Health inspectors criticise child restraints at facility

THE growing use of physical restraints to control extremely disturbed children at a special care facility in North Dublin has been criticised by health inspectors.

The Social Services Inspectorate has expressed serious concern that the rights of some of the children have frequently been infringed at a high support unit at Crannóg Nua in Portrane, Co Dublin.

Six young people were physically restrained on 111 separate occasions between January and June this year.