10 children in overseas care placement for Christmas

Ten Irish children remained in a care placement overseas for Christmas, according to the Child and Family Agency, Tusla.

The news comes as Tusla claimed it was too early to say whether or not it had achieved its stated aim of reducing the number of out-of-state placements in 2015.

All 10 Irish children in an out-of-state care placement were in facilities in Britain and Tusla said that the typical cost for maintaining those placements was in the order of €6,000 a week.