Staff failed to report assault on teen in care

A vulnerable teen was assaulted by a man outside a HSE facility in the South and it later emerged there had been “inappropriate behaviour” between her and the man, according to inspection reports released under Freedom of Information.

However, staff never recorded the incident as a child protection breach and never told gardaí. It also emerged the teenager had people in her bedroom after 10pm and had spent time alone in another man’s apartment.

She was also deciding herself when she’d visit her parents rather than social workers making the decision. All of this took place without any sanction.