Access Officers
Accessing our Services if you have a disability.
Ensuring access to Tusla services is the responsibility of all of our staff. In the majority of cases the access needs of persons with disabilities are met by our frontline services on a day to day basis but sometimes additional support is required.
To help provide this support and to fulfil our responsibilities under Section 26 (2) of the Disability Act 2005, Tusla has identified 29 Access Officers across our services throughout the country.
When required, our Access Officers are there to help arrange and co-ordinate the provision of additional assistance and guidance to persons with disabilities in accessing our services. They can also act as a point of contact for people with disabilities wishing to access Tusla services.
If you have additional needs in accessing Tusla services due to disability, you may contact one of our Access Officers below to discuss your needs and appropriate supports.
Dublin North East
Area/Service | Access Officer | Contact |
Regional Office | Rosaleen Kavanagh | |
Dublin North City | Eugene McNamee | |
Louth and Meath | Shirley McDonnell | |
North Dublin | Aoife O’Reilly | |
Cavan and Monaghan | Nicola Kerr | |
Children's Residential Services | Cronagh Ryan | |
Dublin Mid Leinster
Area/Service | Access Officer | Contact |
Regional Office | Catriona Howard | |
Dublin South Central | Jamie Power | |
Dublin South West, Kildare and West Wicklow | Triona Marrinan | |
Dublin South East and Wicklow | Sue Grainger | |
Laois, Longford, Offaly, and Westmeath | Patrick Lawlor | |
Children's Residential Services | Maureen Farragher | |
West
Area/Service | Access Officer | Contact |
Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary | Leah Anne O’Neill | |
Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan | Cora Flannery | |
Mayo | Mary Dunne | |
Galway and Roscommon | Shane Lacey | |
Donegal | Miriam Connaughton | |
Children's Residential Services | Diane Curran | |
South
Area/Service | Access Officer | Contact |
Kerry | Anne Moore | |
Cork | Aileen Sheehan | |
Waterford | Rachel McClean | |
Wexford | Kieran Devery | |
Carlow, Kilkenny and South Tipperary | Helen Campion | |
Children's Residential Services | Jim Walker | |
Special Care Centres
Area/Service | Access Officer | Contact |
Crannog Nua | Barbara Brogan | |
Coovagh House | Kevin Price | |
Ballydowd | Cathal Smyth | |
Ballydowd | John Bennett | |
Tusla Education Support Service (TESS)
Area/Service | Access Officer | Contact |
TESS | Rachel Good | |
National Office
Area/Service | Access Officer | Contact |
National Office | Colm Callan | |