State 'washing its hands' of vulnerable young people like Áine Gough Forde

In Dáil Éireann, People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy raised the case of Áine Gough Forde, whose difficulties the 'Irish Examiner' raised last month.  Picture: Moya Nolan

The State has been accused of “scandalously failing vulnerable young people” after the Irish Examiner highlighted the case of a 22-year-old woman who is being force-fed in hospital after falling through the cracks of the aftercare system.

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy criticised shortcomings in the care system, saying the State is “washing its hands of children in care after they turn 18”.