“Having private, for-profit care goes against all you are trying to achieve for children in care,” says Terry Dignan, a spokesperson for charities that run children’s homes.
Councils are reluctant to use the single-stage process because they take on more risk if something goes wrong, says Sinn Féin TD and housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin.
Lois Kapila, Sam Tranum, Sunni Bean, and Laoise Neylon in the Dublin Inquirer office in March 2025.
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