Irish - Last year 2024
Silver spoons, Star Wars and The Who on the menu at Dáil 'jamboree' day
When Government minister Heather Humphreys first saw Harris in the Dail in 2011, she thought the ‘young lad’ was on a tour or work experience.
- Evidence had been found which suggested teens were being groomed and at risk of sexual exploitation.
- Requests to move the at-risk children weren't granted - so the private firm staff decided they needed to discharge the teens from their care.
- Protocols brought in since the invasion of Ukraine mean the staff-to-children ratio in these facilities is not as strong as it is in Tusla care homes.