Child agency chief: 'Entirely appropriate' front doors of child support unit are locked

The Head of Family and Child Agency for the HSE says there was nothing untoward in the locking of doors at a high support unit for vulnerable teenagers in Dublin.

A report published by HIQA yesterday on an unannounced inspection of Crannog Nua in north Dublin highlighted that corridor doors were locked at 8pm in the evening until 8am the next morning - breaching the teenagers' human rights as well as fire safety regulations.