Vital dataon children in care unavailable

THE HSE has told an Oireachtas Committee that it cannot provide figures for the number of children in care who go missing; have a drug problem; have been assaulted or have harmed themselves.

The HSE’s former chief executive, Prof Brendan Drumm, and other senior HSE figures appeared before the PAC on June 10 and were asked for follow-up information on a number of areas.

A detailed response has now been provided to the committee, but not all the figures are present as the HSE has admitted they have not been collated.