Mannequin In Care Of Tusla For 12 Years Before Agency Realised It Wasn’t A Child

JUST AS TUSLA thought a deluge of negative publicity relating to the child and family agency was subsiding comes news that a mannequin spent 12 years under the auspices of the agency before it was discovered and identified as an inanimate object.

“Honestly, with all the talk of how our visits and check ups aren’t up to scratch, this is the last thing we needed,” explained one source within Tusla.

However, the source denied that a fiberglass facsimile of a human child used in the windows of shops going undiscovered for over a decade is not a damning indictment on its resources and ability to ensure children in care are safe and looked after.

“I dunno, when all the other kids kept ignoring Manny I just presumed it was run of the mill bullying and thought nothing of it,” shared one care home worker.

With Manny moving between foster families, residential units, and aftercare centres more than a dozen times, Tusla explained it was hard to discover Manny’s true identity.

“There were no referrals made, so there wasn’t much for us to do except wait until Manny turned 18 and just make sure he was kicked out of his residence. Look it, I don’t know why you’re so surprised; if we can claim to have lost paper files in a cyber attack on a now missing and presumed dead child then a mannequin being on our books for 12 years makes perfect sense,” offered our source.

Wilting under the recent bright spotlight some Tusla staff have said they long for the quieter good old days when they were only in the news for pursuing false allegations against a garda whistleblower.

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