'Very concerning' that two toddlers among 117 vulnerable young people cared for in hotels

'The national out-of-hours service had to place two children aged under four years in hotel accommodation between January and November 2021.' File picture

More than 100 vulnerable young people in need of an emergency placement had to be accommodated in hotels last year — including two children under the age of four — because of a lack capacity within Tusla's national out-of-hours service.

Tusla has pledged to address the growing number of children and young people accommodated in hotels as an emergency measure when no other residential care placement is available.