Tusla reports that a total of 34 children in its care are missing

Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman has been urged by People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy to 'make sure these children are ok and are not being exploited'.  Picture: Niall Carson/PA

A child who arrived in Ireland seeking international protection has been missing since 2022, while a further 13 went missing over the course of 2023.

The 14 were all in Tusla’s Separated Children Seeking International Protection service at the time of their disappearance, according to Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman.