Concern at lack of detail and data on missing child cases

Children account for more than 70% of missing persons reports.

Concern is being raised at a lack of information from the Government on how many children have died or been found alive after being reported missing in the past decade.

Figures provided by justice minister Jim O’Callaghan on foot of a parliamentary question asked by Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín show that 8,154 of the 11,085 missing person incidents reported last year related to those under the age of 18.