Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)

In February the Minister of State clapped himself on the back because the number had reduced last year. He took credit in the House for that fact that only 22 children had gone missing. Two in five children placed in care this year have disappeared from accommodation. Will the Minister of State take responsibility for that?

Only two of the three residential centre inspection reports were made available to me. Will the third report be made available? The Minister of State referred to proper accommodation being made available. Does the Minister of State consider it acceptable that the HSE has a proposal to put new accommodation alongside existing asylum centres? These have been seen as a focal point for traffickers. Is it acceptable to locate them so close to asylum centres when this will make it easier for traffickers to access them?

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