durnin case to stay unpublished as concern is raised over another missing child – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Kate Duggan, the chief executive of Tusla, apologised for the wording of a statement issued after the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl. 6

Daniel Aruebose Kyran Durnin Vadym Davydenko Margaret Murphy O Mahony Gerry Hone
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Tusla chief apologises for statement issued after alleged sexual assault of girl (10) – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Kate Duggan, the chief executive of Tusla, wrote to the secretary general at the Department of Children last year to warn that her agency had not been aware of some of its obligations under the new laws. 7

Kevin Mccarthy
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Mother and baby home records held in database ‘not fit for purpose’ – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Tusla chief executive Kate Duggan stated that in 2024 Tusla received 96,666 child-protection and welfare referrals. 5

Daniel Aruebose Fred Mcbride Bernard Gloster
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: One day we will have redress schemes for the children failed by Ireland’s care system – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Kate Duggan, Tusla chief executive, who will attend an alliance event on child poverty on Monday, said she was 'delighted' to join the member organisations. 8

Tanya Ward Niall Muldoon Helen Mcentee
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Tusla funding boost should be top budget priority, say 150 children’s organisations – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Tusla chief executive Kate Duggan said reports from the social work team in northeast Dublin indicate there were not child protection concerns in relation to this family. 7

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Digger used in search for missing boy’s remains as woman returns to Dublin site with gardaí – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Kate Duggan, the chief executive of Tusla, stated that there were no child protection concerns when the boy's case was closed. 5

Kyran Durnin Tanya Ward Conor O Mahony Bernard Gloster Norma Foley
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: How can the disappearance of a child – once in care, now feared dead – go undetected for years? – The Irish Times