‘Overwhelmed’ care centre criticised

Health watchdog the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has criticised a centre for children in care, claiming staff were sometimes “overwhelmed” by the challenging behaviour of the young people staying there.

The unnamed centre, based in Dublin North East and which operates under Tusla — the Child and Family Agency — has places for children aged 12 to 18.

At the time of the inspection by Hiqa, it was home to two children.