Children's Minister: Practices at some care centres 'absolutely unacceptable'

The Children's Minister has described the conditions at some residential care centres for young people as "unacceptable".

Children's Minister Frances Fitzgerald has described the conditions at some residential care centres for young people as "unacceptable".

An Urls: Irish Examiner story on inspection reports at a number of centres last year found there were inappropriate relationships between children, unauthorised staff in bedrooms and staff without the proper qualifications.