Nine reports of child sex abuse made to Tusla by children themselves in three months

Figures show 29 children have died in State care since 2011, including eight by suicide and two by overdose.

There were nine reports of child sex abuse made to Tusla by the children themselves in only the first three months of this year.

They are among a startling 40,000 child welfare and abuse referrals made to the Child and Family Agency up to the end of June.